With no clear leads, Manon summons every last bit of her skill and intuition to close the case, and what she discovers will have shocking consequences not just for Edith’s family, but for Manon herself. 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. The investigation starts with Edith’s loved ones: her attentive boyfriend, her reserved best friend, and her patrician parents. Manon instantly knows this case will be big-and that every second is crucial to finding Edith alive. 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. One night, after yet another disastrous Internet date, she turns on her police radio to help herself fall asleep-and receives an alert that sends her to a puzzling crime scene.Įdith Hind-a beautiful graduate student at Cambridge University and daughter of the surgeon to the Royal Family-has been reported missing for nearly twenty-four hours. Single and distant from her family, she wants a husband and children of her own. For readers of Kate Atkinson and Tana French comes a page-turning literary mystery that brings to life the complex and wholly relatable Manon Bradshaw, a strong-willed detective assigned to a high-risk missing persons case.Īt thirty-nine, Manon Bradshaw is a devoted and respected member of the Cambridgeshire police force, and though she loves her job, what she longs for is a personal life.

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