Everybody knows everybody else in the tiny town of North Falls, something that becomes more than problematic when two teen girls disappear one Fourth of July. For police officer Emmy Clifton, it's particularly personal, as one of the girls is the daughter of her best friend, a girl who wanted to talk to — and then got brushed off by — Emmy in the moments leading up to her disappearance. As the hunt for the girls and their kidnappers ramps up, Emmy's friendship is on the line just as much as the lives of the girls.
This is a page-turner of a mystery/thriller, and I appreciated the multifaceted troubles of the main characters. That said, there's also a sizeable time jump that doesn't just make you question everything you just read; it also resets the plot entirely, back to square one, after 100 pages of investment. Between that and a few inconsistencies that I just couldn't buy (there is NO WAY that tiny of a town required that large of a high school), I had a bit of trouble with this one. However, it is a quick and thrilling read, once you jump those mental hurdles.
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