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2000s: A missing child, a distraught mother, a mystery which needs solving fast.
The Missing Child
What you need to know before your trail
Six-year-old Lola Jade Harper is taken from her bedroom. Her mother is distraught. She is convinced her estranged husband, Gavin Harper, has abducted their daughter.
Detective Rachel Prince is leading the investigation but is soon out of her depth as she searches for the most high-profile missing child in the country. To uncover the truth about Lola’s disappearance, Rachel must untangle the Harper family’s complicated web of secrets and lies.
As the case progresses, the body of a local woman is found. The death at first seems unrelated, until a trail of social media posts lead Rachel to a chilling discovery.
And then another little girl is taken…
With growing pressure from the public and the appearance of someone from her past she’d rather forget, will Rachel be able to solve the connection between the two missing children and the murder – before it’s too late?
Travel Guide
East Well in Surrey
A fictional place and the crime scene in the novel as this is where the little girl goes missing from at the start of the book. the family live in Willow Way, EastWell and it’s from this address where the whole investigation starts. Surrey is leafy, calm, peaceful and not the place you’d expect little girls to go missing the characters suggest.
London
The action moves to London as we meet Rachel going about her work with the National Crime Agency. Back and forth from here she goes on a remake of “Planes, trains and automobiles as she calls it”
Spain, Portugal
A visit over to Spain, to the Costa Blanca resort of Torrevieja where the case takes a very twisted turn. Flying in from Murcia airport, the investigation leads them to a disco, an expat haven of those who have escaped the British rain, and then the trail leads them to the Algarve. Some very close similarities to cases in the real life news?
Booktrailer Review
Susan: @thebooktrailer
Well hello Rachel Prince. What a breath of fresh air you are! She needs to eat more though, as I worried for her during the investigation and she must be attractive as she’s very popular! Nothing gets in her way of getting to the crux of the investigation though which I did admire about her.
The story of a missing child starts one way and before you know it, lands in very different territory! There’s a bit of a trail too from London, Surrey, Spain and Portugal which is a nice change and at times it did feel very close to a certain case of a real life missing girl from the Algarve.
What stands out for me here is the banter between DI Rachel Prince and DS Mark Brickall. Humour when you need it most. They’ve got a lot of their plate after all. The destination isn’t a total surprise but the ride there is worth it!
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Missing Child
Destination: Surrey, London, Torrevieja, Albufeira Author/Guide: Alison James Departure Time: 2000s
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