Missing, Presumed
Susie Steiner
A
gripping tale about Edith, a missing Cambridge post graduate student
and the detective, Manon Bradshaw conducting the search to find her.
Edith is discovered missing by her boyfriend and the police pull out
all the stops to try and locate her. But there are few leads and when
another body is discovered nearby, the police wonder whether it could
be tied to Edith's disappearance. If not, it may just be more case
work for Manon and her team.
I found
this book hard to put down, it's such a page turner. All of the
characters were well portrayed, giving the reader insight into their
work and private lives. As a result, there was a very good connection
to each person in the story. Manon the main female character, has
the right amount of drive as a police officer as well as complex
personal life which lets readers connect with her. I especially like
the development of all the characters throughout the story. I didn't
feel that they were flat or uninteresting in anyway.
The
structure of the story works well as chapters alternate between
characters letting the reader see all sides of the story, the police
procedural on one hand and the family drama on the other. Best of
all, it was full of suspense as well as being unpredictable.
Thanks
to Random House for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an
honest review.
I much prefer mysteries that take time to create fully believable characters so Missing, Presumed sounds like one I would enjoy. Thank you for sharing your review :-)
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