Then She Was Gone

From the New York Instances bestselling creator of Invisible Woman and The Fact About Melody Browne comes a “riveting” (PopSugar) and “acutely noticed household drama” (Individuals) that delves into the lingering aftermath of a younger lady’s disappearance.

Ellie Mack was the proper daughter. She was fifteen, the youngest of three. Beloved by her mother and father, mates, and academics, and half of a teenaged golden couple. Ellie was days away from an idyllic post-exams summer time trip, together with her entire life forward of her.

After which she was gone.

Now, her mom Laurel Mack is attempting to place her life again collectively. It’s been ten years since her daughter disappeared, seven years since her marriage ended, and solely months for the reason that final clue in Ellie’s case was unearthed. So when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, nobody is extra shocked than Laurel at how rapidly their flirtation develops into one thing deeper. Earlier than she is aware of it, she’s assembly Floyd’s daughters—and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel’s breath away.

As a result of Poppy is like Ellie. And now, the unanswered questions she’s tried so exhausting to place to relaxation start to hang-out Laurel anew. The place did Ellie go? Did she actually run away from house, because the police have lengthy suspected, or was there a extra sinister motive for her disappearance? Who’s Floyd, actually? And why does his daughter remind Laurel so viscerally of her personal lacking lady?