Missing, Presumed: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (608 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01FY21CXC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 241 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Her home offers few clues: a smattering of blood in the kitchen, her keys and phone left behind, the front door ajar but showing no signs of forced entry. Manon instantly knows that this case will be big - and that every second is crucial to finding Edith alive. As the search widens and press coverage reaches a frenzied pitch, secrets begin to emerge about Edith's tangled love life and her erratic behavior leading up to her disappearance. Edith Hind - a beautiful graduate student at Cambridge University and daughter of the surgeon to the Royal Family - has been missing for nearly 24 hours. Single and distant from her family, she wants a husband and children of her own. Suspenseful and keenly observed, Missing, Presumed is a brilliantly twisting novel of how we seek connect
This could get good There is some really good writing in this book and as press reviewers have mentioned the lead detective is beautifully flawed in the manner of Jane Tennison from Prime Suspect and Denise Mina's Paddy Meehan, though definitely not as compelling yet. If this is the start of a series, it has potential. The architecture of this story though has some major foundational cr. Strong characterizations kept me turning the pages Cathy G. Cole Missing, Presumed is told in the voices of principal characters in alternating chapters: Manon; her partner in the police force, Davy; Edith's friend Helena; Edith's mother Miriam; and one or two chapters from Edith herself. It's a good way to get inside the minds of each character in order to get a clearer picture of what's going on. This is especially true once the. Susan K. Noel said Best In A Long Time. Recently, going through a hard time in my life, I've wanted to read only "thrillers" that would distract me, not "serious" literature. Well, this book is a perfect example of why and how those categories are not so simplistically divided. The writing is really wonderful, a pleasure to read. The plot is engaging and pull you along. It's less "heart-stopping drama" tha