The Night She Disappeared
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- Author：Lisa Jewell
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Summary
2017: 19 year old Tallulah is going out on a date， leaving her baby with her mother， Kim。
Kim watches her daughter leave and， as late evening turns into night， which turns into early morning， she waits for her return。 And waits。
The next morning， Kim phones Tallulah's friends who tell her that Tallulah was last seen heading to a party at a house in the nearby woods called Dark Place。
She never returns。
2019: Sophie is walking in the woods near the boarding school where her boyfriend has just started work as a head-teacher when she sees a note fixed to a tree。
'DIG HERE' 。 。 。
A cold case， an abandoned mansion， family trauma and dark secrets lie at the heart of Lisa Jewell's remarkable new novel。
Kim watches her daughter leave and， as late evening turns into night， which turns into early morning， she waits for her return。 And waits。
The next morning， Kim phones Tallulah's friends who tell her that Tallulah was last seen heading to a party at a house in the nearby woods called Dark Place。
She never returns。
2019: Sophie is walking in the woods near the boarding school where her boyfriend has just started work as a head-teacher when she sees a note fixed to a tree。
'DIG HERE' 。 。 。
A cold case， an abandoned mansion， family trauma and dark secrets lie at the heart of Lisa Jewell's remarkable new novel。
Reviews
Katie Clews
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4。5 stars An absolutely thrilling read ！ Can’t believe I’ve not read any of Lisa’s books before。。 loved this one ！
Kelly
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*Thank you to Book Club Favorites and Simon & Schuster for the free copy to review。4。5 starsMultiple time lines coalesce into an jaw dropping conclusion in Lisa Jewell's latest novel。 Young mother， Tallulah and her boyfriend Zach go missing after a rare night out at the pub。 Tallulah's grieving mother， Kim， is left behind to care for the couple's son。 Along with the lead detective in her daughter's case and cozy crime writer Sophie， Kim works to piece together the answers to Tallulah's disappear *Thank you to Book Club Favorites and Simon & Schuster for the free copy to review。4。5 starsMultiple time lines coalesce into an jaw dropping conclusion in Lisa Jewell's latest novel。 Young mother， Tallulah and her boyfriend Zach go missing after a rare night out at the pub。 Tallulah's grieving mother， Kim， is left behind to care for the couple's son。 Along with the lead detective in her daughter's case and cozy crime writer Sophie， Kim works to piece together the answers to Tallulah's disappearance。 The Night She Disappeared is a slow burn suspense that will keep you turning pages and guessing until the end。 。。。more
SheLovesThePages
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•Description•Missing CoupleWhodunnitSuspenseMystery•Rating•⭐⭐⭐⭐I recommend this book！•Review•I love a book told from different points of view or different timelines。 I loved how this was set up and right from page one you are invested！ You can't ever try to figure it out because every page you learn something new。 How Lisa Jewell drops the evidence in small doses throughout the book is pure genius！ Read it！ •Description•Missing CoupleWhodunnitSuspenseMystery•Rating•⭐⭐⭐⭐I recommend this book！•Review•I love a book told from different points of view or different timelines。 I loved how this was set up and right from page one you are invested！ You can't ever try to figure it out because every page you learn something new。 How Lisa Jewell drops the evidence in small doses throughout the book is pure genius！ Read it！ 。。。more
Julie Midgley
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Very gripping & intriguing read！ Keeps you guessing until the last page。 Highly recommend reading this。
Lesley Johnson
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Absolutely fantastic， couldn’t put it down
Jess Rodgers
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I love Lisa Jewell’s writing and I was very excited when I got a chance to review this arc from NetGalley。 This story is told in three alternating timelines and three voices: Kim in June 2017， Sophie in August 2018， and Tallulah in October 2016。Tallulah is a 19-year-old mother to Noah， living at home with her mother， Kim， and boyfriend Zach。 After a rare night out， Talullah and Zack go missing， leaving Kim to raise their son and search for answers about their disappearance。 A year later， Sophie I love Lisa Jewell’s writing and I was very excited when I got a chance to review this arc from NetGalley。 This story is told in three alternating timelines and three voices: Kim in June 2017， Sophie in August 2018， and Tallulah in October 2016。Tallulah is a 19-year-old mother to Noah， living at home with her mother， Kim， and boyfriend Zach。 After a rare night out， Talullah and Zack go missing， leaving Kim to raise their son and search for answers about their disappearance。 A year later， Sophie moves with her boyfriend to Upfield Common as he is the new head teacher of Maypole， a private school for students who have to retake their A levels。 Sophie is a writer of cozy crime novels， and she takes an interest in Tallulah and Zach’s disappearance。 Soon， someone begins leaving behind clues。 Jewell manages to catch a mother’s heartbreak in the wake of her daughter’s absence， which is no easy task。。 It’s not nearly as dark or as insidious as some of Jewell’s other books， but compelling nonetheless。 The first few chapters are a bit dry， but it picks up quickly after that and I found myself eager to solve the mystery along with Sophie。 I did wish there was a bit more of a conclusion at the end as I still had some unanswered questions！Thanks to NetGalley and Atria books for this arc in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more
Puchowska
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The Night She Disappeared is one of the best thrillers I've ever read。 Definitely the best so far this year。 I was completely immersed from start to finish thanks to the flawless prose， stunning characterisation， tight plot and immaculate pacing。 I didn't want it to end。 Lisa Jewell will be an insta-buy for me from now on。5* The Night She Disappeared is one of the best thrillers I've ever read。 Definitely the best so far this year。 I was completely immersed from start to finish thanks to the flawless prose， stunning characterisation， tight plot and immaculate pacing。 I didn't want it to end。 Lisa Jewell will be an insta-buy for me from now on。5* 。。。more
Collette Mcgaahan
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Yet another Lisa Jewell book that easily earns 5 stars。 This story was very original and the swapping from past to present time really worked。 The characters were so realistic I felt I knew them all so well。 I wouldn’t want to give any plot away but just have to say the scenes with Tallukah and Zak had me on the edge of my seat some of the times。 This is bound to be a big hit I’m sure and so we’ll deserved。 Look forward to her next offering。
Sarah Hills
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Wow！ What a book。 Up to the high standards I expect from this author。 I've literally just finished reading this book and I feel emotionally wrung out。 i was gripped from page one and felt compelled to read this in all the spare time I had as I so wanted to know the end。I love the way Lisa writes from multiple points of view and differing time lines。I also want more！ What happens with the characters after the end of the book。 I am so hooked。This has happened with a few of Lisa's books for example Wow！ What a book。 Up to the high standards I expect from this author。 I've literally just finished reading this book and I feel emotionally wrung out。 i was gripped from page one and felt compelled to read this in all the spare time I had as I so wanted to know the end。I love the way Lisa writes from multiple points of view and differing time lines。I also want more！ What happens with the characters after the end of the book。 I am so hooked。This has happened with a few of Lisa's books for example 'The family upstairs'。A great book - I don't give spoilers but reading the other reviews you will get the gist of the book。Don't delay， read it today！ （Too cheesy a strap line？） 。。。more
kay
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I really enjoyed this book…。。until all the clues come together and you find out what happened to Tallulah and Zach。 I found the ending so frustrating and far fetched that it ruined what was otherwise a very enjoyable read。
Andrea Biro
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Brilliant all the way through。 Did not want to put it down。 Gripping with good little twists。
Franklin
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Kim runs。lol I sort of teared up on that part ahahah
Chocy Eclair
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Absolutely awesome。 Loved the change between timelines， but also this made me want to keep reading just to find out the next bit！ Many suspects， kept me guessing and trying to unravel。
Stephanie
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Trish
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As with all of Lisa Jewell’s books， THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED captured me immediately。 This is not a small book， but I read it so quickly， because NOT reading it sucked。 I didn’t want to put it down。 Lisa’s writing makes you feel for the characters。 I felt specifically attached to the main character， Tallulah。 Like I was part of her story。 It was intense。 The plot is so thrilling， you’ll have no clue what’s going to happen。 With each chapter you read， the further you get into this wild mystery。 As with all of Lisa Jewell’s books， THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED captured me immediately。 This is not a small book， but I read it so quickly， because NOT reading it sucked。 I didn’t want to put it down。 Lisa’s writing makes you feel for the characters。 I felt specifically attached to the main character， Tallulah。 Like I was part of her story。 It was intense。 The plot is so thrilling， you’ll have no clue what’s going to happen。 With each chapter you read， the further you get into this wild mystery。 The ending is phenomenal and really ties everything together。 I even found myself tearing up at the end。 This is definitely my new favorite Lisa Jewell book。 。。。more
Aliza Shah
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the intricate details that she includes， details that briefly come up somewhere in the book and mean so much more than you realise at the time。 The details of characters and the details of settings and events。 This book is so reliant on those details and that's what I loved about it so much。Another thing that Lisa Jewell has always done well is to keep up with changes in trends and changes in technology。 So many authors shy away from this but when you read a novel from this author you can be sur the intricate details that she includes， details that briefly come up somewhere in the book and mean so much more than you realise at the time。 The details of characters and the details of settings and events。 This book is so reliant on those details and that's what I loved about it so much。Another thing that Lisa Jewell has always done well is to keep up with changes in trends and changes in technology。 So many authors shy away from this but when you read a novel from this author you can be sure that popular trends and technology will features。 This is a great because when you go back and read them years later， there is a sense of nostalgia fro the time the book was set。 I loved the fact that Instagram and travel vlogging features so widely in this book。 I felt like I could relate to the characters in the book more because of that。As always with a Lisa Jewell novel， we get fed details slowly but surely throughout the book。 There are multiple time lines through a variety of narratives but all come down 。。。more
Sarah Waldron
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Thank you to @PenguinUKBooks and @lisajewelluk for this advanced copy of The Night She Disappeared in return for an honest review。 The Night She Disappeared was published on 22nd July 2021 and you can get a copy here。Description 🔖Nineteen year old Tallulah has a small baby boy， goes to college and lives with her mother and boyfriend in a small English country town。 Her mother Kim watches Tallulah go out one evening （which is a rare occurrence） but Tallulah never comes home。Over a year later， the Thank you to @PenguinUKBooks and @lisajewelluk for this advanced copy of The Night She Disappeared in return for an honest review。 The Night She Disappeared was published on 22nd July 2021 and you can get a copy here。Description 🔖Nineteen year old Tallulah has a small baby boy， goes to college and lives with her mother and boyfriend in a small English country town。 Her mother Kim watches Tallulah go out one evening （which is a rare occurrence） but Tallulah never comes home。Over a year later， the local boarding school hires a new headteacher who moves onto campus with his girlfriend Sophie。 Sophie writes detective novels， therefore has the nose for a mystery。 She finds a sign at the back of their cottage saying “Dig Here”; so obviously she does。 She is then thrust into a cold case where she ends up playing the role of one of her fictional characters。General Thoughts 🤔This was one of those books where I was dying to know how it was going to end。 I was racing through the chapters hoping to find little bits of information that might give me a clue， but it honestly wasn’t until close to the very end that it became obvious to me。I loved the way that Sophie got involved with trying to help solve the case even though she was new to the town， knew nothing about the disappearance and wasn’t officially qualified to do so。 It’s something that I imagine I would do if I landed in the same position。 She was all consumed by Tallulah’s disappearance and I can see how that would be possible when there isn’t an awful lot else going on in your life。Characters 👫👭👬I really liked Tallulah。 She was a teenage mother trying to do the best that she could。 But just like all teenagers， she didn’t always make the best decisions and found herself in a life that she didn’t want。 I empathised with her hugely and obviously empathised with her mother an awful lot。As alluded to above， Sophie reminded me a lot of myself。 She threw herself into the case even though she was worried it was overstepping a boundary。 I found it interesting that she kept what she was up to away from her partner。 I’m not sure if I would have done the same because I am guilty of indulging in some gossip here and there; especially with my other half。Scarlet was a very troubled character。 Almost immediately I knew that she wasn’t going to be a good friend for Tallulah however the further I got into the book I started to doubt my first impressions。 I think that she cared for Tallulah a lot， but her past experiences and the lifestyle she had always known hindered her ability to be as good a person as I think she had the ability to be。Writing Style ✍️I really enjoyed how this book was structured。 It jumped about between time frames， skipping between pre-disappearance， post disappearance and current day。 The chapters were relatively short and snappy so that made it near impossible to put down。 Lisa Jewell weaved in just the right amount of tension to make the book engaging but not too much that I was on edge。 Sometimes I like that in a thriller so I can just let the mystery unravel around me。Conclusion & Scoring 🎖️I thought that this was a fantastic mystery thriller and would most definitely recommend it。 It’s perfect for cuddling up on the sofa under a blanket and speed reading through。 You’ll have to speed read because once you get into this story， you won’t be able to put it down。 。。。more
Esther Bultitude
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Tallulah appears to be a happy young mum， working hard at college whilst living with her mum， her young son Noah， and her boyfriend Zach。One night， after an evening in the pub， Tallulah and Zach just disappear。The next day， after not coming gone， her mother， Kim tries to find our where they’ve got and why。A year later， Sophie and her boyfriend Shaun move into the cottage attached to his job at the private school and things relating to the disappearance start to unfold。Told in multiple timelines Tallulah appears to be a happy young mum， working hard at college whilst living with her mum， her young son Noah， and her boyfriend Zach。One night， after an evening in the pub， Tallulah and Zach just disappear。The next day， after not coming gone， her mother， Kim tries to find our where they’ve got and why。A year later， Sophie and her boyfriend Shaun move into the cottage attached to his job at the private school and things relating to the disappearance start to unfold。Told in multiple timelines this was a story line that I didn’t see coming。I liked how the characters developed from one part to another and how their true personalities were revealed bit by bit。Another great thriller with unexpected twists along the way。 This was unlike other novels I’ve read of hers but I still really enjoyed it。Not one to miss！ 。。。more
Caitlin （CMAReads）
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Thanks to Atria for the free book。I usually enjoy Jewell's thrillers， and this one is no exception。 It is a slow burn， so it took me a while to get into the story but， once I did， I could not put this down。 I liked how the timeline slowly built the suspense。 Jumping back and forth between characters and years worked for me for this story。 I also liked the juxtaposition between what Kim thought was going on and Tallulah's POV。 I just wish there were more spiders， especially with how the book begi Thanks to Atria for the free book。I usually enjoy Jewell's thrillers， and this one is no exception。 It is a slow burn， so it took me a while to get into the story but， once I did， I could not put this down。 I liked how the timeline slowly built the suspense。 Jumping back and forth between characters and years worked for me for this story。 I also liked the juxtaposition between what Kim thought was going on and Tallulah's POV。 I just wish there were more spiders， especially with how the book begins。 But the epilogue was perfect。If you love a good suspense， this one releases next week。 If you've never read Jewell before this would be a good one to start with。 。。。more
Mycovblog
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This was my first Lisa Jewell audiobook and it won't be my last。 It was an easy listen， gripping， infectious。 I listened to it in under 24 hours as I needed to know what happened next！The story unravelled flitting between 2017 and 2018。 The different perspectives， Tallulah's mother to Sophie， the headteachers wife， offer a variety of emotions surrounding Tallulah's disappearance。 I could imagine Sophie finding these signs and the overwhelming curiosity to uncover what had happened。The book is na This was my first Lisa Jewell audiobook and it won't be my last。 It was an easy listen， gripping， infectious。 I listened to it in under 24 hours as I needed to know what happened next！The story unravelled flitting between 2017 and 2018。 The different perspectives， Tallulah's mother to Sophie， the headteachers wife， offer a variety of emotions surrounding Tallulah's disappearance。 I could imagine Sophie finding these signs and the overwhelming curiosity to uncover what had happened。The book is narrated well and is a pleasure to listen to。 。。。more
Elizabeth Haworth
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Lisa Jewell has always been a favourite of mine and this definitely didn’t disappoint。 I loved it and couldn’t read it fast enough！ Extremely well written， great characters and an excellent story。 Her best yet！
M LYALL
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Really enjoyed this book， interesting detective story by a novelist detective。 Little twist at the end。 Very good。
Nancy
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Possibly my favorite yet from this author， and I love everything of hers I've read so far！ Possibly my favorite yet from this author， and I love everything of hers I've read so far！ 。。。more
Tanja Berg
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Lisa Jewell is back to fine form in this yarn。 Teenage mother Tallulah and her boyfriend Zack never return home from a night home。 Kim， Tallulah's mother who had minded her grandson Noah for the night， begins to look for her。 She gets no answers。 A year later， Sophie moves into town， as the head teacher's girlfriend at the school that Tallulah and her friends attended。 Sophie finds a sign in her garden that says "dig here"。 She does， and what she finds sets the case in motion again。This was unex Lisa Jewell is back to fine form in this yarn。 Teenage mother Tallulah and her boyfriend Zack never return home from a night home。 Kim， Tallulah's mother who had minded her grandson Noah for the night， begins to look for her。 She gets no answers。 A year later， Sophie moves into town， as the head teacher's girlfriend at the school that Tallulah and her friends attended。 Sophie finds a sign in her garden that says "dig here"。 She does， and what she finds sets the case in motion again。This was unexpectedly engaging and even tear wrenching at times。 The story that unfolds wasn't anything like I had expected。 。。。more
Maaaaaal
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Solid plot， fun twists， good for a bit of escapism！ I enjoyed this。
Venean
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3。5 rounded up
Lindsay
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It should come as no surprise that Lisa Jewell has done it again！ She has written another amazing thriller that is equal parts twisted， tightly wound thriller and insightful， character driven life lesson story。 I just don't know how she does it！ I used to always say that I didn't like character driven stories， but Lisa Jewell single handedly is the one who changed that for me。 She writes such realistic characters that are going through tough spots in life， and she is able to imbibe so much insig It should come as no surprise that Lisa Jewell has done it again！ She has written another amazing thriller that is equal parts twisted， tightly wound thriller and insightful， character driven life lesson story。 I just don't know how she does it！ I used to always say that I didn't like character driven stories， but Lisa Jewell single handedly is the one who changed that for me。 She writes such realistic characters that are going through tough spots in life， and she is able to imbibe so much insightful reflection about people， relationships， and life into her stories。 Tallulah's reflections of young motherhood in this book really resonated with me and added so much heart to this novel。 The thriller parts of this one were also expertly executed， I was guessing to the end and of course the outcome was so much more complex than I had originally thought， but every last piece of the puzzle fit！ I will say， this might be the first of her books that I did feel lagged just a little in the middle， it was starting to feel slightly redundant， but I still really loved it！ I highly recommend any of her thrillers！Thank you to Atria for sending me a free review copy， all opinions are my own。 。。。more
B。 Morgan
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A fine “whodunnit” from an author at the top of her game。It echoes past mystery masters with its plot turns， such as a hidden medieval passageway （think Enid Blyton， circa 1940s）， and a chief character with a knack for seeing clues others miss （think Christie’s Miss Marple， circa 1950s）。 It also is full of sexual tension （very much circa 2020s）。With two missing young lovers and a baby left at home with his grandmother， the tension builds， clue by clue。 It maintains good pace right to the final c A fine “whodunnit” from an author at the top of her game。It echoes past mystery masters with its plot turns， such as a hidden medieval passageway （think Enid Blyton， circa 1940s）， and a chief character with a knack for seeing clues others miss （think Christie’s Miss Marple， circa 1950s）。 It also is full of sexual tension （very much circa 2020s）。With two missing young lovers and a baby left at home with his grandmother， the tension builds， clue by clue。 It maintains good pace right to the final chapters， where it reaches a satisfying set of conclusions。Yes， it has many handy plot twists and clues that conveniently appear when needed。 But all in all， an entertaining 3。5 star mystery。 。。。more
Liz East
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I have read most of Lisa Jewell's books & loved them - & this one was no exception。 I couldn't put it down。。 a great story。 I have read most of Lisa Jewell's books & loved them - & this one was no exception。 I couldn't put it down。。 a great story。 。。。more
Anne
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