Missing without trace...
When local woman Deborah goes missing, her colleagues Adrian, Yvonne and Merriel are all left in shock. Gossip around the office begins to swirl – what could have happened to Deborah? Is she dead or alive? And who could be responsible for her disappearance?
Everyone is terrified that they could be next…except the one person who has all the answers. The last person people expect.
Because Deborah is being held captive by a monster, a psychopath. But not a stranger… it’s someone she knows all too well…
I love J.A. Baker's books and Local Girl Missing is no exception. It's so tense it's as taut as a bow string and I couldn't read it fast enough to discover who was behind Deborah's disappearance.
Deborah's colleagues are shocked and distressed when she disappears, but as worried as they are about Deborah, what shocks them just as much is that it could quite easily have been one of them instead. J.A. Baker puts each of the characters under the microscope as the reader delves beneath their skin to see who they really are.
Workplace rivalries and gossiping colleagues help to build up the tension as we get to know the characters and discover what each of them is hiding. If you work full-time, you spend more of your awake time with your colleagues than your family but you never really get to know them. We all have a work persona and it's only when you inadvertently let your guard down that your colleagues might catch a glimpse of the real you.
I can safely say that I did guess who the kidnapper was in Local Girl Missing but only because I suspected every single character at one time or another, so I would've been right at some point. Without giving anything away, I really enjoyed discovering the motivation behind Deborah's abduction; even though it's pretty creepy to think that someone you know could be hiding a very dark secret behind their friendly face.
J.A. Baker's writing is exceptional as she builds up suspense and creates so much suspicion about every character. The tension builds as the reader slowly peels away layer after layer of every character to see what's really underneath.
Tense, suspenseful and compelling, Local Girl Missing is another cracking J.A. Baker novel. I really enjoyed the workplace setting and think J.A. Baker totally nailed it. Recommended.
I received a digital ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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J. A. Baker is a successful psychological thriller writer of numerous books, previously published by Bloodhound. Born and brought up in Middlesbrough, she still lives in the North East, which inspires the settings for her books. Her first title for Boldwood will be published in December 2022.
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