It took me a while to get into this book but it's a perfectly fine addition to the thriller genre. The narrative and writing style were engaging however at times the plot felt predictable. It's a busy genre and I am unsure if this will stand out beyond being a decent read. (Copy received from Netgalley in return for an honest review).

Twenty years ago Olivia and her friends were out on the town enjoying life. It was Olivia’s turn to drive and the journey home was treacherous with the rain battering down so much she could barely see the road. As she approached the wooded area en route to their village she saw a hooded figure in the road and swerved to miss him but this caused her to crash her car and knocked her unconscious. When she came too her friends were gone!!!!

In the present day, Jenna is a journalist and has been sent to the village to do a series of podcasts to mark the 20th anniversary of the girls’ disappearance. As she gets closer to unearthing secrets she is putting her own life in danger.

This book had me hooked from the beginning and my heart was in my mouth a few times. Highly recommended.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced read copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

In a rural Wiltshire town lies the Devil's Corridor. A road taht has witnessed eerie happenings, from unexplained deaths to the sound of a child crying at night. But nothing more puzzling than the Olivia Rutherford case. Four girls drove home but after their car crashed only Olivia was found. Twenty years later, journalist Jenna Halliday is covering the case. But the locals aren't happy with this stranger's arrival. Least of all Olivia.

This story has a dual timeline - the present day and the past - what had happened twenty years ago. The characters are intriguing. The pace is on the slow side, and the storyline can be a bit confusing. There's twists and red herrings but the plotline can be a bit confusing. There're twists and red herrings but the plotline did not hold my attention after I was halfway through. I found my mind wandering and I had to go back and re-read parts. I also felt that there were parts of the story that were complex. Thankfully everything gels together at the end and all the loose ends ties up.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #MichaelJoseph #PenguinRandomHouse and the author #ClaireDouglas in exchange for an honest review.

Claire Douglas you are just amazing with your wonderful books. Not one of them has disappointed and this one is just brilliant too.
A fast paced psychological thriller which kept me hooked from start to finish with a brilliant storyline and great characters. This is a MUST read.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in return for an honest review.

Very clever mystery tale, I was completely drawn in by the ingenious plot. How could three girls just disappear from a car crash? Great characters and a lovely pace, I suspected everyone.

The Girls Who Disappeared by Claire Douglas is a very complex psychological thriller, which has a fascinating storyline and intriguing characters.
Jenna is a journalist and is going to be doing her very first crime podcast about four girls who went out one night and only one girl came back, having been found in her crashed car with a damaged leg.. Olivia is still living in the village she was born in and leads a solitary life with only Wes, her boyfriend and her mother for company. And her leg still pains her now twenty years later.
Jenna is working away from home and her mother and estranged husband are looking after her son. It is as if Jenna’s asking questions of the events twenty years ago sets other events in motion until the truth is known about everything.
Highly recommended

would like to thank netgalley and the publishers for letting me read this book

oh my the premise for this book was very good...

four girls out to party but after that night only one girl remains

for 20 years questions have been asked about the missing girls but olivia cant answer she barely survived that night and her memory is blank

with the 20 year anniversary of the accident jenna halliday is planning to do a podcast concerning the accident and the missing girls with the hope of jogging someones memory

but right from the start strange things start occuring

its not a bad mystery though i could at times put it down, i didnt find it gripping but i did want to find out who what and where....

Claire Douglas is a great writer,

This book was gripping from start to finish.

fast paced.

Loved it

Twenty years ago, as a teenager, Olivia was driving with three friends through Devils Corridor when she swerves as she sees a man in the middle of the road. Olivia is rescued from the accident but her three friends vanish into thin air and are never seen again...
Twenty years later and it’s the anniversary of the accident and Jenna who is a podcaster visits the village to investigate the girls who disappeared. and found out what happened to the girls. But the villagers try to keep her away and she is threatened. What are they hiding?

This is fast paced and twisty, like the Devon roads!

I could not put this book down!
It literally kept me guessing until the very end and I enjoyed every second of it.
Brilliant read and plot line, highly recommend,

I’d like to thank Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘The Girls Who Disappeared’ written by Claire Douglas in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

In the town of Stafferbury there’s a road named by the locals as Devil’s Corridor who say it’s haunted. It’s November 1998 and Olivia is driving home with her friends Sally, Tamzin and Hetty when she sees a figure standing in the middle of the road. As she tries to avoid him she crashes her car and when Olivia regains consciousness she’s alone in the car seriously injured and her three friends are missing. Twenty years later journalist Jenna Halliday is making a podcast of the case and arrives in the town hoping to talk to locals but not everyone is happy with her arrival and someone is leaving threatening notes and dead animals at the cabin she’s renting.

‘The Girls Who Disappeared’ is a haunting thriller with a dark plot that has two threads, the present time when Jenna is making the podcast, and twenty years ago when a group of friends are on holiday in Thailand. It’s taken me a while to tie the two threads together but eventually I’ve made the connection which increases the complexity of the story, and Jenna’s voice memos as she interviews the locals gives greater depth and knowledge of the history surrounding the case. The descriptions of the characters are good, Olivia who comes over as weak and needy and controlling boyfriend Wesley who takes advantage of her, and Jenna who finds herself getting involved in more than just the podcast. I’ve enjoyed this thriller which I’ve found easy to read and impossible to put down and can recommend it.

This is a great read which will definitely keep you guessing throughout the book.
Jenna is a journalist and goes to investigate the disappearance of three girls following a car accident twenty years ago.
Jenna is keen to speak to Olivia who was the only survivor of the accident but those around her don’t want her to talk about it.
Jenna meets Dale who has re-opened the case and together they share information and try to get to the bottom of what happened.
There’s lots happening in the story and with a death of a man linked to the accident, Jenna is determined to find out the truth despite being warned off.
I really liked this book and with some flashback chapters it all came together well.
A great mystery thriller.
Thanks to Penguin Michael Joseph and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Wow. I absolutely loved this book. It was chilling, suspenseful, atmospheric and full of twists and turns. A definite must read.

I was in the mood for a classic thriller and this certainly didn't disappoint. There are so many unanswered questions right up until the very last page, so I just couldn't put it down! The characters are vividly brought to life and I loved how Douglas gives the landscape a personality and a life of its own - the town of Stafferbury and the haunting Devil's Corridor road themselves seem alive with mystery and danger. There are two stories running parallel in this book and I had no idea how they'd merge until the end - a great read! Will definitely look out for more from @clairedouglasauthor.

Thank you to @netgalley and @penguinukbooks @michaeljbooks for the #arc.

Twenty years ago Olivia is driving her three closest friends home one night but she crashes the car. When she comes to she learns that her friends have all disappeared.

On the anniversary of the disappearance the press congregates around the small village where Olivia is still living with her mother. One of the journalists, Jenna, is making a podcast and befriends Olivia while trying to get the villagers to open up to her about the mystery. Lots of twists and turns kept me reading and once again Claire Douglas has written a riveting mystery. Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for the opportunity to read and review The Girls Who Disappeared.

Twenty years ago, Olivia, Sally, Hetty and Tamzin had been on a night out. On the way home, they encounter bad weather and Olivia crashes her car. When she comes round, her friends are missing and she is badly injured.

With the anniversary coming up, Jenna, a journalist does a podcast to see if anything new can be uncovered - not everyone is happy to see her!

There is another part to this book about Thailand, which was difficult to understand why it was there until nearer the end.

A thriller that was slow paced but enjoyable. There were a lot of characters and I did struggle at times remembering who was who! I took to Jenna’s character straight away and had a lot of sympathy for Olivia.

My thanks to Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

Twenty years ago, four girls were involved in a car accident. When help arrives there is only one girl in the car. What has happened to the other three? In the present day no one is any the wiser. On the anniversary of their disappearance, podcaster Jenna travels to the area to meet the survivor and others connected to the case. What she uncovers is shocking.

The plot is clever and it kept me guessing the whole way through. The narrative is shared between Olivia, the survivor, and Jenna with an alternative timeline set in Thailand. The connections between the characters are skillfully developed and the strands of the story are deftly drawn together. This was a chilling, slightly spooky, page turner.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Michael Joseph for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

What a first class thriller about trying to discover what happened to three girls who disappeared twenty years ago after a car crash. Olivia, who was driving couldn’t understand where they had vanished to and assumed they had gone to get help. It was an unputdownable read with great characters.

I loved this book, it felt like two different stories at the beginning. Very cleverly written and an intriguing plot. The story gels together nicely in the last quarter of the book. Highly recommended.
Thank you to Netgalley and the author for the opportunity to read and review this book.

⭐️ 4.5 ⭐️
Rounded up to 5 stars.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC, in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

The Girls Who Disappeared is well-written, with bite-size chapters that kept me invested in the story from start to finish.

The characters are well-developed and relatable; I really liked Jenna and the chapters told from her point of view.

The story is set over different timelines and features an intriguing sub-plot which doesn’t make sense at first, but ties in neatly towards the end.

Claire Douglas really knows how to create a creepy atmosphere — her descriptions of the remote forest setting give the story a claustrophobic, edge-of-your-seat atmosphere and an eerie sense of foreboding. The multitude of twists and turns will keep you guessing and second guessing throughout.

The Girls Who Disappeared is an excellent, nail-biting read. I loved it!