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Missing

A totally unputdownable, gripping psychological thriller from Ruby Speechley

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Missing

By: Ruby Speechley
Narrated by: Mira Dovreni
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An unputdownable novel full of suspense and secrets from top 30 bestselling author Ruby Speechley

Perfect for fans of Shari Lapena, Alice Feeney and Lisa Jewell.

Single mum Ellie is shown a missing person post on Facebook. It’s of her three-year-old son, Tyler… But he’s right there, holding her hand.

Surely this is some kind of prank – she knows her friend Louise can go too far with her jokes sometimes. And Ellie is used to the other mums gossiping at the school gates…

But now the other parents are questioning whether Tyler is really her child.

Ellie does everything she can to prove the post is fake, but the longer it goes on she knows it is malicious. Who would do this to her? And why?

It could be her ex, Darren, but deep down she knows it must be linked to what happened all those years ago – the night she’s been doing her best to forget…

All she knows is that she has to keep her son safe – no matter what.

Praise for Ruby Speechley:

‘Secrets, lies and betrayal, this book has the lot! It kept me up way later than I intended racing through to the end and what an ending it was!’ Rona Halsall

'immensely readable and hugely entertaining - so compelling that I read it in a matter of hours' Fiona Mitchell

'A very tense situational thriller that had me guessing right up to the end. I loved it!' Dawn Goodwin

'A page-turning thriller with a shocking and original conclusion. Mesmerising.' Catherine Cooper

'A great take on the missing child narrative and a total page turner - I simply HAD to know what had happened.' S E Lynes

'A twisty page-turner of a novel that kept me guessing until the very end!' Mandy Byatt

'A brilliant read. Such an anxiety-inducing, suspenseful domestic thriller!' Alice Hunter

'A compelling and original page-turner!' Roz Watkins

'A talent to watch' Sam Blake

'...any parents' worst nightmare, a twisty domestic thriller with an ending that will take your breath away' S. A. Harris

‘A fantastic, fast-paced novel with at its heart the strained relationship between a loving mother and her wayward teenage son. Unpredictable and unputdownable.’ Diane Jeffrey

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There is a half decent story in here but the writing is so simplistic that it doesn’t do it justice.

Well performed but

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I’m not really sure why this book is called “Missing” when nobody is missing. For me, it didn’t really turn out to be the story I thought it would be and I found the main character frustrating at best. Not great.

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Narration dreadful. Everything is a gush of breath - from birthday treats to rape! A simple story bulked out by unnecessary descriptions and unrealistic responses!

Dreadful

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