Her multilayered characters are sheer perfection, and even the most astute thriller reader won't see where everything is going until the final threads are unknotted. There will surely be comparisons to novels such as Emma Donoghue's Room (2010) as well as all of the 'Girl' thrillers, but Jewell's latest really isn't at all derivative. ' Jewell teases out her twisty plot at just the right pace, leaving readers on the edge of their seats. ' Then She Was Gone is a riveting thriller.'-PopSugar

Then She Was Gone packs a huge emotional punch that will leave you winded.

In Then She Was Gone she has created a book that is dark and claustrophobic but also heartfelt and moving. I've been a Lisa Jewell fan for a long time and in this book, as in all her others, she deftly weaves a compelling plot with an emotional depth that leaves you gasping. 'What begins as a story about the mother of a missing girl starting a new relationship as she comes terms with her grief morphs into a gripping, disturbing and utterly fascinating tale about what really happened to young Ellie Mack. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Where did Ellie go? Did she really run away from home, as the police have long suspected, or was there a more sinister reason for her disappearance? Who is Floyd, really? And why does his daughter remind Laurel so viscerally of her own missing girl? And now, the unanswered questions she's tried so hard to put to rest begin to haunt Laurel anew. Before she knows it, she's meeting Floyd's daughters-and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel's breath away.īecause looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie. So when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, no one is more surprised than Laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. It's been ten years since her daughter disappeared, seven years since her marriage ended, and only months since the last clue in Ellie's case was unearthed. Now, her mother Laurel Mack is trying to put her life back together. She was days away from an idyllic post-exams summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. She and her boyfriend made a teenaged golden couple. She was beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers.

'Sharply written with twists and turns, Jewell's latest will please fans of Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train, or Luckiest Girl Alive.' - Library JournalĮllie Mack was the perfect daughter. Her multilayered characters are sheer perfection, and even the most astute thriller reader won't see where everything is going until the final threads are unknotted.' - Booklist, starred review

'Jewell teases out her twisty plot at just the right pace, leaving readers on the edge of their seats. 'An acutely observed family drama with bone-chilling suspense.' - People

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