In a small North Carolina town, high school seniors Nicole Cutty and Megan McDonald disappear from a beach party. Two weeks later, Megan escapes from a bunker in the woods, but Nicole remains missing. One year later, Megan publishes a memoir about her ordeal, though her memory of the captivity is fragmented. Forensic reconstructionist Livia Cutty, Nicole’s older sister, takes a job at the local medical examiner's office to find closure. When a body with ties to Nicole arrives on her autopsy table, Livia and Megan form a reluctant alliance. They follow a trail of secret diaries and hidden social lives to uncover what happened during those missing weeks.
This thriller serves readers who enjoy procedural mysteries centered on forensic science and cold case investigations. It appeals to those interested in the psychological aftermath of abduction and the technical details of pathology. The reader gains a perspective on how trauma affects memory and how small-town social hierarchies can conceal criminal behavior. People read this for the dual timeline structure and the detailed descriptions of evidence collection that eventually link two seemingly separate disappearances through physical clues and behavioral patterns.
Practical, growth-minded and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
