Local Girl Missing

Paperback Published on: 12/02/2026
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Synopsis

A TENSE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WRONG SISTER AND THE NEW NEIGHBOURS. . .

'A class act - she never ever disappoints' LISA JEWELL
'Douglas is a master storyteller' JANICE HALLETT
'Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist' GILLIAN MCALLISTER
'Claire Douglas is the Queen of Gripping Pageturners' CL TAYLOR
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Twenty years ago
21-year-old Sophie Collier vanishes one night.
She leaves nothing behind but a trainer on the old pier -
and a hole in the heart of her best friend Francesca.

Now
A body's been found.
And Francesca's drawn back to the seaside town she's tried to forget.
Perhaps the truth of what happened to Sophie will finally come out.
Yet Francesca is beginning to wish she hadn't returned.

Everywhere she turns, ghosts from her past appear. The same old faces that always haunted her. But if someone knows what really happened to Sophie that night, then now's the time to find out . . . Isn't it?

Except sometimes discovering the truth can cost you everything you hold dear - your family, your sanity and even your life . . .
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PRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS:

'Thrillingly tense and twisty' B A Paris

'Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train' Marie Claire

'Packed with a killer twist' Closer

'Superb plotting' Jenny Blackhurst

'Will give you chills' Sunday Mirror
'Gripping' Closer

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781405926393
  • Number of pages: 400
  • Dimensions: 199 x 130 x 26 mm
  • Weight: 298g
  • Languages: English

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Local Girl Missing
Pure tension and complete astonishment at the revelations.
This is a splendid book. I had been in a rut of 'similar' rom-com which I love but wanted something entirely different and this certainly provided that. S... READ MORE
Alison Drew
Local Girl Missing
One of the best books I've read this year so far!
Outstanding! This book swaps between Frankie and Sophie and past to present, but is not at all confusing like some books that do this. Sophie disappeare... READ MORE
Paula Columbine
Local Girl Missing
Atmospheric
I really enjoyed this as a gripping, atmospheric page-turner full of interesting characters. I thought the way the book switched between present and past ... READ MORE
Lynda Deutrom
Local Girl Missing
First read from this author
This book was a bit confusing at first but about a quarter of the way in it really takes off. Characters twist and turn with suspects coming in at differen... READ MORE
Tony
Local Girl Missing
A Real Page Turner
Wow I loved this book right from the start. It hooked from the first page and kept me wanting more as I read. It's got lots of twists and turns that I didn... READ MORE
Nicki M
Local Girl Missing
Really Really Good
Throughout this book I would have given it a three and a half rating, BUT, the last third really bought the whole story together and became fantastic. ... READ MORE
sandyhutch
Local Girl Missing
Couldn't put this book down
Another fabulous psychological thriller from Claire Douglas. The descriptions of places are so well described you feel like you are in that very place. Fra... READ MORE
Bookread2day
Local Girl Missing
Don't judge a book by its cover!
This book is a prime example of why you should never judge a book by its cover. I fell instantly in love with the cover but the book was a let down. Sophie... READ MORE
Merrysim
Local Girl Missing
Good but unexceptional.
I read a lot of psychological thrillers and crime novels and if I am absolutely honest, this one didn’t stand out from the others. I didn’t think that the ... READ MORE
Lucy - Waterstones Barnet bookseller
Local Girl Missing
Clever thriller
LOCAL GIRL MISSING BY Claire Douglas A compelling opening line that immediately grabs the reader. Frankie and Sophie were friends from school days unt... READ MORE
Sheila Grant
Local Girl Missing
Tense and thrilling - a great read
Local Girl Missing is a gripping novel that really had me intrigued from page 1 - and one that, to write a really comprehensive review, everyone needs to h... READ MORE
Laura Nazmdeh
Local Girl Missing
More twists than a rollercoaster
This book has so many twists along the way that it keeps the curiosity on high alert. I liked the portrayal of the characters and how your opinion can be c... READ MORE
Lorna Hensley
Local Girl Missing
Not bad, but not great
I've read an awful lot of this sort of psychological thriller where the reader is supposed to doubt the reliability/sanity of the narrator.and to distrust ... READ MORE
kendrafortune
Local Girl Missing
Nothing new
Secrets from the past catching up with you…..I’ve summed it up in a short sentence. I usually like this authors books but this one seemed to be a bit off ... READ MORE
ReadAlongWithSue
Local Girl Missing
Absorbing, well plotted tale
Following her Kate Waters series of books I was interested to read this stand alone. There are several strands to this story - a popular elderly man who go... READ MORE
Dana Farren