lisa jewell the night she disappeared a novel

As the investigation offers few leads, Kim begins to doubt that the relationship between her daughter and Zach was as cordial as she originally thought. Kim immediately alerts the police the following morning and tracks down the people who were with Tallulah and Zach at Dark Place, but none of them can account for their movements, with Scarlett claiming that she barely knew Tallulah. However, they go missing in curious circumstances after being last seen at a gathering at a large manor house known as Dark Place, where local college pupil Scarlett Jacques lives. In the summer of 2017, teenagers Tallulah Murray and Zach Allister go on a night out, leaving their one-year-old son Noah in the care of Tallulah’s mother Kim. It is these that provide the story with its atmosphere and the keys to unlock the mystery as it slowly unravels in somewhat elaborate yet increasingly sinister fashion. There are a lot of concepts in action along the way, as well as the emergence of interesting and at times hard-hitting themes such as coercive control and unstable relationships. Although there are areas where the plot does get a bit muddled by superfluous strands, it generally delivers the goods with well developed characters and the way it keeps you guessing despite the lack of genuine twists. This is a mystery that contains multiple timelines and several possible outcomes, which combine to create something addictive with a gradual build-up of suspense.

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.Ģ019: 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.

Kim watches her daughter leave and, as late evening turns into night, which turns into early morning, she waits for her return. Trigger warnings: Missing person storyline, strong sexual references, coercive controlĢ017: 19 year old Tallulah is going out on a date, leaving her baby with her mother, Kim.

Lisa jewell the night she disappeared a novel