Local Gone Missing: The must-read atmospheric thriller of 2022 by Fiona Barton
'I absolutely loved this smart, twisty novel' SHARI LAPENA 'A dark and twisty read' NITA PROSE, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE MAID THE TENSE AND COMPELLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WIDOW AND THE CHILD . Everyone watches their neighbours. Elise King moves into the sleepy seaside town of Ebbing. Illness has thrown her career as a successful detective into doubt, but no matter how hard she tries to relax and recuperate, she knows that something isn't right. Everyone lies about their friends. Tensions are running high beneath the surface of this idyllic community: the weekenders in their fancy clothes, renovating old bungalows into luxury homes, and the locals resentful of the changes. A town divided, with the threat of violence only a heartbeat away. Everyone knows a secret. This peaceful world is shattered when two teenagers end up in hospital and a local man vanishes without trace. Elise starts digging for answers, but the community closes ranks, and the truth begins to slip through her fingers. Because in a small town like this, the locals are good at keeping secrets... Everyone's a suspect when a local goes missing. 'Tense and full of reveals and twists. This compulsively dark mystery is a joy to read. Fiona Barton never disappoints!' LESLEY KARA 'I was completely swept up in this story of a seaside town full of dark secrets - the pace was perfect, the characters so skilfully drawn and the ending was masterful. I loved it!' KATHERINE FAULKNER, author of Greenwich Park Read more
…with an ingenious sprinkling of clues throughout. Charlie Perry – a seventy-three year old local man, has gone missing from the small seaside village of Ebbing. Last Sighting – the music festival on the grounds of the old vicarage, moments before two teenagers collapsed after taking ecstasy. Known as a friendly, charming, generous and helpful local, Charlie is well liked by the community of Ebbing. Or, is he? It may sound like a fairly straightforward plot, however Local Gone Missing was one heck of a puzzle. Good luck solving it all, because I sure couldn’t. Every time I figured out a little bit the author would throw a spanner in the works leaving me even more confused, but I persevered as I’m always keen to play detective. My head was constantly swimming with thoughts. There were numerous subplots, multi-faceted characters (all one hundred of them 😝), dark despicable crimes, elements of cosy and gothic, police investigations and interviews, class struggles in an English village, as well as a unique take on the amateur sleuthing trope. The present storyline started the day after the music festival, with flashbacks dating back to fourteen days before Charlie’s disappearance, working forwards, and both timelines included multiple points of view. It was by no means a fast-paced read, a lot of time was devoted to setting the scene, atmosphere, and establishing and exploring the characters, their pasts, and existing relationships. My advice would be to read slowly and carefully, otherwise you will likely miss small hints and connections, and believe me, some of the most unlikeliest and mundane details were crucial to this mystery. Not only that, there were character’s coming out of the woodwork, all with backstories, and some weren’t introduced until over 50% of the way through the novel. FYI, Local Gone Missing was a standalone novel, therefore not part of the Kate Waters trilogy. Although, I would be thriller if this turned out to be the first in a series too, as I would love to return to the village of Ebbing. Honestly, as far as mysteries go, this book was right up there with some of the best I’ve read. What a tangled web! A buddy read with Jayme, and our theories made for a compelling discussion. I’d like to thank Netgalley, Random House UK Transworld Publishers, Bantam Press, and Fiona Barton for the e-ARC. It is with great pleasure that I add this novel to my favourites list. Crime lovers, get your thinking caps on in time for the 9th June, 2022. Oh, and you might just get the 1971 song ‘Knock Three Times’ stuck in your head, if you get the reference that is.
ASIN -> B09L447PDZ Publisher -> Transworld Digital (June 9, 2022) Publication date -> June 9, 2022 Language -> English File size -> 3902 KB Text-to-Speech -> Enabled Screen Reader -> Supported Enhanced typesetting -> Enabled
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