Superb mystery. Jodi Compton is a brilliant writer. But if you're looking for a wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am, this is probably not your book. Compton takes time building characters, relationships, and a convincing world rich with realism. I took my own time with it, reading it in paperback on the "screen-free Sundays" we have in our family. I could always remember where I was, which is the mark of a good writer, I think: everything was painted so clearly and believably that I had no trouble picking up the thread each week. Then, while on vacation, I read the final act over a couple of days.
Compton's MC, Sarah Pribek, is married to Mike Shiloh. Both are cops - Pribek a missing person's detective for the county, Shiloh a vice narcotics guy. But Shiloh wants to be an FBI agent and so, just two months after they've married, Shiloh is headed to Quantico for FBI training. Only, he never arrives. And now Pribek takes it upon herself to find him.
The one thing I wondered: since Pribek is on leave and not officially investigating, where are the official investigators? It's possible they might've been mentioned, and I forgot. But in a story with such verisimilitude, maybe there could have been a little more?
Otherwise, I had no problems with this book and loved how it included scenes of Sarah on other investigations, the whole subplot with her former partner, the details of her relationship with Shiloh, how they met, got involved, and how they cook a meal together.
This is a true novel, more literary than "thriller," with each moment somewhere I wanted to be. I recommend it.