Local Gone Missing
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- Create Date：2022-07-05 10:51:40
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- Author：Fiona Barton
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Summary
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Detective Elise King investigates a man's disappearance in a seaside town where the locals and weekenders are at odds with each other in this suspenseful new novel from the #1 bestselling author of The Widow。
Elise King is a successful and ambitious detective--or she was before a medical leave left her unsure if she'd ever return to work。 She now spends most days watching the growing tensions in her small seaside town of Ebbing--the weekenders renovating old bungalows into luxury homes， and the locals resentful of the changes。
Elise can only guess what really happens behind closed doors。 But Dee Eastwood， her house cleaner， often knows。 She's an invisible presence in many of the houses in town， but she sees and hears everything。
The conflicts boil over when a newcomer wants to put the town on the map with a giant music festival， and two teenagers overdose on drugs。 When a man disappears the first night of the festival， Elise is drawn back into her detective work and starts digging for answers。 Ebbing is a small town， but it's full of secrets and hidden connections that run deeper and darker than Elise could have ever imagined。
Detective Elise King investigates a man's disappearance in a seaside town where the locals and weekenders are at odds with each other in this suspenseful new novel from the #1 bestselling author of The Widow。
Elise King is a successful and ambitious detective--or she was before a medical leave left her unsure if she'd ever return to work。 She now spends most days watching the growing tensions in her small seaside town of Ebbing--the weekenders renovating old bungalows into luxury homes， and the locals resentful of the changes。
Elise can only guess what really happens behind closed doors。 But Dee Eastwood， her house cleaner， often knows。 She's an invisible presence in many of the houses in town， but she sees and hears everything。
The conflicts boil over when a newcomer wants to put the town on the map with a giant music festival， and two teenagers overdose on drugs。 When a man disappears the first night of the festival， Elise is drawn back into her detective work and starts digging for answers。 Ebbing is a small town， but it's full of secrets and hidden connections that run deeper and darker than Elise could have ever imagined。
Reviews
Katie
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3。5*
Anna
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A thank you to Netgalley for sharing the ARC in exchange for an honest review。I'll start with this: I have enjoyed Barton previous books and won't hesistate to reach for another。 That said， I can't say that I enjoyed this one overall and am a little disappointed by it。 The story itself is promising and while the execution isn't bad， there's something a bit disjointed about it and most characters remain two dimensional rather than being fully fleshed out， which makes it hard not only to connect w A thank you to Netgalley for sharing the ARC in exchange for an honest review。I'll start with this: I have enjoyed Barton previous books and won't hesistate to reach for another。 That said， I can't say that I enjoyed this one overall and am a little disappointed by it。 The story itself is promising and while the execution isn't bad， there's something a bit disjointed about it and most characters remain two dimensional rather than being fully fleshed out， which makes it hard not only to connect with them， but the book itself。 。。。more
Francine
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Kept my interest but there were a lot of characters and I kept getting confused。
Linda
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3。5 Good plot， but I rushed to the end as I got restless to see "who done it。" 3。5 Good plot， but I rushed to the end as I got restless to see "who done it。" 。。。more
Kathy
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I have read and loved the author’s 3 previous books。 This one was good but could not match the others。 I was always surprised at the plot turns in the first 3 books。I figured this one out very quickly。 Still she writes a good story， worth reading with very good characterization。 I wonder if Elise will start a new series。
Janelle
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3。5
cdundas
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I've read Barton's first three novels， "The Widow，" "The Child" and "The Suspect" which featured investigative journalist Kate Waters。 Loved them all。 Local Gone Missing's main character is a detective inspector， Elise King。 It takes place in a quiet seaside village in England， but appearances can be deceiving。 Throw in the conflict between the locals and newcomers， and you've got a well plotted， twisty read。 Great cast of characters。 I especially loved reading the interactions between Elise and I've read Barton's first three novels， "The Widow，" "The Child" and "The Suspect" which featured investigative journalist Kate Waters。 Loved them all。 Local Gone Missing's main character is a detective inspector， Elise King。 It takes place in a quiet seaside village in England， but appearances can be deceiving。 Throw in the conflict between the locals and newcomers， and you've got a well plotted， twisty read。 Great cast of characters。 I especially loved reading the interactions between Elise and the librarian/amateur sleuth， Ronnie， who insists on helping her solve the mystery。 。。。more
Terri
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Loved this book and I love this author。 I hope she continues with DI King。 I would highly recommend this book！！
Virginia Searles
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When reading this one you have to pay attention to the plot。 There are quite a lot of characters， and at first I found myself flipping back to figure out who is who， but if you stick with it， it’s really a good read with lots of twists and turns。 You have to follow the threads。
Kelly Holland
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I really enjoyed this one。 It's a clever mix of crime and thriller。 The small town setting was reminiscent of Midsomer Murders and I thought Elise King as the main detective was a brilliant character。The story is told from multiple viewpoints and has a dual timeline。 Despite the many characters and the jumping between past and present the story flowed really naturally and didn't cause any confusion。There are lots of twists and turns， some I saw coming and others I didn't but it's all pulled toge I really enjoyed this one。 It's a clever mix of crime and thriller。 The small town setting was reminiscent of Midsomer Murders and I thought Elise King as the main detective was a brilliant character。The story is told from multiple viewpoints and has a dual timeline。 Despite the many characters and the jumping between past and present the story flowed really naturally and didn't cause any confusion。There are lots of twists and turns， some I saw coming and others I didn't but it's all pulled together really well at the end with no loose ends！I'm hoping this is the start of a DI King series， if so I'll definitely be reading！🌟🌟🌟🌟 from me。 。。。more
Gail M
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A lot of people to keep track of。 Not memorable。
Kathleen
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Charlie Perry is deeply in debt to Wadham Manor， the expensive care home where his daughter， Birdie Nightingale， has lived ever since a burglary left her boyfriend dead and left her blind and brain-damaged。 DI Elise King， still recovering from cancer surgery， is near at hand when Charlie is declared to be missing by his wife Pauline。 She is soon back on the job and assigned his case。 Is he doing a ‘runner’？ Or have his schemes to get out of debt finally caught up with him？Barton includes a multi Charlie Perry is deeply in debt to Wadham Manor， the expensive care home where his daughter， Birdie Nightingale， has lived ever since a burglary left her boyfriend dead and left her blind and brain-damaged。 DI Elise King， still recovering from cancer surgery， is near at hand when Charlie is declared to be missing by his wife Pauline。 She is soon back on the job and assigned his case。 Is he doing a ‘runner’？ Or have his schemes to get out of debt finally caught up with him？Barton includes a multitude of characters and moves the POV among them。 It is a twisty tale and DI Elise King has to uncover a number of the community’s secrets to solve the case。 Enjoy！ 。。。more
Lisa
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Marking so I don’t forget。 Listened for 3 hours。 Way too boring and I just don’t want to listen anymore unfortunately。 DNF
Lisa
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I enjoyed this。 Written in the same style as her other books， which may not appeal to everybody。 Several threads run through this， and lives are picked apart and long forgotten secrets revealed。 A good read。
Leslie
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I agree with another review， I liked the chapters that focused on the detective。 The rest was just confusing and not really very engaging。 Great audio though。 2。5
Ashley Ferrell
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I usually love this author but this one fell flat for me。 Her others are really good。
Tracy Greer- Hansen
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This was disappointing and forgettable。 Very convoluted and so many characters that at times I had to stop reading and ask myself if I actually knew the character they were referring to。 I’m fact， I am not even sure if I fully understood the entire plot but I am not interested enough to find out and do a re-read。 Not for me but may be for others。
Teresa
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~ 2。5 Stars ~
Sue
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I really get tired of back and forth in time books these days。。 especially when it gets bogged down with characters that may or may not be important to the story… and that’s where I lost my interest in this book。
Kim
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It was OK， readable。 Enjoyed the last 100 pages more than the first 200 or so。 Not as good as I remember her previous novels to be。 However， it had believable twists and turns and the main character， Elise， a cop just getting off leave， was nicely drawn。
Patty
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This was way too long and way too convoluted。 I wasn't even sure what the story was for awhile。 Festival， Dead Guy， Cleaning Lady？ I also had trouble keeping the two time lines straight as the characters were hard to differentiate。 On a side note， I have read books set in England before that have characters starting their sentences with "Er。。" Maybe that is a real thing but it is annoying to read。 This was way too long and way too convoluted。 I wasn't even sure what the story was for awhile。 Festival， Dead Guy， Cleaning Lady？ I also had trouble keeping the two time lines straight as the characters were hard to differentiate。 On a side note， I have read books set in England before that have characters starting their sentences with "Er。。" Maybe that is a real thing but it is annoying to read。 。。。more
Valerie
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Not my favorite book by Ms。 Barton about a detective in a small seaside town where bad things are happening。 The story was confusing and didn't flow properly。 Not my favorite book by Ms。 Barton about a detective in a small seaside town where bad things are happening。 The story was confusing and didn't flow properly。 。。。more
Reader57
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Like reading an episode of a BBC mystery series。 I have to wonder if Barton is not too keen on men。 Almost all the ones in this story are a waste of space。
Rhona
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Solid 3。5 - very good cottage read。
Suzanne
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I have read several books by Fiona Barton and have enjoyed them all。 Her books are a procedural type in that the story line and resolving the mystery follow a set path。 Less graphic than most mysteries。
Liz （Quirky Cat）
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tI enjoyed Fiona Barton's The Child， so I knew I had to grab Local Gone Missing when I saw it available。 You guys know I can't pass up a good thriller！tElise has always been an ambitious person。 She had high hopes for her career as a detective， but her medical leave is forcing her to take a step back from that life。 Now she's not sure if she'll ever return。 Funny how that happens。tThankfully， the drama of her small town is enough to keep her mind away from the work she may have left behind forev tI enjoyed Fiona Barton's The Child， so I knew I had to grab Local Gone Missing when I saw it available。 You guys know I can't pass up a good thriller！tElise has always been an ambitious person。 She had high hopes for her career as a detective， but her medical leave is forcing her to take a step back from that life。 Now she's not sure if she'll ever return。 Funny how that happens。tThankfully， the drama of her small town is enough to keep her mind away from the work she may have left behind forever。 The small town is being transformed as those with the money grab up land and build luxury houses – much to the chagrin of the locals。tRight away， I found myself hook on Elise's story。 I think we've all been there – having something we care about so much， only to think that it may be lost forever。 This very human concern made for a solid foundation in Local Gone Missing。tWhich is exactly what this mystery needed。 It took a little longer to get into the intrigue of what was happening in town and even longer for me to put all the puzzle pieces together。 Neither fact is a bad thing， merely a statement。 However， I think the story's core could have used some more fine-tuning before things were said and done。tThe thing I enjoyed the most about Local Gone Missing had to be the characters。 There are several characters， all of whom are very different from one another。 They nearly make up for any other complaints I have about this book and kept me invested until the end。tThanks to Berkley Books and #NetGalley for making this book available for review。 All opinions expressed are my own。 Read more reviews over at Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks 。。。more
Kelly Dyer
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3。5
chantalsbookstuff
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The first few chapters was really good and then I kept feeling confused and lost。 I think it might have had too many points of view。 The storyline did seem good， but this one was just not for me。
Ginny Kavanagh
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Elise is a police detective on leave while recovering from breast cancer。 She is anxious to get back to work， yet a bit afraid to leave the safety of her seaside home。 She watches life go on outside her window。 The local residents become familiar。 She is impressed with the kindness shown his neighbors by Charlie Perry， a 70ish gentleman who seems universally well-liked。 When he inexplicably goes missing， her nosy but well-meaning neighbor Ronnie urges Elise to investigate。 Ronnie is thrilled to Elise is a police detective on leave while recovering from breast cancer。 She is anxious to get back to work， yet a bit afraid to leave the safety of her seaside home。 She watches life go on outside her window。 The local residents become familiar。 She is impressed with the kindness shown his neighbors by Charlie Perry， a 70ish gentleman who seems universally well-liked。 When he inexplicably goes missing， her nosy but well-meaning neighbor Ronnie urges Elise to investigate。 Ronnie is thrilled to play Watson to Elise’s Sherlock Holmes。Dee is a cleaner who has the keys to many local homes and can move about the town without drawing much notice。 In fact she is a cleaner for both Elise and Charlie Perry and his wife Pauline。 She knows all about Pauline Perry’s dalliance with the gardener。 She knows a lot of secrets。 She knows more about Charlie than anyone else in town seems to。 Charlie Perry is an enigma。 Is he the nice guy he seems to be or is there a dark side？ His wife Pauline is a shrew， constantly denigrating her husband。 We know she is having an affair with the gardener。 Meanwhile poor Charlie has a grown daughter who is brain damaged to the extent she needs to be in a care home。 He loves his daughter。 Pauline is not Birdie’s mother and she resents the money Charlie spends on her care。 And Charlie has major money problems。 The story bounces backward and forward in time from the characters’ various points of view。 It was difficult， at first， for my Covid-fogged brain to follow。 The author eventually ties all the loose ends together in this part cozy， part police procedural tale。 It kept my interest。 4 stars。 。。。more
Karan
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3+
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