4 Stars from me


I absolutely adore Lisa Hall's writing and picked up this book knowing I would be in for a treat.

Having left her claustrophobic home town under somewhat of a cloud 16 years ago, Rebecca reluctantly returns after an old friend calls to tell her that her mum is ill. The isolation of the island setting and imagining the discomfort, awkwardness and trepidation of returning to that small town where everyone knows what happened and why she left made for an immediate unsettling premise for this clever psychological thriller.


Intending to stay just long enough to sort her mum's house, Rebecca makes a series of decisions that frustrated the hell out of me! So many times she could have just minded her own business but no, she literally throws herself in harms way time and time again as she is hell bent on finding Violet who went missing a year ago at the last summer festival. 

There are a plethora of suspicious and seemingly untrustworthy types to contemplate and I fell for several of the author's cunning and deft diversions and red herrings as the story unfolded.

With many an unlikable character, sub plots, feints and deceptions, this is an engrossing psychological thriller that will keep readers guessing until the very bitter end.

A dark looming secret and a who dunnit storyline which lots of twists and turns, I was completely invested in the story and the characters. A town with hidden secrets and discovering them all keeps you wanting to read til the early hours. A great thriller

Loved the premise but it just felt a little bit too drawn out for me - I found myself losing interest and skipping sections to find out what had happened, and by the time I found it out I’d been waiting so long that the impact felt far less than it should have. The writing was strong though and the plot was definitely full of red herrings - I would definitely read her work again, especially as I’ve enjoyed it in the past

5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


Wow….


✨ Thriller
✨ Abduction
✨ Suspense

Who really to trust?…
✨ Rebecca ( Becky) is the main character in this story. She left the island of ‘kriton’ of dorset to be a journalist in London. She came back to her hometown when her mother died. She wasn’t welcome.
As her past still hunted her.
✨ She met lots of newbies in town. A handyman. A new neighbour and a new English teacher.
They were all suspect on her eye. Well, apart from Steven (her neighbour).
✨ She was so keen to know why Violet left the island or she? Becky started to investigate to find the truth.



✨ I got to admit I was listening this through audiobook while cooking and I’m stunned. It was written perfectly and I was satisfy with the ending.
My mouth was in a big ‘o’ as it was so good to read.

✨ I want to give a credit aswell to Sofia Engstrand, she narrate the story very well .

✨Thankyou @joffebooks for the copy of this arc for a honest review.



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Thank you Netgalley for the ARC of this book. What a ride! This story kept me hooked until the very last page. There were plenty of thrills and twists that I did not see coming. Looking forward to more from Lisa Hall! Highly recommend

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.
Loved this thriller. Plenty of suspense and surprise. I already am a big fan of Lisa Hall and this book lived up to her others.
This is a book to check out.

This book was great, it felt fresh and not like anything else I've read lately. It kept me intrigued all the way through, I didn't want to put it down.

Wow another great book from Lisa Hall. Very good book keeps you guessing till the end. Will most definitely recommend.

Lisa has done it again. I was hooked from the start.
Becky’s mother has died and so she goes back to the island she grew up on.
But it’s clear that Becky has a past because a lot of people try to get her to leave.
She starts looking into a disappearance from a year ago but with her own record for lying, no one wants to believe her.

I thought that every character was clear and developed. The plot was fantastic, it never slowed down as something new was revealed all of the time.
There are enough characters to leave you guessing. And as always, the plot twist in the final line will leave you reeling!

Really enjoyed this who-done-it set in a small island town. Becky returns to the small island town of her youth for a funeral. Becky is a true crime writer and finds herself looking into a recent case on the island of a woman gone missing, this case has echo's of the past, another girl gone missing when Becky lived on the island.
As Becky moves forward with her investigations it seems not everyone wants the past uncovered and sinister forces want Becky to back off.
This one had me guessing, it was really clever and well worded.

Nail biting tension with a killer twist! Atmospheric and the island is so incredibly haunting. The suspense is tight until the suprise ending.

I love a book set in a small town. This one hit the mark for me. Loved how a true crime writer was a main character. I was kept guessing throughout the book and that is a huge plus for me.

“The Day She Disappeared” is a clever, who-dun-it mystery set within a small island town. After leaving her home to pursue a successful writing career, Becky returns home from London to her isolated island community for the funeral of a loved one, only to be pulled back into the shadows of a dark past she thought she left behind. As a true crime writer, Becky starts to investigate a recent case of a young woman who disappeared from that very town, which is eerily similar to the case of a missing girl from Becky’s past. As Becky starts to draw parallels between the two cases, she questions the familiar faces from her past as well as the newcomers to the island, and suspects someone is more sinister than she realized. Are her enemies closer than they appear?

I love thrillers that derail your guesses at every turn and keep you stumped until the end, and I have to say I really was caught by surprise at the ending. The circumstances around each character are revealed slowly and I felt as though I was putting a puzzle together one tiny piece at a time and couldn’t wait to see how the story ended. Becky is an interesting and flawed character with her own demons. While Becky’s mysterious past is mentioned early in the story, the actual circumstances are not revealed until later in the book. This built up her character for me as a reader; I didn’t know how to feel about her as a protagonist until digging into the story. It’s another thing that keeps you guessing!

The quiet seaside town and small population gives the story a somewhat “sleepy” mystery feeling, but enough of the characters are suspect that the story never seemed boring. This gave the story an eerie feeling reminiscent of reading true crime. (I could just picture the fog rolling in off the water as I read!). Overall an enjoyable thriller to read.

The Day She Disappeared


Sixteen years ago Rebecca (Becky) left her childhood home Kirton Island vowing to never return, after a call from friend Megan telling her that her Mother is ill and Becky should return she does it soon becomes clear she is not wanted and not welcome she may be able to forget why she left but they can't .
Becky being a journalist/true crime writer decides to stay until she can discover what happened to Violet, a young girl who disappeared a year ago believed to have run away to the mainland, Ivy Violets sister is absolutely convinced this is not the case, so Becky starts asking questions there is at least one person in this community who knows the truth, it seems they will do anything to keep the truth hidden.

My first book by Lisa Hall.
I really enjoyed how the pace in the of the book started slower and picked up the more you read it was engaging and I liked Lisa Halls writing style.
The story was intriguing but a little far fetched at times but it's a book it's not supposed to be perfect. I read a lot of thrillers so I could see where the story was heading, saying that the twist at the end was good. It could get a bit repetitive at points and I did skip over some parts as I felt like I had read them already.

I'd like to thank Joffe Books and Netgalley for an ARC.

Exciting thriller. The plot was well thought out. It played out well. Lots of twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat. Another hit by this author. I couldn’t put the book down

The Day She Disappeared revolves around Becky, a true crime author, who returns to the island where she grew up after her mother passes away. A teenage girl, Violet Monroe, had disappeared from the island and Becky soon finds herself investigated what happened to her whilst living on an island full of people who want her gone.

After reading The Mysterious Double Death of Honey Black by the same author last year I was so excited to dive into this book especially as the premise sounded really intriguing. I liked the island setting and thought that the writing was very atmospheric however aside from this I found this book was a complete miss.

My main issue was with the pacing, particularly in the first half, as it was extremely slow and the story felt very repetitive. In the second half this did improve however by that point I was already slightly fed up of the book. I found the ending extremely predictable. I found Becky to be a very irritating narrator and it was frustrating how oblivious she was to everything happening around her. In general I found all the characters very unlikeable and none of them felt fully fleshed out.

Overall, this book definitely wasn't for me which is a shame as I thought the premise had a lot of potential.

This was solid. It wasnt what i expected, but not in a bad way. A good popcorn thriller that did what it came to do, entertain me. It had some good twists and was overall a fun ride.

Lisa Hall is a fantastic author and this novel didn’t disappoint. She skilfully weaves a twisted tale that draws you in slowly at first, then grabs you and has you hurtling to the end! I loved it!

Oooooooo do I love a thriller with a cliff hanger ending.

Lisa Hall tells the story of Becky, whom left her home island 16 years ago and after her absence she returns upon the death of her mother. Upon returning she stumbles upon the story of a missing girl, that while the entire town is convinced she ran away… she does not.

I enjoyed this story but something felt a little off for me. Probably the relationship between Megan and Becky, I don’t quite understand the dynamic nor do I understand how Becky has not talked to her mother in 16 years. Alas the story is still a good read

Wow, just wow! This thriller absolutely floored me! The storyline was a work of genius, expertly weaving together heart-stopping moments and skin-crawling eeriness that had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. The characters were so richly drawn, I felt like I was right there with them, racing against time to unravel the mystery. And that twisty plot? Mind. Blown. The author's skillful misdirection had me questioning everything and everyone, keeping me in a state of delicious suspense. And the pacing? Lightning fast, like a runaway train that refused to slow down. Even when I thought I had a clue, the story threw me for a loop, leaving me gasping for breath. This book isn't just a thriller, it's a masterclass in storytelling that will leave you breathless and begging for more!