Wow!! What a brilliant book!! Best Lisa Jewell book yet!! Kept me guessing all the way to the end. So well thought out and depicted from the first page to the last. Such a great observation on different sets of families and their dynamics, and morals. A real 21st century thriller. Loved it!!!
Tallulah Murray is a teenage mum living in a village with her mum in the Surrey Hills, she goes out to the pub on Friday night and never comes home........ no spoilers.
Clever, intelligent, absorbing and addictive. No disappointment here.
Lisa Jewell's thrillers are the best....prepare to be gripped!
Loved this book, highly recommended.
Thank you for the opportunity to read early NetGalley so very appreciated.

This book is incredible! It's terrifying, gripping, believable, tense and dark. The characters are so varied and engaging, love them or hate them. Lisa created some incredible scenes that I could picture vividly in my mind. I can see Lula, Scarlett and Noah so clearly. I can see Dark Place and I want to visit it.

I absolutely flew through this book! Phenomenal. Absolutely stunning.

4,5 Stars

Sophie is a young novelist who moves with her boyfriend from London to a small village where he got a job as head teacher. On her first day she sees a sign nailed to her fence which says “dig here”. Sophie writes cozy crime books so of course her interest is piqued. She learns that two years ago a young couple disappeared while on a night out. She gets in touch with Kim, the mother of the young woman who went missing. Kim is sure that something happened because her daughter had a little boy whom she loves dearly and would never leave him. Sophie gets kind of into her book character and begins to investigate.

I haven’t read a book from Lisa Jewell in quite a while but I am happy that I read this one. It is told in two timelines: from the POV of Tallulah before she went missing up to the point what happened to her, and from Sophie’s POV. It has a complex story with memorable characters and enough tension to keep you reading. I enjoyed it very much.

19 year old Tallulah is going out for a well deserved night out with her boyfriend, Zach. Her mother, Kim is looking after their one year old son, Noah.
When Tallulah texts to say they will be out later after meeting up with college friends, Kim tells them to enjoy their night. The next morning, Kim wakes to find her daughter has not returned home.
One year later, Zach and Tallulah are still missing.
Liss Jewell is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. I had no idea how this book was going to end until the very last, and that is Jewell's secret power! Her books are full of twists and turns and always so unpredictable and this one was no different! I loved the creepy, mysterious setting of Dark Place and the character dynamics, especially the dysfunctional relationship between Tallulah and Scarlett.
Overall a very compelling read I will have no hesitation recommending to my customers.

Oh my I’m left speechless this was such an amazing read I loved it !
So this is a thriller told in different timelines and it just worked so well and every time I had to put put the book down I could feel myself itching to get back to it because it was just so addictive.
As with any Lisa Jewell book you know you are in for a great read but there was something about this story that just took it to another level. The book started at a slow pace building the mystery in such a clever way and I felt myself being drawn in more and more as the plot developed. The characters were well crafted and real, the writing as you would expect from this author was excellent and it had a very satisfying conclusion, what more could you want.
Loved the book, loved the story and can’t wait for the next many thanks to Lisa Jewell for a very addictive read.
My thanks also to NetGalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone, Century for giving me the chance to read the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

2017 - Tullulah and her boyfriend Zach leave their baby with her mum and go on a date to the local pub. They end up at a house party, but both are never seen again. Then later in 2018 a writer called Sophie Beck is walking behind her new home in some woods when she finds a sign pinned on her back gate saying ‘dig here’ and she does.

Told in three timeframes, The time before Tullulah and Zach go missing, the time after which is Tullulah mums perspective and then Sophie’s in the present day. At the start I became a little confused but as I started to know the characters it became easier and I had no troubles with realising which timeframe I was in. I read this within a day devouring every word, page and chapter. I loved it and think it is one of Lisa Jewell’s best yet.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

An exciting and fast paced story - which I really enjoyed and despite being a long book I was entertained throughout.

I would have preferred more time with each character as it felt at times that I was just getting into one of their stories and then it would switch! But I know that’s the writing style of the author so I wouldn’t let it put me off any future books.

Two missing teenagers last seen at an isolated house, later abandoned, on the edge of the woods is the premise for this latest mystery from Lisa Jewel.

Young parents, Tallulah and Zach were having a rare evening out when they disappeared. Both devoted to their baby son Noah, Tallulah’s mother Kim refused to believe they could have run away and suspects something bad has happened to them. Scarlett, the college friend of Tallulah’s, who invited them to her family’s house after they all met up in the pub, swore that they intended calling a taxi when they left, but none of the taxi companies logged any calls and police sniffer dogs have been all over the woods without finding a trace of them.

Two years later, a new head teacher at a prestigious school on the edge of the woods move into a house on the school grounds with his partner Sophie, a mystery writer. When someone starts leaving her clues linked to the missing teenagers, she feels that someone in the village knows something about their disappearance and wants her to find out what happened.

I was disappointed that the novel was not nearly as darkly creepy as I expected from the premise and the opening paragraph. Told in two time-lines, the mystery is intriguing but simmers along quietly for most of the book, until all is revealed. Based on a clever idea, it is however, well written and fun to read as Sophie gets to allow her inner detective out to play. The mystery is engrossing enough to keep you guessing for most of the book, with a few surprises waiting to be revealed as the main characters (Tallulah, Zach, Scarlett) and their relationships are uncovered.

Could not put this one down. Teenage mom Tallulah and her boyfriend disappear after going for a rare night out at the village pub. She texts her mother, Kim, to say they are hanging out with friends after the pub and that's the last she is heard of. There are three timelines and narratives in the book, Tallulah's life leading up to her disappearance, her mom Kim from the time her daughter goes missing as she raises her grandson and a third narrator is Sophie, girlfriend of the new headteacher at the exclusive school in the village where Tallulah and Kim live. Sophie arrives a year after the disappearance and finds a handwritten sign at her cottage saying 'dig here', opening up the case again and grabbing Sophie's attention. It's a riveting mystery with a well-developed cast. There were some small weak points one has to not think about too hard but they don't spoil the book as the pace is kept evenly and there's plenty of intrigue.

Lisa Jewell has slowly become one of those writers whose books I buy without even reading the synopsis or any reviews. They are always intriguing, well paced and full of interesting characters who may not be who they seem. This book was no exception and I read it over a weekend - TBR be damned - just for sheer enjoyment. I felt so lucky to get a proof that I read it immediately! Crime writer Sophie is moving into a tiny cottage in the country, into the grounds of exclusive private school Maypole House. It has been a hasty decision to move with Shaun to his new place of work, because they haven’t been together very long. They knew they had something special, but since Shaun had already accepted the job and Sophie could write anywhere, they jumped in with both feet. Their cottage is situated on the edge of the woods. Exactly one year ago teenage couple Tallulah and Zach went missing from a mansion situated in the woods. They had gone to the pub for dinner, but were invited to a party at the house, by a girl called Scarlett Jacques who had been a student at Maypole, but now studied art at Tallulah’s college. They left at 3am to get a taxi, but never arrived home. Zach’s mum, Meg, thinks they’ve run away together to escape life. However, Tallulah’s Mum knows that’s not the truth, she knows something bad has happened, because they left their baby son Noah behind and she knows they would never do that.

Just a week or so before Sophie arrived, Kim had organised a vigil for Tallulah and Zach, to keep them in the public consciousness and to remember her daughter. Sophie had seen a picture in the paper, when she was browsing. She can’t seem to find her rhythm to write yet and this year old mystery seems to keep drifting into her mind. She didn’t expect to become so involved, but when a sign saying ‘Dig Here’ turns up on her garden fence with an arrow pointing downwards she finds a trowel and starts digging, bracing herself for what she might find. She is relieved to find a small jewellery box, and inside is a modest diamond ring. She notes down the jeweller and pays the shop a visit on the high street. Luckily, it’s a small local jeweller and he keeps track of every purchase in old fashioned ledgers. The buyer was Zach. So was Tallulah the intended recipient? Did she say no? Sophie knows she must take the information to someone and realises that Kim works in the pub. Within days the case is re-opened and once again the the spotlight is on Scarlett Jacques family home - Dark Place.

The character I connected with most was Tallulah. The structure of the novel is split into before the disappearance and then a year later when Sophie starts to look into the case. In the before sections, I could sense Tallulah feeling overwhelmed. She’s adjusted to becoming a mum so young and her love for Noah can be felt through the pages. There are times when she just wants to be her and Noah, getting home from college and picking him up for a cuddle she feels complete and calm. It’s everything else that unsettles her and there are times when her entire life feels napped out for her. A life she doesn’t want. She’s in a perfect frame of mind to be enticed by an unusual new friendship with Scarlett from the bus. Scarlett is fascinating, older, rich and with a bohemian lifestyle. She has a charm or allure about her that’s hard to quantify and she clearly enjoys having an adoring entourage. So, what does she want with Tallulah? I’ve been where Tallulah is, feeling trapped by circumstances you can’t change, or even by your own mistakes. It leaves you open to taking drastic action and I wondered if that had happened.

Tallulah’s mother, Kim, is a strong woman who desperately wants to keep her daughter’s disappearance in the public eye. She has weathered the storm of her daughter’s pregnancy and her up and down relationship. The two are incredibly close and I enjoyed those moments when mother and daughter are sharing a moment. Kim knows her daughter so well that she has guessed parts of what happened in the lead up to the disappearance, which is more than I managed. I was hopelessly wrong, looking in the wrong place completely for answers. The author throws in red herrings, suspicious clues and people. I found teaching assistant Liam particularly creepy. The mystery is unravelled slowly as the before storyline hinges on one dreadful night and it’s aftermath. The after sequences are based on how quickly Kim and Sophie can find those involved using social media and follow the clues. The tension was really ramped up here and I was sucked into reading it so quickly, watching the pages reduce and wondering when the answers would come. Then, just when I thought I’d worked it out, the author went in another direction entirely. When I finished and put it down, my other half said ‘oh hello, you’re back in the room’ because I was utterly absorbed and when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it. It was a dark tale of what can happen when people have no moral compass or conscience, and was riveting to the last page.

A well constructed story about a couple who go missing after a night out, but of course it’s not as simple as that! The reader is kept guessing all the way through.

Yet another mystery told from two POV’s/time-lines which served to make the narrative, for me, so disjointed. Just as I was warming to a particular strand of the story - bam! off to the other time line and another perspective. Eventually I just became inured to the whole situation, lost interest and immersion in the story. Not for me,

I simply adore Lisa Jewell's work - from Ralph's Partry to The Night She Disappeared. I eagerly await new releases and this was definitely not a disappointment (they never are!)
I literally could not put this novel down!

Tallulah is hiding a secret from her new college friend - she is a teenage mum who lives at home with her mum - Kim (who takes care of her son whilst she is studying) and her boyfriend Zach.
One night they both disappear on a night out and do not return home.

The tale unfolds where the second female character - Sophie moves to a school with her boyfriend who becomes the schools head teacher. Whilst on a walk Sophie (a mystery novel author) finds a sign saying 'dig here' - the tale begins to unravel piece by piece and it had me compltley hooked - a superb twist to the ending that I did not see coming.

An excellent - completley absorbing read.

The question has to be asked, is Lisa Jewell able to write an average book? By now I have read all of Lisa's books and they are all excellent, but as they go on, somehow they just seem to get better.

The Night She Disappeared is a story of Tallulah, a teenage mother who goes out on a date with her boyfriend while leaving her young son in the care of her mother. But neither of them ever return home and her mother is left to look after the baby wondering what happened to her daughter..

A year or so later, the partner of a local boarding school head-teacher is walking in the woods when she comes across a sinister sign nailed to a fence saying "dig here." How did the sign geet there? Who put it there and
what is found when the area is dug? What happened to Tallulah and her boyfriend on that fateful night and where are they?

The Night She Disappeared is wonderfully researched and crafted, the writing is superb and the twist at the end is well worth waiting for.

Well done Lisa, Another stunning novel and I truly cannot wait for your next offering..

Lisa Jewell has once again given us an exciting, fast paced page-turner. The story switches between timelines and narrators gradually telling us Tallulah and Zach's story. Along the way we're introduced to an array of characters - some ordinary and nice, others dark and definitely not nice! Again Lisa has given just enough shocks and surprises to keep me reading just one more chapter past my bedtime.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and will recommend it to friends, family and anyone who likes a good mystery.
Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for an ARC of The Night She Disappeared.

Kim is babysitting her baby grandson to give her daughter and her boyfriend a night out in the local pub. The following day they have still not returned home and Kim finds out they went to a pool party at a friend's house.
A year later there is still no trace of the young parents. At a nearby school a new head teacher begins his new job and he moves into school accommodation with his girlfriend who writes cosy crime books.
She finds a strange sign and decides to investigate what happened to the missing teenagers.
Wow! I love, love Lisa Jewell's books. I could not put this one down. Lisa has a way of writing that makes you feel like you're right in the middle of the story. I was even trying to steer the characters the right way to clues I had found. I really felt for Kim, left to raise a baby and worry about her daughter at the same time. As well as Kim being a brilliant mother and grandmother there were a few really awful parents in the book and it's no wonder their offsprings had issues.
The descriptions of the old house called The Dark Place actually sent shivers up my spine.
This was such a good read. Many twists and turns before the truth is told.
Another best seller.

Two teenagers in a small village go missing, nobody knows where but their baby is left behind. A year later and a new couple arrive, the headmaster of Maypole House and his girlfriend a young author of detective novels. Strangely, clues start popping up and it's her they seem to be aimed at. What follows is a story well told and cleverly thought through. I felt sorry for Tallulah the missing teenage mum, in a relationship which was not ideal. She then notices a girl who seems to have charisma sufficient to attract a following of her peers. This girl catches her eye and Tallulah feels an excitement she cannot fathom. Scarlett is her name, certainly an 'enfant terrible' and some may think larger than life. I certainly recognise this character and have had the fortune or misfortune to have met three of them over the years. They certainly make you feel you are the very centre of their being, that is, until they don't.
Although very enthralling, I wouldn't call it a page turner but it does keep you plugging away in a linear fashion so that the ending didn't come as a shock, more of a logical progression.

I never re[eat the blurb. I did enjoy this; it was unusual and although, in parts, stretched belief a little in terms of characterisation, was worth sticking with, to find out what had happened on the night Lula disappeared. Only got 4* due to being a little disjointed to start with.

I love Lisa Jewell books, that being said this one felt more of a mystery drama than a thriller.

I liked the plot, it is interesting but didn't feel very tense or like i was eager to read on. It didn't hook me as much as her previous books.

I like how Lisa moves the plot through various timelines and does make you want to read on to find out what happened to Tallulah and Zach.

I didn't feel I clicked with the characters or had a vested interest in them.

Thanks again to a#netgalley for advanced copy
I love Lisa Jewell books and this is no exception another fabulous thriller it keeps you guessing right to the end
In fact Lisa might have written this in lockdown I read it in one day ! I just couldn’t wait to get to the end
It follows a young girl Tallulah and her family she has a small baby a boyfriend she isn’t sure she loves any more a mum she definitely loves, she is at college and meets a girl called Scarlet who at first she finds a bit strange but slowly she finds herself liking her more and more
This is definitely one to read over summer