'All the Missing Girls' by Megan Miranda is a psychological thriller that follows Nicolette Farrell as she returns to her hometown to help her father and brother amidst the disappearance of a young woman who is connected to the vanishing of her childhood friend. The story is told in reverse chronological order, creating a unique and suspenseful narrative that keeps readers engaged as they uncover the mysteries surrounding the missing girls and the secrets of the town. delves into themes of relationships, loyalty, and the lengths people will go to protect those they love, all while maintaining a fast-paced and intriguing plot that builds tension until the very end.
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Triggers include themes of abuse, trauma, dementia, and missing persons cases.
Has Romance?
There are romantic elements present, particularly involving Nicolette's past relationships.
From The Publisher:
***A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***
A New York Times Book Review "Editors' Choice"
Entertainment Weekly - Thriller Round-Up
The Wall Street Journal - 5 Killer Books for 2016
Hollywood Reporter - Hot Summer Books…16 Must Reads
"This thriller's all of your fave page-turners (think: Luckiest Girl Alive, The Girl on the Train, Gone Girl) rolled into one." -TheSkimm
"Both [Gillian] Flynn's and Miranda's main characters also reclaim the right of female characters to be more than victim or femme fatale… All the Missing Girls is set to become one of the best books of 2016." -Los Angeles Review of Books
"Extremely interesting…a novel that will probably be called Hitchcockian." -The New York Times Book Review
"Are you paying attention? You'll need to be; this thriller will test your brain with its reverse chronological structure, and it's a page-turner to boot." -Elle
Like the spellbinding psychological suspense in The Girl on the Train and Luckiest Girl Alive, Megan Miranda's novel is a nail-biting, breathtaking story about the disappearances of two young women-a decade apart-told in reverse.
It's been ten years since Nicolette Farrell left her rural hometown after her best friend, Corinne, disappeared from Cooley Ridge without a trace. Back again to tie up loose ends and care for her ailing father, Nic is soon plunged into a shocking drama that reawakens Corinne's case and breaks open old wounds long since stitched.
The decade-old investigation focused on Nic, her brother Daniel, boyfriend Tyler, and Corinne's boyfriend Jackson. Since then, only Nic has left Cooley Ridge. Daniel and his wife, Laura, are expecting a baby; Jackson works at the town bar; and Tyler is dating Annaleise Carter, Nic's younger neighbor and the group's alibi the night Corinne disappeared. Then, within days of Nic's return, Annaleise goes missing.
Told backwards-Day 15 to Day 1-from the time Annaleise goes missing, Nic works to unravel the truth about her younger neighbor's disappearance, revealing shocking truths about her friends, her family, and what really happened to Corinne that night ten years ago.
Like nothing you've ever read before, All the Missing Girls delivers in all the right ways. With twists and turns that lead down dark alleys and dead ends, you may think you're walking a familiar path, but then Megan Miranda turns it all upside down and inside out and leaves us wondering just how far we would be willing to go to protect those we love.
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2.5 stars. I liked the writing just not the backwards format. I had some problems following along. Call me old fashioned but I like the normal format the best, but I would definitely read other books by her if it's not in a backwards format.
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About the Author:
Megan Miranda is the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, The Perfect Stranger, The Last House Guest, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, and The Girl from Widow Hills. She has also written several books for young adults, including Come Find Me, Fragments of the Lost, and The Safest Lies. She grew up in New Jersey, graduated from MIT, and lives in North Carolina with her husband and two children. Follow @MeganLMiranda on Twitter and Instagram, @AuthorMeganMiranda on Facebook, or visit MeganMiranda.com.
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