The Night She Disappeared

Midsummer 2017: teenage mum Tallulah heads out on a date, leaving her baby son at home with her mother, Kim.

At 11 p.m. she sends her mum a text message. At 4.30 a.m. Kim awakens to discover that Tallulah has not come home.

Friends tell her that Tallulah was last seen heading to a pool party at a house in the woods nearby called Dark Place.

Tallulah never returns.

2018: walking in the woods behind the boarding school where her boyfriend has just started as a head teacher, Sophie sees a sign nailed to a fence.

A sign that says: Dig here...

A cold case. An abandoned mansion. A family hiding a terrible secret. Prepare to be hooked. Lisa Jewell's latest thriller is her best yet.

Endorsements

"The Night She Disappeared is by far her best thriller yet." — Harlan Coben

"Insane suspense. I loved it." — Lee Child

"A gothic, multi-layered tale, deeply satisfying. We both loved it." — Richard & Judy Book Club

"The Night She Disappeared is unbelievably good. I was utterly, utterly agog." — Marian Keyes

"No one thickens a plot like Lisa Jewell. I couldn't put this book down. Jewell just keeps getting better. It's so good!" — Shari Lapena

"Absolutely loved this one by Lisa Jewell — compelling, deep, surprising, tense, modern. Most thrillers are in black and white to me in terms of character and Lisa is blazing saturated technicolour." — Gillian McAllister

"Masterly. Gripping from start to finish." — Joanne Harris

"I'm calling it early. This is Lisa's best book yet, and she always sets that bar high! Stayed up so late because I couldn't put it down." — Adele Parks

"Oh my God, so good. A head-scratching, heart-racing, page-turning triumph — I think this might be my favourite Lisa Jewell yet." — Louise Candlish

"I swear her books are masterclasses for authors. Every time I read one, I'm in awe. I loved this one so much — clever, slick and so intriguing. Lots of emotion and I love how all the sub-plots come together. #bowdowntoLisa" — Mel Sherratt

"Another first-class mystery... Totally enthralling." — Harriet Tyce

"I predict another number one." — Erin Kelly

"Once again Lisa Jewell has knocked it out of the park. Another masterclass in thriller writing from one of the world's most consistently brilliant authors. I was superglued to the pages." — Mark Edwards

"Totally absorbing. I felt as though I'd slipped into the book and lived there for a few days, heart pounding. So, so, so amazing!" — Katherine Heiny

"Intriguing and wonderfully dark." — The Sun

"I'm passionately attached to Lisa Jewell, whose novels somehow manage to be good-natured, creepy and tense all at once." — Sarah Perry

"Nail-biting. Left me reeling." — Jane Corry

"A compelling psychological thriller full of twists and turns... ideal for fans of Ruth Rendell and Lianne Moriarty." — Yours Book Club