The Night She Disappeared: A Novel

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True comes "her best thriller yet" (Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author) about a young couple's disappearance on a gorgeous summer night, and the mother who will never give up trying to find them.

On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend.

One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer's favorite place for long walks and it's on one such walk that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, "DIG HERE."

Could this be a clue towards what has happened to the missing young couple? And what exactly is buried in this haunted ground?

"Utterly gripping with richly drawn, hugely compelling characters, this is a first-class thriller with heart" (Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author) that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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416 pages

Average rating: 7.65

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MrsReadsAlot
Dec 19, 2024
10/10 stars
4.5 stars. Such a fun, twisty mystery with some seriously awful people. But some good ones, too. If you need to have some good people mixed in, like one of my friends, with the evils and you like a good mystery, give it a shot.

Got the audio from the library with Joanne Froggatt narrating. She was really good. Even though I did have Downton Abby flashbacks...
bookshelf.at.tiffanys
Dec 19, 2024
8/10 stars
Tallulah is a 19 year old girl in her first year of college. She lives at home with her mom and brother… and her infant son, Noah as well as her partner, Zach. Zach is a devoted and loving father; this comes only after he left Tallulah while she was pregnant. Tallulah loves her son beyond all measure, but she’s growing tired of Zach and his controlling personality. Then she meets Scarlett… Scarlett is the girl that everyone wants to be friends with. Zach becomes suspicious of Tallulah’s friendship with Scarlett. After a night out at a bar, they go back to Scarlett’s house. Zach and Tallulah don’t return home the next morning and her mom, Kim, is distraught - because neither of them would do this to Tallulah. But someone knows what events took place that June night… A year passes with no developments and no sign of Zach or Tallulah until a writer moves into the neighborhood and finds something interesting in her garden…

This is my third Lisa Jewell book and the first one I’ve really enjoyed! The story drew me in almost immediately. As a mom of young kids, I really felt for Kim and Tallulah. The only reason I gave this 4 and not 5 stars was because I felt like The slow burn was a little too slow at times and some things were a little predictable. Overall though, I really enjoyed it and would recommend it!
Carla_is_Reading
Oct 24, 2024
8/10 stars
Such a great domestic and psychological thriller!
All the twist and turns were so good and the slow revelations of secrets were so worth it. I will have a full review up on the lit buzz soon!
JShrestha
Oct 11, 2024
9/10 stars
This is the second book by the author I have read and I really enjoy her writing mystery style. The aspects of each narrative and the twists make it a good travel book. I especially enjoyed the ending.
Anonymous
Aug 30, 2024
10/10 stars
I’ve read a few books by Lisa Jewell and this one is my favorite! It bounces back and forth between different timelines and eventually two overlap and continue m. Such anticipation as it continues to get closer to the night it happened! It keeps you guessing the whole time what happened, how did it happen, how does it end??

Read it in two days! Another thriller in my month of May thrillers!

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