Just Another Missing Person

If you like books that mess with your head in the best way possible, Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister is seriously good. It's one of those books that you think you have all figured out, and then a chapter later, you realize you know nothing. It follows a detective who is forced to lie and cover up a murder in what seems like a standard missing person's case. It's so twisty and clever that you will want to keep reading.

It's not just a typical police story, though. This book really goes into the main character's moral struggles and what she's willing to do to protect her family (her daughter in particular). You're constantly questioning what's right and wrong, and it makes you think about how far you would go in her shoes. It's a fantastic, fast-paced thriller that's perfect for anyone who loves a good mystery with some depth.

"Twisty and complex, with unexpected turns...and characters you really root for."-Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author

From the author of the Reese's Book Club Pick and the New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes a new heart-stopping thriller in which a missing-person case unravels deeper, darker secrets that lead a detective to an impossible moral choice.

Not everyone who is lost should be found...

Twenty-two-year-old Olivia has been missing for one day...and counting. She was last seen on CCTV, entering a dead-end alley. And not coming back out again.

Julia, the detective heading up the search for Olivia, thinks she knows what to expect. A desperate family, a ticking clock, and long hours away from her husband and daughter. But she has no idea just how close to home this case is going to get.

Because the criminal at the heart of the disappearance has something she never expected. His weapon isn't a gun, or a knife: it's a secret. Her worst one. And her family's safety depends on one thing: Julia must NOT find out what happened to Olivia - and must frame somebody else for her murder.

If you find her, you will lose everything. What would you do?

This clever and endlessly surprising thriller is laced with a clever look at family and motherhood, and cements Gillian McAllister as a major talent in the world of suspense and a master of creating ethical dilemmas that show just how murky the distinction between right and wrong can be.

From the publisher

Harper Collins/William Morrow | Aug 1, 2023 | 384 pages | ISBN:9780063252394 | Psychological Thriller

"Gillian McAllister [has] quickly become one of my favorite authors working in the genre. This book is twisty and complex, with unexpected turns (so hard to do at this point, when so much ground has already been tread!) and characters you really root for. McAllister is the best at putting her characters in impossible situations and making her readers not only contemplate but feel what it would be like to find themselves in those situations." - Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"There was a point during Just Another Missing Person where I sat up and shouted in shock. Gillian McAllister stunned me ... and she will stun you too. I dare you to not ingest this in one sitting." - Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Gillian McAllister knocks it out of the park yet again with this exquisitely plotted, seamlessly constructed police drama filled with clever twist after clever twist, gasp out loud reveals and beautifully realized characters. Just tremendous." - Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Just Another Missing Person is so much more than its dazzling plot." - Marian Keyes, internationally bestselling author

"[A] twist-a-minute thriller. Fans of Alice Feeney and Ruth Ware will be glued to the pages." - Booklist (starred review)

"A twisty exploration of professional and familial responsibility, the anonymity of the internet, and the slippery slope to criminality." - Kirkus Reviews

"Gillian McAllister is that rare thing: a thriller writer who blends breath-taking plotting and suspense with real emotional depth. Just Another Missing Person is my favorite thriller of the year." - Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author

"A heart-racing game of cat and mouse, horrifying puzzles and a jaw-dropping series of twists." - Woman's World

"McAllister piles twist on startling twist, but always in the service of carefully drawn characters with real human problems. A first class thriller" - The Mail on Sunday