The Girls Who Disappeared
The Girls Who Disappeared is a twisted ride that will hook you from the very beginning with its morally grey characters and creepy atmosphere.
I got to read this with Tonya and boy did we have our theories and opinions on each character!
Synopsis: A car accident.
Three missing girls.
A twenty-year mystery.
A woman on the verge of discovering the truth . . .
In a rural Wilshire town lies the Devil's Corridor--a haunted road which has witnessed eerie happenings, from unexplained deaths to the sounds of a child crying in the night.
In this bucolic stretch of Southwest England famous for its otherworldly sites, nothing is more puzzling than the Olivia Rutherford case. Four girls were driving home. After their car crashed only one--Olivia--was found.
What happened to the girls who disappeared? On the twentieth anniversary of the tragedy, journalist Jenna Halliday has arrived in Wiltshire to cover the case. The locals aren't happy with this outsider determined to dig into the past. Least of all Olivia.
Soon, Jenna starts receiving menacing notes. The locals have made it clear she's not welcome. But someone is going to make her leave one way or another. Jenna's been warned: she must get out of this town before she suffers a dark fate . . . and becomes another mystery attached to this place.
What appealed to you the most in this story?
I absolutely loved the mystery in this story and found myself completely captivated as I tried to figure out what exactly happened to the girls who disappeared through the dual timelines. It’s just one of those stories where you are looking for red herrings while getting attached to the mystery itself, all while Douglas creates not only a creepy atmosphere but creepy characters, and you really aren’t sure what will happen next as the twists keep coming.
How was the pace?
This story starts off with a fast-paced bang that just sucks you right in. The middle of the story slows down a bit before ramping back up for one heck of an ending.
Do you recommend this book?
If you are a fan of a good mystery woven together with lies and deceit, then you are going to fly through this book just like I did.
Thank you, Harper Perennial, for this gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.
