Where the Missing Go
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4.1 • 48 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
In Emma Rowley’s emotionally gripping, unpredictable novel of psychological suspense, a mother who works at a charity helpline for missing teens receives a desperate call—from her own daughter…
The missing don’t always want to be found.
Kate Harlow recognizes this painful truth, even as she keeps searching for her daughter, Sophie, who disappeared two years ago. The police have stopped investigating—after all, Sophie has sent postcards home, insisting that she’s fine. To fill the space in her increasingly empty days, Kate volunteers at Message in a Bottle, where runaways can leave messages for loved ones, no questions asked.
Then one evening, a call comes in from a voice Kate instinctively recognizes, even through bursts of static and beyond the sudden dial tone that breaks their connection.
Those closest to Kate worry she’s cracking under her grief, imagining that it was Sophie. But Kate knows—that it was her daughter on the phone. And that a stranger has been inside her house. Watching her.
Sophie is out there. And Kate has to find her, even if someone will try anything to stop her . . .
“Kept me guessing to the final twist; creepy and addictive. My perfect type of book!”
—Elizabeth Haynes, author of Into the Darkest Corner
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In 2017, 15-year-old schoolgirl Sophie Harlow disappears from Vail Dean, England, in British author Rowley's underwhelming U.S. debut. All the evidence suggests that she ran away from home she left a note, and security footage shows her boarding a bus to London. Two years later, Sophie's mother, Kate Harlow, hasn't given up hope that her daughter will return, though her ex-husband, Mark, and the police have stopped actively looking. To fill her days, Kate volunteers at a charity called Message in a Bottle, where runaways are able to pass on messages to their loved ones. Late one night, Kate receives a call from a scared girl who she's convinced is Sophie. Now she's sure that Sophie is not only alive but also in danger. As her family, police, and doctor begin to suspect Kate is becoming too dependent on pills and on the brink of a breakdown, Kate scrambles to locate her daughter before it's too late. The fast pace and high drama will engage some readers, but predictable twists and overly convenient clues will disappoint others.
