Title: Just Another Missing PersonAuthor: Gillian McAllister
Published by: William Morrow on Aug. 1, 2023
Genres: Mystery/Thriller
Pages: 384
Format: ARC, Paperback
Source: HarperCollins Canada
Book Rating: 8.5/10
22-year-old Olivia has been missing for one day…and counting. She was last seen on CCTV, entering a dead-end alley. And not coming back out again.
Julia, the detective heading up the search for Olivia, thinks she knows what to expect. A desperate family, a ticking clock, and long hours away from her husband and daughter. But she has no idea just how close to home this case is going to get.
Because the criminal at the heart of the disappearance has something she never expected. His weapon isn’t a gun, or a knife: it’s a secret. Her worst one. And her family’s safety depends on one thing: Julia must NOT find out what happened to Olivia – and must frame somebody else for her murder.
If you find her, you will lose everything. What would you do?
This clever and endlessly surprising thriller is laced with a smart look at family and motherhood, and cements Gillian McAllister as a major talent in the world of suspense and a master of creating ethical dilemmas that show just how murky the distinction between right and wrong can be.
Review:
Intricate, gripping, and sharp!
Just Another Missing Person is a well-paced, engrossing police procedural that sees DCI Julia Day and her team tangled up in an inquiry that seems at first glance to be an isolated, missing person case, but as the investigation unfolds and dangerous secrets start to come to light, it quickly becomes apparent that this case is a lot more sinister and complicated than anyone could have ever imagined.
The writing is tight and intense. The characters are layered, secretive, and persistent. And the plot, told from multiple perspectives, is an ominous tale full of twists, turns, red herrings, secrets, deduction, mayhem, greed, and manipulation.
Overall, Just Another Missing Person is a relentless, eerie, simmering tale by McAllister that keeps you guessing from start to finish and is a wonderful reminder of the lengths a parent will go to protect their children at any cost.
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Thank you to Harper Collins Canada for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
About Gillian McAllister
GILLIAN MCALLISTER is the New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club Pick Wrong Place Wrong Time, Everything but the Truth, The Choice, The Good Sister, The Evidence Against You, How to Disappear, and the Richard & Judy Book Club pick That Night. She graduated with an English degree before working as a lawyer. She lives in Birmingham, England, where she now writes full-time. She is also the creator and co-host of the popular Honest Authors podcast.