I’ve always enjoyed Lisa Jewell books and this was no exception.
I was absolutely hooked from the beginning.

The characters were all intriguing and I couldn’t begin to imagine how Kim coped.
There were so many twists and turns and I loved every second of this book.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone for the opportunity to read an advance copy in return for my honest review.

I love Lisa Jewell’s writing, having read most of her books. An author you can always rely on to weave a good plot.

The story is told from multiple points of view with a dual timeline. 2017 - Tallulah if leaving her one year old son with her mum, Kim, and is going out for a date with her boyfriend, Zachary. When Kim wakes the following morning they still aren’t home. After calling round she finds out that the couple left the bar to go to a pool party at a house through the woods that surrounded the bar. They were never seen again. What could have happened?

2019- Sophie a cozy mystery author moves with her boyfriend to a cottage near a boarding school where he is the head teacher. The cottage is near the school, but is surrounded by the woods. When leaving her garden one day Sophie sees a note as she is locking the fence to the wilderness, the note is pinned to the fence and reads DIG HERE with an arrow pointing down.

This is a gripping read, the timelines and points of view are easy to follow and as each chapter ends you are left hanging needing to read the next one, each time you think I will just read another chapter you get caught up and can’t put the book down if you do, you can’t stop thinking about where the story is going to go next. This wasn’t as dark as I had expected it to be, but it certainly kept you reading and hooked, with a few surprises added to keep you guessing.

If you are a Lisa Jewell fan you certainly won’t be disappointed, if you haven’t read any of her books then get started now with this one. A very satisfying mystery, from a writer who knows how to tie up all loose ends in a very satisfactory manner.

I would like to thank #netgalley and #RandomhouseUK Cornerstone for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest, fair and unbiased review.

Lisa Jewell has done it again with another gripping thriller of a read, The Night She Disappeared. I am fairly new to Lisa’s writing and having only read two of her books before this one, I am in awe of her writing. Not only does Lisa tell a good tale, but the way she constructs it and places each element – giving you enough and leaving little clues that you kind of know mean something, and puts them all together is seamless. And as each moment of the story is paced perfectly you are given insight to how genius her writing is.

So what’s got me gushing about this particular story? Let me give you a brief overview…

In midsummer in 2017 teenage mum Talullah sends a text message to her mother while she is out with her boyfriend, staying she’s met up with some friends from college and been invited her back to their home, a hodge podge of a building named Dark Place. All is well until the couple don’t return. They have disappeared without a trace. Talullah’s mum Kim is frantic with worry as the young parents would never leave their son. Others along with police believe the young couple have run off, taking a break from parenting or even eloped. But Kim doesn’t think so and is desperate to find out just what happened to her daughter.

Move forward to 2018 and Sophie and her boyfriend have moved into the head teacher accommodation at a boarding school where he has achieved the position of Head Teacher. Sophie is a writer so the move wasn’t difficult for her but she does miss life in the city at times. What will she do with her time here? She knows she needs to make an effort but with her boyfriend working long hours and Sophie not being able to concentrate on her latest novel she looks for other things to do. Sophie’s curiosity get the better of her when one day as she is walking the grounds of the accommodation she finds a sign tied to a fence stating ‘dig here.’ What Sophie discovers leads her to opening up the mystery of the disappearing couple in 2017.

The story moves back and forth from 2017 to 2018, from Tallullah and Sophie. We have an array of suspicious characters who all have flaws adding to the mystery of this story. Secrets and revelations are in abundance and as the story moves on throughout the novel we are treated to some interesting and disturbing events.

Another new author for me & I ask myself - why has it taken so long to read a Lisa Jewell book?
This is a cracking read - the blurb doesn’t really do it justice. Briefly, there are two main timelines & three main characters. 2018 & 2017, Tallulah & her boyfriend Zach, & Scarlett.
In 2017, Tallulah & Zach go for a date night & Tallulah’s mum, Kim, looks after their baby son. They don’t return. Kim is convinced something has happened to them & does some investigating, discovering that they ended up at a party hosted by Scarlett.
Fast forward to 2018, Sophie & her partner, Shaun, move to the same small village as Kim. Shaun is the new headteacher of a private boarding school & Sophie is a cosy crime writer. She goes for a wander when they first move in & discovers a sign nailed to a fence ‘Dig here’ with an arrow pointing downwards. This sparks her imagination & inner detective; she too starts investigating.
Nothing in this book is straightforward. My heart strings were pulled by baby Noah & I really didn’t like Scarlett as soon as she appeared. The narrative weaves between the timelines & the characters; there is also a sub-plot but I just found that a distraction.
A well written, fast paced story & I highly recommend this book.

My thanks to NetGalley & the publisher for an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest & unbiased review.

Thank you to #NetGalley and #Cornerstone for allowing me to read #TheNightSheDisappeared by #LisaJewell.
When you pick up a Lisa Jewell book, you know you’re not going to put it down before it’s finished.
Teenage mum Tallulah is on a date night with while her mother is watching her son Noah.
Meeting friends in the pub Tallulah and Zach go to a pool party at one of their houses.
Then nothing, Tallulah and Zach disappear.
A year later new people move into the village and find a sign outside their garden gate. “Dig Here”

Really enjoyed this twisty, fast-paced thriller by the excellent Lisa Jewell. This author knows how to write an interesting plot, develop complex characters, and weave in twists and turns all while writing in different timeframes which at first appear unrelated but which come together in a satisfying ending. Kept me guessing throughout. You really can’t go wrong with a Lisa Jewell novel. 5 stars! The Night She Disappeared is out on July 22.

Thanks to Random House UK and Netgalley for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

Oh this really was a good read. Lisa Jewell always writes a good book and this was no different. Although it just might have been even better than usual. I've just spent an entire Sunday sitting in the garden with breakfast, then lunch, then afternoon coffee and then a glass of wine as I couldn't put my kindle down. I've rushed to finish so I can at least feed my husband some dinner!! Combining a world of privilege with a more normal, down to earth village, involving teenage parents, young people exploring their sexuality, a private boarding school, a mum who knows her daughter wouldn't leave her own baby son and bringing it all together a crime novelist who moves to the area. I had no clue what the outcome was going to be, whether Tallulah and Zach were dead or alive, right until the truth was revealed. Shocking and twisted, Lisa Jewell has another hit on her hands. #netgalley #thenightshedisappeared

Thank you Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

If you're a fan of Lisa Jewell's books then you will definitley love her latest novel. I absolutely love The Family Upstairs and rave about how it is my favourite one by her, but now I think I have a new favourite! Like many of her books it's definitely bingeworthy and one that I struggled to put down because I just had to know what was going to happen!

19 year old Tallulah and her boyfriend are going on a much needed baby free date. They dote on their baby but they need a night off as many parents do. Her mother Kim agrees to babysit for the young parents and waves them off as they leave for the local pub. But as it gets later and later Kim becomes concerned, they haven't come back yet. And as night turns into morning she is terrified as to what could have happened to her daughter. She knows she would never willingly leave behind her son for that long. But they never return.

Fast forward over a year later detective novelist Sophie sees a sign in the woods that seems familiar.... dig here.

Little does she know her curiosity to follow the signs instructions opens up the cold case into Tallulah and her boyfriend's disappearance and with it all the dark secrets that were buried. But someone knows the truth, and Sophie is about to unearth a secret that sets it all into motion.

Told from multiple timeline POV's you slowly discover what really happened that night. A really interesting who-dunnit that will keep you turning the pages for each sordid detail.

Initially I found it hard to get into this novel, but once I did I was hooked. It is the kind of book that you wake up thinking about, wondering what will happen next.

It is set in both 2017, when a young couple disappear, leaving behind their small son and 2019, when the author of detective novels moves the area and uncovers a clue to their disappearance which draws her into trying to solve the mystery. We see the anguish of the missing girl's mother, as well as her frustration at having her life curtailed by having to bring up her grandson single-handed, much as she loves him. There are a lot of red herrings and unfolding relationships along the way, all handled brilliantly by Jewell.

A gripping read. Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a review copy.

The story is centred around the disappearance of 19 year old Tallulah and her boyfriend Zach told from several different points of views and timelines that work really well to give the full picture of the story as it unfolds.

Kim Tallulah's mum is literally left holding the baby whilst fighting to know what happened to her daughter knowing she'd never abandon her baby son Noah.

A story full of complex relationships that draws you in from the beginning only to take you deeper and deeper as the story develops.

A suspenseful emotive read.

Another brilliant book from Lisa Jewell.
This is a great story that will definitely have you racing through the pages to find out what happened to Tallulah and Zach.
Tallulah is at college and lives with her mum, her boyfriend Zach and their baby, Noah.
We find out that Tallulah and Zach have not come home after a rare night out together and Kim is beside herself with worry.
People are telling her that she just wanted some space but Kim knows her daughter is devoted to her son, and would never just disappear.
The Police look into the disappearance but don’t get anywhere, but Kim won’t give up.
A year later Shaun and Sophie move into a house nearby when he takes on the head teacher role. Sophie spots an unusual piece of cardboard on the fence which simply says, ‘Dig here.’ What she finds leads her to start investigating the disappearance of Tallulah and Zach.
Kim is still in touch with the Detective on the case and it’s reopened following the new information.
This is a gripping mystery thriller that has chapters from then and now and I loved the way it all pulled together to create a very cleverly written thriller.
I highly recommend this book.
Thanks to Random House UK and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

This was a gripping book that kept me hooked. It had a good few twists in it that kept me intrigued from start to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and would recommend it to others

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House UK and Lisa Jewell for an ARC in return for an honest review.

Lisa Jewell is back with a bang. This book had me gripped from the get go. I found this really easy to read and the characters either loveable or creepy. This is a really satisfying thriller. No questions are left unanswered and it’s done in the Lisa Jewell style that we all love. This book had me hooked! It’ll be the sell out of the summer.

I started reading this book late one night and didn’t want to put it down. The following day I picked it up again at about 14% and literally didn’t put it down.

This is a fabulous thriller which centres around the disappearance of Tallulah and her on/off boyfriend Zach who is also father of he young son Noah. Tallulah is an intelligent young lady who got pregnant very young but who is loving motherhood and trying to complete her studies to ensure a good future for her and Noah. Tallulah & Zach go for a night out but never return. Tallulah’s mother insists that she hasn’t run away and wouldn’t leave her son deliberately.

Over a year later as a new head teacher and his girlfriend move into the house allocated at a local private school, small clues relating to the missing person investigation start appearing and the case is reopened.

I needed to know what happened to the two youngsters and literally turned the pages as quickly as I could. The story just got better and better and came to a superb and brilliant ending! Definitely a page turner.

Lisa Jewell delivers a story filled with lies, manipulations, secrets and some unnerving revelations, which had me pulled in from the start. It’s a good psychological thriller and having read a Lisa Jewell novel sometime ago, it feels that she just gets better and better at the delivery.

A young couple, Tullulah and Zach leave their baby in the care of Kim, Tullulah’s mother. They do not return as expected and soon Kim is reporting them missing but there appears to be no trace of what happened to them. Months later Sophie moves to the town as she begins a new phase of her life but soon finds herself embroiled in the mystery of the missing couple. The dual timeline plays well with the growing suspense of what happened and combined with a large cast of interesting characters, this novel delivers a well thought out story.

In 2017 teenage mum Tallulah goes out for a date but never returns home. Over a year later, whilst exploring the woods behind a boarding school, Sophie finds a sign stating 'dig here'.

I am a huge fan of Lisa Jewell's thrillers so this was such a highly anticipated read for me. I am so pleased to say that this book didn't disappoint me! I love Jewell's fantastic writing style, she had me gripped from the very beginning and as the plot developed it became so fast paced that I read the last half of the book in one day. Jewell writes from multiple characters points of view and from 2017 to present day which really added to the tension and chilling atmosphere of the plot. I did think that I had the plot all figured out due to Jewell including some clever red herrings but I was pleased that the ending was unpredictable.

I definitely recommend that you read this book as it is currently one of my favourite thrillers of 2021! In my opinion this book is perfect for anyone wanting a well written, fast paced and unpredictable thriller.

A huge thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House UK for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest and unedited feedback.

I would say that this is Lisa's best yet.
It had me gripped from page one.
Told in 3 different time lines from 3 different perspectives we are given tantalising bits of information on the disappearance of Zach and Tallulah.
They are parents of one year old Noah and Tallulah's mum Kim doesn't believe they would go to a party and never return to their adored son.
This was impossible to put down. I really wanted to find out what happened that night.
There are some really unlikeable characters namely Zach's parents who didn't seem to care that their son was missing.
Poor Kim distraught having to bring up Noah who tests her patience.
I really liked Dom, I thought he was really supportive of Kim and very caring.
Thanks to Netgalley and Random House uk for the ARC in return for an honest review.

The Night she disappeared tell the story following teenage mum Talulah going missing. Told from multiple POV and timelines.
We follow Kim, Talulah’s mum, after she wakes up to find her daughter didn’t return home from a night out with Zach, father of her baby Noah. Talulah would not leave her baby willingly of that Kim is sure, she is worried something bad has happened, where are they both?
We also follow Tallulah’s story in the months leading up to her going missing and we also follow mystery writer Sophia who moves into a cottage alongside the woods where the teenagers went missing 15months after their disappearance. We follow her story as she finds clues which lead her to Kim and helping her to solve the mystery of the missing teenagers
I thoroughly enjoyed this story and learning more about who Talulah was and what led to her disappearance. I felt every moment of Kim’s nightmare of not knowing what had happened to her child and I enjoyed the thrill of following the clues Sophia finds.
Lisa Jewell once again did not disappoint with her writing and I recommend reading this book. Thank go to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this story.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4

2017; Nineteen year old Tallulah is going out on a date, leaving her baby with her mother, Kim. Kim watches her daughter leave and, as late evening turns into night, which turns into early morning, she waits for her return, and waits. The next morning Kim phones Tallulah's friends who tell her that Tallulah was last seen heading to a party at a house in the nearby woods called Dark Place.

2019: Sophie is walking in the woods near the boarding school where her boyfriend has just started work as a head-teacher when she sees a note fixed to a tree that says: DIG HERE

After Tallulah and her boyfriend Zack leave a party together, they are never seen again. Her mother, Kim is desperate to find out what happened to her daughter. The story has a dual timeline and told from three perspectives. We are slowly drip fed pieces from the puzzle. There's a mixed bunch of characters, some likeable, others not so much. This is a bit of a slow burner with a few twists. The mystery behind the missing teenagers is intriguing.

This book was so good! It follows teenage mum Tallulah in 2017 as she goes on a night out with her boyfriend, and follows Tallulah’s mum Kim in 2018 in the aftermath of Tallulah’s disappearance. I love that this novel goes back and forth in time so we get to know Tallulah and what her life was like before she disappeared and we learn that not everything was as it seemed. We also get Sophie’s perspective in the present as she gets involved with the case and wants to help find out what happened to this girl. I found this book so hard to put down, I ended up reading it in just two sittings as I had to know! There are twists and turns throughout the novel and so many things I didn’t see coming, and even when I spotted what was going to happen next the rug was still pulled from under me as there was so much more than I had worked out. I loved this novel, I think it might even be my favourite Lisa Jewell novel so I highly recommend it!