Just Another Missing Person: The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author

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When the book ended, I appreciated and applauded the author's clever twists, but felt that the book's storyline could have been better executed.

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Another masterpiece from the queen of the emotional thriller. This book has one of the best twists I've ever come across. It's a super-smart detective story, a gripping missing-person thriller and a powerful mother-daughter drama, all rolled into one beautiful novel." - Beth O'Leary DCI Julia Day heads up the investigation team into this puzzling case, but if she thinks things are tough and unfathomable now, they’re about to become an absolute nightmare for her! I listened to the audiobook and although the book's full-cast narration was superb, perhaps reading the eb00k was the way to go with this title. Repetition -- oh my gosh, so much repetition of what is in Julia's mind. they also keep asking each other "are you okay", not sure why that was repeated so many times but it irritated me. A stunning, clever and ingeniously plotted thriller with jaw-dropping gasp out loud twists The Sunday ExpressThe first three chapters are good and I really got excited. However, after that most of the time I was like “why does it feel like I am reading a literary fiction?” alternating with “she does overthinks a lot …a LOT for someone who thinks she is super smart”. year-old Olivia is missing. One day and counting. Last seen on CCTV. Julia, the detective is heading the investigation. She thinks she knows how this will go – but… 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. A gasp-inducing twist we wager you won't see coming, a whip-smart, fast-paced plot, this crime thriller will leave you breathless Sunday Post Just Another Missing Person opens with 22-year-old Olivia’s disappearance. We see the case through the eyes of detective Julia, who has a teenage daughter of her own whom she’d do anything to protect. The more Julia dives into this girl’s life, the more she feels her daughter’s long-buried secrets threatening to implode, and Julia wonders if it’s even possible to defend both her badge and her family—or if one of them will have to be sacrificed.

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Dually, within the story, banking so hard to the left that I drove off a cliff, the character identities piled up into a mess. And again, I love identities within identities. So, for me to complain about characters having a multitude of identities and motives (known and unknown)? There is a serious problem. I was with the story for the first half, and then I just… lost. Completely lost. I even tried relistening to chapters, but nope. I couldn’t tell why the reveals mattered or connected (most of them, anyway). Part of me thinks there was just too much story in this story. Gillian McAllister just tried too hard. It seems like just another missing woman case (see what I did there 😂😜) but it's anything but when DCI Julia Day is instructed to frame someone to protect her own secret.

Gillian McAllister’s eighth novel, Just Another Missing Person, is not just another missing person plot. While it includes a typical police procedural plot focused on solving multiple missing person cases, it stands out from all the rest through the incredible humanization of her flawed characters. Just Another Missing Person" was "just another book" that was waaay too disjointed and "all over the place" for my fastidious palate. Because there's a man out there. And his weapon isn't a gun, or a knife: it's a secret. Her worst one. All in all, I would recommend this to fans of Sharon Bolton, Jo Spain, Louisa Scarr, etc. If the overuse of commas will drive you crazy, might I recommend the audio? If you like the kind of thrillers you find on Kindle Unlimited (no shade, but you know what I mean) then maybe you will find this too slow and boring. And if you do, don't say I didn't warn ya! A thriller with depth! These are fully developed characters with the exception of our villain, and although all of the story lines didn’t come together in the end, I enjoyed this too much to care!

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A cleverly crafted, emotional and thought-provoking thriller with one of the best twists I’ve read. Superb' CLAIRE DOUGLAS Julia, is the detective heading up the search for Olivia-but the criminal behind the disappearance has very persuasive weapon-he knows Julia’s biggest secret and her family's safety depends on one thing… If you're looking for an original, intelligent, riveting, deliciously twisty, addictive, and exceptionally well-written thriller, you've found yourself a gem! This is easily one of the top five best thrillers you'll read this year!McAllister’s novel isn’t “just another missing person” story but a twisty exploration of professional and familial responsibility, the anonymity of the internet, and the slippery slope to criminality. Now, keep in mind, Julia Day is a good police officer. She is committed to justice and doing the right thing. She has a spotless reputation. The plot revolves around Olivia, a 22-year-old who disappeared without a trace, leaving behind many inconsistencies that rub Julia, the detective, the wrong way. During the investigation, she encounters a mysterious man who seems familiar, and soon she finds herself facing a difficult decision: to corrupt evidence to protect her family or risk losing her daughter forever by exposing the truth. And what if this case is connected to her past demons, the other missing women cases she still couldn't solve, all leading to her own destiny? Remember how I just said it could have been a half-hour sitcom? Truly that isn’t just because of how the book ended. It should have been a half-hour sitcom because it was so repetitive. And repetitive is always bad, but repetitive confusion? If that isn’t the saltiest salt in the biggest of wounds. Cut down the repetition, and this book would have benefited from being shorter. Hell, maybe it would have been less confusing. #5 The Pacing… What Even Is Pacing?