Local Girl Missing: From the author of No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, The New Neighbours

Claire Douglas

Jul 2016 · Penguin UK

About this eBook

A TENSE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WRONG SISTER AND THE NEW NEIGHBOURS. . .

'A class act - she never ever disappoints' LISA JEWELL
'Douglas is a master storyteller' JANICE HALLETT
'Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist' GILLIAN MCALLISTER
'Claire Douglas is the Queen of Gripping Pageturners' CL TAYLOR
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Twenty years ago
21-year-old Sophie Collier vanishes one night.
She leaves nothing behind but a trainer on the old pier -
and a hole in the heart of her best friend Francesca.

Now
A body's been found.
And Francesca's drawn back to the seaside town she's tried to forget.
Perhaps the truth of what happened to Sophie will finally come out.
Yet Francesca is beginning to wish she hadn't returned.

Everywhere she turns, ghosts from her past appear. The same old faces that always haunted her. But if someone knows what really happened to Sophie that night, then now's the time to find out . . . Isn't it?

Except sometimes discovering the truth can cost you everything you hold dear - your family, your sanity and even your life . . .
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PRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS:

'Thrillingly tense and twisty' B A Paris

'Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train' Marie Claire

'Packed with a killer twist' Closer

'Superb plotting' Jenny Blackhurst

'Will give you chills' Sunday Mirror

'Gripping' Closer

Ratings and reviews

I have read other books by the author and enjoyed them. This, however, is preposterous, poorly written, peurile repetitive dialogue, unconvincing characters.

Couldn't put it down, read it in 2 days . There is a twist that I didn't see coming had me gripped was a fantastic read haven't read a good book like this in a while .

Started off fairly slowly, but my persistence was rewarded. Very surprising ending. 👍

About the author

Claire Douglas has worked as a journalist for fifteen years writing features for women's magazines and national newspapers, but she's dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award, with her first novel, The Sisters, which was followed by Local Girl Missing and Last Seen Alive, both Sunday Times bestsellers. She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.