The Day She Disappeared by Lisa Hall
A remote island. A missing girl. A woman with a troubled past.
Becky is back on the tiny island where she was born, the island she swore she’d never return to.
Apart from her former best friend Megan, everyone makes it clear she isn’t wanted. The islanders have long memories. They haven’t forgotten the scandal. What Becky did.
Becky decides to leave as soon as she can. But first she must discover what happened to Violet.
Violet disappeared exactly a year ago, the day of the summer festival. Everyone assumes she ran off to the mainland with her boyfriend. Only her sister believes something more sinister happened to her.
Becky starts to ask questions — and becomes convinced that Violet never left the island. Someone in this remote, suspicious community knows exactly what happened to her. Someone who’s determined to keep the truth hidden — whatever it takes.
As Becky pieces the clues together, she is forced to confront the dark secrets of her own past. But has she got it tragically wrong . . . yet again?
And then another teenage girl goes missing . . .
About the author
Lisa Hall is the bestselling author of six psychological thrillers and the Hotel Hollywood time-slip murder mystery series. Her debut novel Between You and Me was a Kindle UK number one bestseller, sitting in the top spot for over four weeks. Lisa has a First Class Honours degree in English Literature and Creative Writing. She lives in Kent with her husband and their three children.
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Review
‘The Day She Disappeared’ is an engaging and engrossing tale which I devoured in one sitting! I had recently read ‘The Mysterious Double Death of Honey Black’ and I was looking forward to diving into this one and it did not disappoint. This was very different in its feel but it was full of tension and twists and turns.
When Becky receives a call from her former best friend telling her that her mother is about to die she returns to the tiny island on which she was born. For the first time in 16 years. Apart from her former best friend Megan everyone makes it clear that she isn't welcome. The Islanders have long memories and they remember the scandal. But she is also on the island for work as she needs to find out what happened to a missing girl called Violet who disappeared a year ago on the day of the Summer Festival. Everyone assumes she has run off to the mainland but only her sister believes that something else happened. That she wouldn't leave without saying goodbye. Becky believes that she never left the island and that something sinister has happened.
This a great example of someone having to face their past mistakes, especially in stressful and painful circumstances. Becky is a character I wanted to like but I just didn't take to her. But I'm not sure that the reader is meant to really. As the book progressed I did begin to thaw a little but there was so many times I was shouting in my head at her for her silly mistakes! However, she was really determined to figure out what happened to Violet even if it was for selfish reasons.
The author managed to create a brilliant sense of location and it really felt as if you were just dropped into a world you were already aware of. The pacing of the book was superb and it really did ramp up to its explosive ending. Did I guess who it was? Yes, but getting to see the reveals in real-time with Becky was entertaining and definitely fun for the reader.
Let me know if you pick this one up!
