Play Book Tag discussion

I have read and enjoyed historical fiction works by this author, with fictionalised versions of real people, so I was intrigued to try this more contemporary setting. Part mystery, part thriller, and part suspense novel, this book really had me on edge, and I became very invested in the story. Following a personal tragedy Anna, a missing persons detective, moves to a small town in northern California on the same day a teenage girl goes missing, and she soon, together with the sheriff, realises that this case is linked to other cases of missing teenage girls. The town is full of memories, clues and ghosts, which Anna has to listen to carefully to help her solve the case. It was not until I read the author’s note that I realised how real cases had been woven in to the story. Whilst it was a challenging book to read because of some of the themes covered (view spoiler)[death, kidnapping, rape, child abuse, the loss of a child (hide spoiler)], I thought it was a dark, intense, powerful book that was very well written, and dealt with the material sensitively.

High High on my TBR