When Tallulah and Zach disappear on after a night out, there is no trace of them for many months, and all the leads investigated by police have gone cold. Then a detective fiction writer arrives in the village where they lived and starts to find clues which point in a strange and unsettling direction. The story is told from the viewpoints of Tallulah herself, her mother Kim and the detective fiction writer Sophie, skipping deftly between before, during and after the disappearance. The story begins a little slowly and gathers momentum as it goes on, with plenty of twists and turns, really excellent characterisations and some chilling descriptions of place - the book is like a train pulling slowly out of a station and little by little increasing speed until it reaches a pace that has it hurtling towards the very satisfying ending. A really excellent thriller, but the long, slow opening was just a little static for this reviewer.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

I loved this one. Very fast paced, had me turning pages as I tore through it – I had to see how it would end. The characters were well rounded and the narrative felt believable. Gave me chills. Solid five

I received this book from the publishers via Netgalley for a review. What can you say another hit from Lisa Jewell. Well plotted taunt thriller.

In Lisa Jewell's 'The Night She Disappeared.' Sophie an author of 'cosy detective fiction', moves from London to a picturesque village. She is there with her new boyfriend who has taken up the headteacher role at a private college. Soon after they arrive a sign appears at the end of their garden marked 'Dig Here'.

Told from three different perspectives; Sophie, Kim and Tallulah, Jewell unpicks the mystery of Tallulah and Zack's disappearance. Combining gothic elements with modern technology (.e.g. social media), she keeps the reader guessing right until the end. The pace throughout it just right, with the readers interest held, and a dramatic finish.

Yes! Another great book from Lisa! So pleased to see this pop up. Another book that gripped me from start to finish.

I’ve enjoyed reading Lisa Jewell books, so was looking forward to this one.
June 2017 - Tallulah and her boyfriend Zach go out for the evening and never return.
Tallulah’s mum Kim knows they would never abandon their baby Noah and can’t understand how they can just disappear without a trace.
August 2018 - Sophie moves to the village where Tallulah and Zach disappeared and gets drawn into finding out what happened to them.
Told from multiple points of view this was a slick, page turner, but I felt the ending was slightly unbelievable.
A good solid 3.5/5 and with thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

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I’m always excited to read a new Lisa Jewell book and this one was no exception.

The Night she Disappeared is another masterful psychological thriller from one of my favourite authors, that kept me hooked from start to finish. It has everything – mystery, tension and plenty of twists and turns and is skilfully told from multiple viewpoints and timelines.

Compelling reading and highly recommended.

Lisa Jewell has done it again! How has she managed to create another gripping page-turner so soon after ‘The Family Upstairs’? I love a thriller I can’t put down, but I also need characters I can believe in. Lisa Jewell gives you both.

There is an ordinary family at the heart of this ‘missing persons’ tragedy. The novel opens as Kim, who is babysitting for her 19-year-old daughter Tallulah and boyfriend Zach, starts to wonder why they haven’t come home. She adores her grandson, Noah, but at 39 she feels she should be out at the pub herself.

The morning arrives and the couple still aren’t home, but no one else is worried. Zach’s selfish mother, Megs, suggests that the young couple have run away from their responsibilities. But Kim is sure that Tallulah would never leave her baby. She knows that Zach bought an engagement ring before the date night, but isn’t sure how Tallulah feels about him. Did Zach lose his temper when Tallulah turned down his proposal of marriage? Because Zach is a good boy, thinks Kim, but he has a temper.

Kim searches desperately for clues, but the couple appear to have disappeared into thin air, leaving no traces, and the police have to drop the investigation through lack of leads. Kim is a character you instantly sympathise with and you’ve just got to keep turning the pages to find out what has happened to the daughter she’s missing so much.

We pick up the story nine months later when the clever and resourceful Sophie, a writer of ‘cosy’ detective stories, moves into the area with her new partner, a head teacher. Sophie finds a cardboard sign saying ‘Dig Here’ and discovers the first clue to the disappearance. Who is leaving clues for Sophie? It seems that someone knows what happened to Zach and Tallulah.

Lisa Jewell turns up the tension as Sophie investigates, becoming obsessed with the case as a distraction from relationship problems with her increasingly distant partner. Whilst we follow Sophie’s investigation, flashbacks skilfully reveal the events leading up to the fatal date night. We learn more about Tallulah’s relationship with the possessive Zach and a rich girl from college, ‘cool, edgy’ Scarlett, who targets Tallulah and makes her dissatisfied with her ordinary life. Lisa Jewell is bang on the money in her description of a young girl who goes to college to achieve a better life for herself and her family. Having taught on an Access to University course, I’ve known a lot of girls like Tallulah whose partners put them under pressure to leave.

Lisa Jewell keeps us guessing until the end and drops tantalising clues on the way. I loved the gothic elements in the novel: the ‘odd, damp bonfire smell’ in Sophie’s cottage, the clues hidden in paintings, an abandoned mansion called ‘Dark Place’ with a gruesome history and a subterranean passage no one can find, and of course the dark woods in which, it is said, people get lost and disappear.

And talk about a dramatic, nail-biting ending! There was no way I was going to bed until I’d finished this book. Pure reading pleasure.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Books for an ARC in return for an unbiased review.

What an incredible read. I am already a huge fan of Lisa Jewell’s work and this did not disappoint. It gripped me from the very first page until the last. Highly recommended.

Loved this book, it gripped me from the very start. I would never have guessed the outcome. As usual brilliant style of writing from Lisa. Would highly recommend.

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Missing people, anonymous clues, a mysterious forest, and a school with a confusing reputation - are you ready for this?

'The Night She Disappeared' is a book set in three timelines, all correlating to a single incident - the disappearance of Tallulah Murray and Zach Allister. People involved? A queen bee, a 2 year old baby and an exploited boyfriend.

The beauty of Lisa Jewell's writing is reflected in the solving of the mystery, which doesn't happen until you're 90 percent into the book! Never deviating and always engaging, this book was a fun and light read, and it really gave 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' vibes!

Looking for a good mystery novel to keep you engaged? This is your pick.

Absolutely fantastic! Loved it. If you read one book this year make it this one. Well written. Great story. Suspenseful and just all round great.

A brilliant read from Lisa Jewell, and in my opinion her best yet. A great storyline that really had me guessing throughout. Narrated in different timelines to add extra layers, the characters really come to life.

Lisa Jewell’s latest offering, The Night She Disappeared, is yet another delight for her readers.
Tallulah’s boyfriend, who left the scene when she got pregnant, has now experienced a change of heart. But his family fantasies fail to excite Tallulah who is now only happy when in the company of one-year-old Noah. She struggles to see any escape route away from Zach’s jealousy and his controlling behaviour.
When they both disappear without trace after a night out, the police have no leads to follow.
Two years on, cue the appearance of a set of completely unconnected characters with their own issues, suddenly a set of clues and the action hots up.
Many of the decisions made by the characters as the plot progresses are unusual to say the least, but in the hands of Lisa Jewell what transpires appears perfectly reasonable. This writer is skilled at getting inside the head of all her creations; from young to old, damaged or rounded and the haves and the have-nots. Even though she fully exploits the unpredictable and crazy behaviour of young adults, sure why not.
I loved this book, the ultimate in entertainment.

Another brilliant read from Lisa Jewell. Totally compelling and a real page turner with it's many twists and turns that just grips the reader's attention. The plot builds slowly but develops as it covers events leading up to the crime, the crime and 15 months later but with tantalising progression at each time point to keep the reader guessing the outcome . Good strong characters, flows well without being too heavy or macabre.

Tallulah and her boyfriend go missing on a rare night out, while Tallulahs mum Kim babysits.

Told in several time lines and viewpoints.

A mysterious house owned by the Jaques family called Dark place.

The story runs at a good pace, lots of twists and a satisfactory ending.

This was a really interesting book. Someone gives up their life to find missing girls, having minimal possessions and an ability to fit into many different groups in the USA. Locations were well described and I felt that I was there. This was one of Lisa Jewell's best novels.

LISA JEWELL – THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED

I read this novel in advance of publication through NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Yet another engrossing page-turner from the master of suspense, Lisa Jewell.

It must be a parent’s worst nightmare. To have your teenage daughter and her equally young boyfriend disappear one night without trace, leaving you literally holding the baby they both love. They had only gone out for a drink. They would never abandon it. There must be foul play. What is the alternative?

But as usual, in a Lisa Jewel novel, not everything is as it seems in this twisting tale of then and now. Of relationships that are not quite what they seem.

There are so many twists and turns that to attempt to describe the plot would create spoilers. Suffice to say, the girl’s mother and a mystery writer, who has just moved into the village with her schoolmaster husband, team up with a detective in not so much a race against time, but a dogged determination to discover the truth.

Before it is too late.

Well worth a read.

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

Lisa Jewell is one of my favourites authors. The night she disappeared is one of her best-if, not the best. I like the way Lisa writes fast-paced with a hint of suspense all the way through.. This will be a best-seller a fabulous read. Recommended.

Just wow! Take a bow, Lisa Jewell! This thriller is based on the disappearance of two young people, where did they go? Who knows what’s happened to them? It has some really unexpected twists in it, and I enjoyed how it kept going back in time to explain different parts of the story until it all came together and what happened that frightful night is finally unveiled. I really felt for tallulah- the young woman who goes missing, I felt the book highlighted what it feels like to be trapped in an unhealthy relationship. A great read