“she is missing, she hasn’t come home, she promised to be here by 2 pm”. The story is told from the point of view of “Thomasine”, Karen (the missing girl's sister), how to protect (her) their mother from the tragedy, the fight to find the truth.
I struggled with the outline of this book, I started the book thinking I was in the present time or at least not many months before, I wasn’t certain what was happening or when it was occurring. Unfortunately, I struggled with this read, I felt there was too much going on at times with the various “stories” incidents or characters.
There were some great twists that had me intrigued and wanting more, on average it was a suspense/thriller. Thank You. C.M. Stephenson, Bloodhound books and Net Galley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for giving an honest review.

When the body of Karen Albright turns up after she has been missing for 27 years her sister Thomasine goes on the hunt to find out who is responsible for her murder and if her disappearance is linked to that of three other girls, who like Karen had just been considered runaways. Her desire to solve the years old case brought her into conflict with her job in the police force as a family liaison officer as she had been told that under no circumstances could she be involved in the investigations.
I found myself feeling a little bit sorry for Thomasine. For years she had lived with the guilt that even at her young age she could have possibly done more to stop her sister from disappearing all those years ago. The events of 1973 had brought around the early death of her father and her mother had effectively shut herself off from her other daughter. The discovery of her remains had further tragic consequences for her family and then to be shut off from the investigations seemed to set her on the path that could cause her problems with her career. Luckily for her the DI in charge of the case seemed more inclined to use the evidence that she uncovered for the good of the case rather than to end her colleague’s career. I got the feeling that the events of the past led her to her eventual career and the hope that she could help others through the traumas she and her family had suffered.
This is the first novel by C.M. Stephenson and In She Lies Hidden, she takes the reader through the events of both the past and the present through the eyes of several different characters to bring the story to its eventual conclusion. I will admit that at the start of the book I was a bit confused as to where the initial character fitted into the story but the further I got into the book the clearer their relevance became. Telling the story from several different viewpoints certainly required me to concentrate at times but despite this I found that like Thomasine I wanted to see the case through to the end and see the murderer pay for their crime.

This book wasn't for me. I found it slow, with a lot of characters to place and very confusing. It sounded like the kind of book that I usually devour but I really struggled to get into it,

Thanks to Bloodhound Books and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased

I really enjoyed this book. I've read several reviews where readers said they had a hard time getting into it, but I didn't feel that way. I wanted to know what happened. I was definitely intrigued by the story line and events that took place over decades. My one criticism - I felt that some of the characters could have been developed a little more; had a little more personality. I would recommend this book. (actual rating would be 3.5/5 if I could)

Thank you #netgalley and #bloodhound books for the eARC.

I found it difficult to get into this book. There were just so many characters and storylines to keep track of. I took notes, but I was still a bit lost. Once it started to come together it wasn’t bad. An average thriller.
A thank you to Bloodhound Books and NetGalley for the ARC.

It was a good read even though it took me minute to get into because it was a bit boring. I did like how the author portray DI Albright will I recommend this book yes because it had some great twists I just tell them to hang in there because although it was a good read I wish it was better.

Unfortunately I didn't get on well with this book. It took me a while to really get into it and by that point I felt a bit restless and bored. Although once it gets going it's quite good and I did like DI Albright too.
I guess I just expected more from this. Yes It was alright in the end, an OK thriller overall, and there were some twists but I doubt it is a book I will remember well.

Really enjoyed this book although I did find it hard to get into the storyline but once in it was a good read full of twists and I liked the way this author writes.

Can recommend this book if you are looking for an exciting page turner.

Karen Albright disappeared one weekend in 1973. Now her remains have been found and it’s up to her sister, now DI Thomasine Albright to tell their mother. She vows to find the man responsible, even as the original investigator takes over the case. Unwilling to let the case get buried again, Thomasine begins working the case on her own and discovers that her sister wasn’t the only girl who disappeared that same weekend. I liked the way the author portrayed Albright as not just a grieving sister, but also an intelligent, determined cop