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Local Girl Missing

By: Claire Douglas
Narrated by: Hannah Murray, Emilia Fox
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From the best-selling author of The Sisters comes this twisty, haunting thriller about two best friends, corrosive jealousy, and dark secrets - perfect for fans of The Widow and Luckiest Girl Alive.

Someone knows where she is.

The old Victorian pier was a thing of beauty until it was allowed to decay. It was where the youth of Oldcliffe-on-Sea would go to hang out. It's also where 21-year-old Sophie Collier disappeared 18 years ago. Francesca Howe, known as Frankie, was Sophie's best friend, and even now she is haunted by the mystery of what happened to her.

When Frankie gets a call from Sophie's brother, Daniel, informing her that human remains have been found washed up nearby, she immediately wonders if it could be Sophie and returns to her old hometown to try to find closure. Now an editor at a local newspaper, Daniel believes that Sophie was terrified of someone and that her death was the result of foul play rather than "death by misadventure", as the police claim.

Daniel arranges a holiday rental for Frankie that overlooks the pier where Sophie disappeared. In the middle of winter and out of season, Frankie feels isolated and unnerved, especially when she is out on the pier late one night and catches a glimpse of a woman who looks like Sophie. Is the pier really haunted, as they joked all those years ago? Could she really be seeing her friend's ghost? And what actually happened to her best friend all those years ago?

Harrowing, electrifying, and thoroughly compelling, Local Girl Missing showcases once again best-selling author Claire Douglas' extraordinary storytelling talent.

©2017 Claire Douglas (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers
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amazing! must read

Love this book so much!!! The ending was such a holy shit is this happening ending!

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Kept me interested

It was full of twists, love the caracteres . One of the best books I listened in a long time

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Loved the ending

I loved this book. The characters had depth and the plot was paced well. So many twists and turns, and the ending tied it all up with a satisfying bow.

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Easy read

Good book, took a chance in the buy one get one. Great story, definitely didn’t see the ending coming.

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Great performance and storyline!

Fantastic voice actors, and a story that kept me on my toes the whole time. I truly couldn’t guess where this one was going until the very very end! I think I have found a new favorite author.

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WOW! This was a great story and narration was great too. Kept my attention. Often endings seem flat or rushed but this had a great beginning, middle and end!

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Held my interest, I figured out what was going on about halfway thru, it was good but it wasn’t great.

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Excellent!

No spoilers!
Frankie’s best friend Sophie had disappeared in their youth mysteriously. No one has ever uncovered her body or any clues.
When human remains wash ashore the family can finally put it to rest , except Sophie’s brother who calls Frankie out of the blue.
He needs her help to bring closure.
Returning to her childhood hometown.
Frankie feels like everyone is a suspect
afraid that she will ask the wrong question to the wrong person. Very soon she begins receiving threats to scare her away.

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Many twist and turns

I’ve never read anything from this author and really enjoyed. Narration was excellent. I will seek out more of her books.

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Slowish story with Super Ending

I found that the story itself dragged on a bit. I think Sophie's narration was flat. The rest of the characters weren't particularly interesting. The ending did make up for it, though. I have to say that I didn't see this coming and the ending was very well written. I'd recommend.

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