Then She Vanishes: A Novel

by Claire Douglas Narrated by Sian Thomas, Katie O'Flynn, Nathalie Buscombe, Olivia Dowd

Overview

“Then She Vanishes*lifts the stone on a cold case disappearance and asks chilling questions about friendship, loyalty, love, and obsession.”-New York Times*bestselling author Gilly Macmillan

A twisty, compulsive thriller full of jolting shocks and startling secrets involving two sisters, a disappearance, a double murder, and a reporter determined to find the truth from the bestselling author of Local Girl Missing, Last Seen Alive, and Do Not Disturb.

Everything changed the night she disappeared . . .

On a summer's night in 1994, sixteen-year-old Flora Powell vanished from her sleepy seaside town without a trace. Their hearts shattered, Flora's mother, her sister Heather, and Heather's best friend Jess had to somehow carry on not knowing what happened.

Twenty-five years later, tragedy strikes again when Heather walks into a stranger's house and allegedly kills two people in cold blood.

Why would this loving wife and doting new mother commit such a heinous crime? Jess, now a reporter, returns to the hometown she left behind to cover the case and dig for answers. But this isn't like any other story. Jess was like a sister to the Powell girls, until the summer that tore them all apart.

What happened to the girl she used to know?*

The question haunts Jess and propels her to find the key that may unlock the mysteries involving both sisters. But the search may reveal more . . . a darker side to this idyllic place she thought she knew.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Gillian Flynn fans and devotees of the 'girls gone missing' genre would enjoy the well-framed narrative of twists and turns, especially the final revelation." — Booklist

"This tantalizing story has so many plot twists that readers will be awestruck when they learn the dark motivations behind these characters' actions." — Shelf Awareness

“If you are a fan of suspense, twists and more twists, Then She Vanishes should be right up your alley.” — BookPage

“Then She Vanishes is highly recommended, and should appeal to both crime fiction readers and those who avoid the genre.”  — Bookgasm

BookPage

If you are a fan of suspense, twists and more twists, Then She Vanishes should be right up your alley.

Shelf Awareness

"This tantalizing story has so many plot twists that readers will be awestruck when they learn the dark motivations behind these characters' actions."

Bookgasm

Then She Vanishes is highly recommended, and should appeal to both crime fiction readers and those who avoid the genre.” 

Booklist

"Gillian Flynn fans and devotees of the 'girls gone missing' genre would enjoy the well-framed narrative of twists and turns, especially the final revelation."

Booklist

"Gillian Flynn fans and devotees of the 'girls gone missing' genre would enjoy the well-framed narrative of twists and turns, especially the final revelation."

Library Journal

03/01/2021

In summer 1994, 16-year-old Flora Powell vanishes like smoke from her coastal English village, and her mother, sister Heather, and Heather's best friend, Jess, must carry on without answers. Twenty-five years later, Jess is again looking for answers when happily married new mom Heather walks into a stranger's house and allegedly murders two people in cold blood. With a 75,000-copy paperback and 25,000-copy hardcover first printing.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172862977
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/03/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	1,113,413

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