Review:

All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

Format (That I Read It):

Ebook, ARC (Advance Reader Copy)

Summary:

Like the spellbinding psychological suspense in The Girl on the Train and Luckiest Girl Alive, Megan Miranda’s novel is a nail-biting, breathtaking story about the disappearances of two young women—a decade apart—told in reverse.

It’s been ten years since Nicolette Farrell left her rural hometown after her best friend, Corinne, disappeared from Cooley Ridge without a trace. Back again to tie up loose ends and care for her ailing father, Nic is soon plunged into a shocking drama that reawakens Corinne’s case and breaks open old wounds long since stitched.

The decade-old investigation focused on Nic, her brother Daniel, boyfriend Tyler, and Corinne’s boyfriend Jackson. Since then, only Nic has left Cooley Ridge. Daniel and his wife, Laura, are expecting a baby; Jackson works at the town bar; and Tyler is dating Annaleise Carter, Nic’s younger neighbor and the group’s alibi the night Corinne disappeared. Then, within days of Nic’s return, Annaleise goes missing.

Told backwards—Day 15 to Day 1—from the time Annaleise goes missing, Nic works to unravel the truth about her younger neighbor’s disappearance, revealing shocking truths about her friends, her family, and what really happened to Corinne that night ten years ago.

Like nothing you’ve ever read before, All the Missing Girls delivers in all the right ways. With twists and turns that lead down dark alleys and dead ends, you may think you’re walking a familiar path, but then Megan Miranda turns it all upside down and inside out and leaves us wondering just how far we would be willing to go to protect those we love.

Initial Thoughts:

I was contacted by a marketing manager at Simon & Schuster because I liked Passenger by Lisa Lutz. They asked if I was interested in a similar book (a psychological thriller) and I gladly excepted. Thus, I got All the Missing Girls.

Review:

★★★★
I was intrigued by this book. I've read quite a bit of psychological thrillers lately and they were all good but I'm almost getting tired. I don't want to read a predictable story especially when it's supposed to be a thriller. This book while I did predict the "who done it" of the novel it had unique qualities to it! First off was the was the story was told. It started off with Nic going back to her hometown to help sell her childhood home. She's there for only two weeks  when a girl goes missing and from there the story was backward (counting back the days) to Day 1. It weaves in the past of another girl and another mystery. Telling the story that way was great for keeping me guessing. It allowed the mystery to keep going, so many people lying, so many suspects. And like I mentioned I did guess who did it there was still an aspect that I didn't know, a fantastic twist I didn't see coming! Overall I think this book would be great for psychological thriller lovers looking for their next fix and especially it would be great for people new to the genre. It has the best elements of a classic thriller while adding its own flair!