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A review by _rachelreads_
The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman
4.0
This was a divine thriller! Catherine Steadman knows how to keep readers in suspense. The Disappearing Act has a winsome protagonist in British actor Mia Eliot. She's charming but also supremely naive (although Mia's naivete is paramount to the plot). When Mia makes her way from her native London to Los Angeles for pilot season, she's quite the fish out of water. She's relieved to meet New Yorker Emily at an audition. But after Mia offers (again, naively) to do a quick favor for Emily, Emily disappears. Mia becomes consumed with finding out where Emily has gone...and off we go!
A few nitpicks: Mia was quite daft, even as she managed to somehow become quite the keen investigator rather quickly. I didn't buy that an actor would repeatedly leave her bag unattended at an audition; that seemed ridiculously dumb.
Steadman also has American characters using Britishisms in their communications. While it's endearing, Americans wouldn't sign their texts with an "x" to show affection as the Brits do.
But while Mia was naive, she's also sweet and you root for her. And Steadman's great at building that mysterious tension. I couldn't put this book down. It's a good summer read that will send a chill up your spine. I'm about it.
A few nitpicks: Mia was quite daft, even as she managed to somehow become quite the keen investigator rather quickly. I didn't buy that an actor would repeatedly leave her bag unattended at an audition; that seemed ridiculously dumb.
Steadman also has American characters using Britishisms in their communications. While it's endearing, Americans wouldn't sign their texts with an "x" to show affection as the Brits do.
But while Mia was naive, she's also sweet and you root for her. And Steadman's great at building that mysterious tension. I couldn't put this book down. It's a good summer read that will send a chill up your spine. I'm about it.