BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED

by LISA GARDNER

My Rating: ★★★★

Frankie Elkin is an average middle-aged woman with more regrets than belongings who spends her life doing what no one else will: searching for missing people the world has stopped looking for.

When the police have given up, when the public no longer remembers, when the media has never paid attention, Frankie starts looking.

A new case brings Frankie to Mattapan, a Boston neighborhood with a rough reputation. She is searching for Angelique Badeau, a Haitian teenager who vanished from her high school months earlier. Resistance from the Boston PD and the victim's wary family tells Frankie she's on her own. And she soon learns she's asking questions someone doesn't want answered.

But Frankie will stop at nothing to discover the truth, even if it means the next person to go missing will be her.

The minute I read the premise of the book; I just couldn’t wait to read it. It was so intriguing.

Once I started reading it, I was engaged right till the end. The plot had everything to make it an excellent read.

I loved the main character, Frankie’s story. The work she does is so amazing. By doing what she does, she manages to give hope to those families of the missing people. Her dealing with her addiction is inspiring. And her investigation was meticulous and fearless.

The supporting characters were also good especially Frankie's co-workers and Detective Lotham. The suspense was maintained throughout the book, and the constant discoveries and twists made the plot interesting

I really do hope this is turns into a series, because I do want to read more of Frankie.

Thank You NetGalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone for this ARC!