Disappearance at Oare - Whitstable Pearl Mystery Book 5 (Unabridged‪)‬

Disappearance at Oare is the fifth instalment in the popular Whitstable Pearl Mystery series, from bestselling author, Julie Wassmer.

The end of the summer brings a new case for Pearl.

Seven years ago, Christina Scott had the perfect life: a seaside home, a confirmed pregnancy and Steven, a loving husband – until one morning she woke to find herself alone. Christina’s husband had vanished, taking nothing with him but his car – which was later found abandoned at the beautifully mysterious Oare Marshes.

Now, with the legal presumption of Steven’s death about to be made, Christina shows Pearl a photograph. It’s not of Steven, but of her young son, Martin, and Christina is adamant he deserves to know the truth.

DCI Mike McGuire warns Pearl she’s on a fool’s errand but the case resonates with Pearl as she begins to uncover secrets and lies that take her on a dangerous journey back into her own past, as well as Christina’s …