Disappeared

Two teens search for their missing mother in this suspenseful YA mystery.

"Disappeared is a wonderfully creepy read! Full of devious twists and filled with characters who are so real you genuinely care about them. Highly recommended!" —Jonathan Maberry, New York Times–bestselling author of Rot & Ruin and V-Wars

Jared and Emily Graham's mother fled a toxic relationship with their father, and ever since they've waited for her to come back for them. Now it's time.

Their mom is settled into her new place and picking them up for a visit, but their father insists the two of them try to work out some things. A nice dinner, frank conversation. She never returns.

Dad tells Jared and Emily that their mom took off, for good this time. Emily is heartbroken, but Jared heard something that night. He's not sure entirely what, but he knows it gave him chills, enough to put up his guard and cover his suspicions, at least until he really knows what he heard. He can't risk losing the only parent he has left . . .

Emily has a secret of her own. She turns her emotional pain on herself, and sometimes she goes a little too far. She's terrified that someone will find out and send her away, yet she can't seem to stop—especially as her heartbreak over her mom's betrayal begins to weigh on her.

Then the police show up on their doorstep. Mom's car is discovered, abandoned and covered in blood. Jared and Emily need answers . . . and if no one will tell them what's going on, they're going to find out for themselves . . .