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3.22 AVERAGE
3.22 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Local Girl Missing
by J A Baker
Earc: NetGalley
Publisher:Boldwood Books
Publication Date: 07 Dec 2022
Genre :General Fiction, Mystery and Thriller
We get to know coworkers Yvonne, Merriel, and Adrian. Deborah, another coworker, has recently vanished. They are trying to figure out if she was abducted, killed, fled the city, etc. We gain a little more knowledge about each character's life in each chapter, which is written from their point of view. Deborah is joined by another captive when we find out what has happened to her and how she is being held mercilessly against her will.
Deborah has other captured join her. Izzie has also been abducted.
riveting tale of kidnapping, imprisonment, peculiar circumstances, and the backgrounds of individuals involved.
A woman is gone from a busy office, and while her coworkers are worried about her safety and the uncertainty surrounding her absence, it's possible that they each have secrets and pasts of their own. When you spend so much time with someone—sometimes more time than you do with your genuine friends and family—does it actually make you wonder how well you know them?
The backstories and motivations of the characters are highly developed and well-built. Both the tension and the helplessness of the circumstances are palpable. A solid mystery that is well-rounded and well worth reading.
You suspect eveyone in this book.
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adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
When local woman Deborah goes missing, her colleagues Adrian, Yvonne and Merriel are all left in shock. Gossip around the office begins to swirl – what could have happened to Deborah? Is she dead or alive? And who could be responsible for her disappearance?
Everyone is terrified that they could be next…except the one person who has all the answers. The last person people expect.
Because Deborah is being held captive by a monster, a psychopath. But not a stranger… it’s someone she knows all too well…
Everyone is terrified that they could be next…except the one person who has all the answers. The last person people expect.
Because Deborah is being held captive by a monster, a psychopath. But not a stranger… it’s someone she knows all too well…