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Ein einziger Blick
Abby hat nur einen Moment nicht auf die sechsjährige Emma geachtet. Gerade ist das kleine Mädchen noch fröhlich am Strand entlang gelaufen und jetzt ist sie fort. Spurlos verschwunden und unauffindbar. Für Abby bricht eine Welt zusammen. Eben noch träumte die junge Fotografin von einer glücklichen Zukunft mit Emma und deren Vater Jake, nun muss die Polizei nach wochenlanger Suche das Schlimmste annehmen. Das Gefühl der Schuld ist erdrückend, und dennoch glaubt Abby fest daran, dass das Mädchen noch lebt.
Wieder und wieder lässt sie den Morgen am Strand in ihrer Erinnerung Revue passieren, in der Hoffnung einen Anhaltspunkt zu finden. In dieser Zeit steht Abby allein da. Jake, der am Verschwinden seiner kleinen Tochter fast zerbricht, wendet sich zunehmend von ihr ab. Und Emmas Mutter Lisbeth, die die Familie Jahre zuvor verließ, taucht plötzlich wieder auf und tut alles, um Jake zurückzugewinnen. Doch Abby gibt nicht auf und findet eine Spur, die zu der Wahrheit über Emmas Verschwinden führen könnte …
Wieder und wieder lässt sie den Morgen am Strand in ihrer Erinnerung Revue passieren, in der Hoffnung einen Anhaltspunkt zu finden. In dieser Zeit steht Abby allein da. Jake, der am Verschwinden seiner kleinen Tochter fast zerbricht, wendet sich zunehmend von ihr ab. Und Emmas Mutter Lisbeth, die die Familie Jahre zuvor verließ, taucht plötzlich wieder auf und tut alles, um Jake zurückzugewinnen. Doch Abby gibt nicht auf und findet eine Spur, die zu der Wahrheit über Emmas Verschwinden führen könnte …
513 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 10, 2020
About the author
Michelle Richmond
33 books1,108 followersThank you for stopping by! To get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of my new novel set in Paris, subscribe to my Substack: michellerichmond.substack.com
The book is inspired by my expat years in Paris.
It is book two in the Lina Connerly series, which began with the Silicon Valley thriller The Wonder Test. Booklist called THE WONDER TEST "a gripping blend of danger and sharp social commentary on high-stakes education, the 1%, and suburban tropes."
My 2017 literary thriller, the Sunday Times bestseller THE MARRIAGE PACT, examines marriage under the extreme pressure of constant monitoring from a powerful organization called The Pact. The Pact promises to help couples have a happy, lasting marriage...but the punishments for breaking the rules are severe. THE MARRIAGE PACT is available in 31 languages.
To get updates, exclusive previews, and audio stories, visit my newsletter at michellerichmond.substack.com.
My previous books include the New York Times bestseller The Year of Fog, the literary crime novel No One You Know, and the story collection Hum, winner of the Truman Capote Prize.
I like to write about ordinary people in crisis: a kidnapping (The Year of Fog), a hostage situation (Golden State), a decades-old murder that became a true crime sensation (No One You Know).
My novels are often set in San Francisco and the Bay Area, where I've made my home, but my books also take inspiration from many of the places I've lived and traveled.
Back story: I knew I wanted to be a writer for almost as long as I can remember, way back when I was a kid growing up in Alabama. I used to write skits to perform for my parents with my two sisters. After graduating from a huge public school in downtown Mobile, I studied journalism and creative writing at the University of Alabama, then worked in advertising, as well as in restaurants and a tanning salon (!) for a few years before enrolling in an MFA program in creative writing. I bounced around the South for a while and lived in New York City for a couple of years, with a brief work stint in Beijing, before settling in Northern California in 1999. I've been writing here in the fog ever since.
My first book, The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress was a short story collection that I wrote during my years waitressing and doing other odd jobs in Knoxville and Atlanta. My first novel, Dream of the Blue Room, was inspired by my time in Beijing. My second novel, The Year of Fog, gathered many rejections before being acquired by a young editor at Bantam. The Year of Fog was a life-changing book in that in allowed me to connect with readers in ways I'd never quite imagined, and it gave me the freedom to pursue writing full time. Writing is my dream job. It's a job I do alone in a quiet room, but because it allows me to connect with readers, it never feels lonely.
The book is inspired by my expat years in Paris.
It is book two in the Lina Connerly series, which began with the Silicon Valley thriller The Wonder Test. Booklist called THE WONDER TEST "a gripping blend of danger and sharp social commentary on high-stakes education, the 1%, and suburban tropes."
My 2017 literary thriller, the Sunday Times bestseller THE MARRIAGE PACT, examines marriage under the extreme pressure of constant monitoring from a powerful organization called The Pact. The Pact promises to help couples have a happy, lasting marriage...but the punishments for breaking the rules are severe. THE MARRIAGE PACT is available in 31 languages.
To get updates, exclusive previews, and audio stories, visit my newsletter at michellerichmond.substack.com.
My previous books include the New York Times bestseller The Year of Fog, the literary crime novel No One You Know, and the story collection Hum, winner of the Truman Capote Prize.
I like to write about ordinary people in crisis: a kidnapping (The Year of Fog), a hostage situation (Golden State), a decades-old murder that became a true crime sensation (No One You Know).
My novels are often set in San Francisco and the Bay Area, where I've made my home, but my books also take inspiration from many of the places I've lived and traveled.
Back story: I knew I wanted to be a writer for almost as long as I can remember, way back when I was a kid growing up in Alabama. I used to write skits to perform for my parents with my two sisters. After graduating from a huge public school in downtown Mobile, I studied journalism and creative writing at the University of Alabama, then worked in advertising, as well as in restaurants and a tanning salon (!) for a few years before enrolling in an MFA program in creative writing. I bounced around the South for a while and lived in New York City for a couple of years, with a brief work stint in Beijing, before settling in Northern California in 1999. I've been writing here in the fog ever since.
My first book, The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress was a short story collection that I wrote during my years waitressing and doing other odd jobs in Knoxville and Atlanta. My first novel, Dream of the Blue Room, was inspired by my time in Beijing. My second novel, The Year of Fog, gathered many rejections before being acquired by a young editor at Bantam. The Year of Fog was a life-changing book in that in allowed me to connect with readers in ways I'd never quite imagined, and it gave me the freedom to pursue writing full time. Writing is my dream job. It's a job I do alone in a quiet room, but because it allows me to connect with readers, it never feels lonely.
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