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The Night She Disappeared

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What to expect

A cold case. An abandoned mansion. A family hiding a terrible secret. Prepare to be hooked . . .

Midsummer 2017: teenage mum Tallulah heads out on a date, leaving her baby son at home with her mother, Kim.

At 11 p.m. she sends her mum a text message. At 4.30 a.m. Kim awakens to discover that Tallulah has not come home.

Friends tell her that Tallulah was last seen heading to a pool party at a house in the woods nearby called Dark Place.

Tallulah never returns.

2018: walking in the woods behind the boarding school where her boyfriend has just started as a head teacher, Sophie sees a sign nailed to a fence.

A sign that says: DIG HERE . . .

'By far her best thriller yet.' Harlan Coben
'Insane suspense. I loved it.' Lee Child
'A gothic, multi-layered tale, deeply satisfying. We both loved it.' Richard & Judy Book Club pick
'UNBELIEVABLY good. I was utterly utterly agog.' Marian Keyes
'No one thickens a plot like Lisa Jewell. I couldn't put this book down ... It's SO GOOD!' Shari Lapena
'Compelling, deep, surprising, tense, modern.' Gillian McAllister

© Lisa Jewell 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critics Review

I love all Lisa's books, but The Night She Disappeared is by far her best thriller yet.
Harlan Coben
Lisa has certainly done it again with another first class mystery. It's got it all - captivating characters, a mysterious mansion in the woods and a burning question set up from the start to draw the reader in. I just had to know what happened next. Totally enthralling.
Harriet Tyce
Lisa Jewell has made a thriller out of my favourite literary ingredients. Abandoned mansion [tick]. Sex [tick]. Boarding school [tick]. SECRET TUNNELS [tick]. Kick-ass matriarch [tick]. Clues in paintings [tick]. I predict another number one.
Erin Kelly
Absolutely loved this one by Lisa Jewell - compelling, deep, surprising, tense, modern. Most thrillers are in black and white to me in terms of character and Lisa is blazing saturated technicolour.
Gillian McAllister
The only thing predictable about this ending is how unpredictable it is.
Eastern Daily Press

User Reviews

Book 4.9
Narration 4.7
Author Lisa Jewell
Narrator Joanne Froggatt
Duration 12 hours and 17 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473593183
Format Audiobook
Publisher Random House
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction
Collections Hear Her Voice
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
4.9 (7 reviews)
Narration
4.7 (7 reviews)

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