A review by babewithabookandabeer
Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Thank you William Morrow for my Netgalley copy of JUST ANOTHER MISSING PERSON by Gillian McAllister, out 8/1/2023.

The twists in this book are insane! This book follows a detective named Julia who comes across a missing person case and she soon realizes this case could bring up her deepest, darkest secret. I was a little bored in the beginning, but then I quickly got sucked into Julia’s impossible moral choice she has to make. The first twist had me guffawed! Then, I kept reading and THAT LAST CHAPTER. WOW. It had me hollering, ngl.

I liked this book MUCH more than her other novel, WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME, and I’ll definitely pick up something next from her. Sometimes I get confused with references and slang from the United Kingdom, but I just keep trucking along. I’m going to seek out McAllister’s backlist next as I love how she writes about parenthood and fleshes out such deep characters, especially for the thriller genre. This book followed three parents forced to make different choices to protect the ones they love and it was done exceptionally well. 

Gillian McAllister is not afraid to write morally grey and flawed characters full of so much love. Definitely check out her writing if you’re looking for a twisty thriller with a dose of lengths a person will go to to protect their child. The acknowledgements at the end were beautifully written as well as McAllister is about to become a first-time mother. I never would have guessed based on how well she writes motherhood.