One perfect summers day, mother of two Alice walks into the sea and never comes back. Her daughters - loyal but fragile Lily, and headstrong, long-absent Marietta - are forcibly reunited by her disappearance. Meanwhile, with retirement looming, DI Fox investigates cold cases long since forgotten. And there's one case he won't let go: the tragic death of an infant twenty years before. The two storylines are told separately but then intricately woven together. The pace is a bit slow in this family drama that's filled with secrets and lies. Marietta have a complex relationship. The characters all had backstories in this well written book. I would like to thank #NetGalley #Headline and the author #ErinKinsley for my ARC of #Missing in exchange for an honest review.

I’d like to thank H.Q. and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Missing’ by Erin Kinsley in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. Alice sits on her deckchair watching the tide, she gets up and removes her sundress to reveal a fuchsia pink swimming costume, walks into the sea and swims until she has no energy left to return. The coastguard comes out and rescues her but it’s too late. Alice leaves behind two daughters, Marietta and Lily, who must come to terms with their mother’s death and decide whether it was an accident or intentional. Meanwhile, DI Russell Fox is investigating the cold case of Baby Michael who died when just a few days old. ‘Missing’ is a story with two threads, the first the death of Alice and the second of Baby Michael whose grave is in the churchyard and whose parents have never been found. DI Russell Fox investigates cold cases and is determined to identify the killer of Baby Michael before he retires. As the two stories move ever closer together, we delve into the lives of Alice, her daughters Marietta who travels the world looking for love, and Lily who’s married to Connor and wants to be a mother, and the residents of the Cornish town of Selmouth. From a slow beginning the story deepens until the tension is palpable and it’s impossible to stop reading. This story has had me gripped with suspense, intrigue and twists and turns, and I’ve been kept guessing until the end when the truth was revealed. It’s a well-written story that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading and can recommend.

When Alice walks into the sea she leaves behind her two daughters & her dog. When there is a verdict of suicide daughter Lily, who was very close to her mother is devastated & her sister Marietta, who had been wandering the world is racked with guilt at not being closer to her mother. When trying to organise a funeral & who they should tell they realise how little they knew Alice. DI Fox is approaching retirement & is now assigned cold cases. One has troubled him for years- the death of a small baby found in a spinney with evidence that someone tried to burn them. The reader knows these two must have a connection but it is a bit of a long drawn out process till we find out what. This was a bit of a slow read & I think I kept reading to make sure the dog was alright! However eventually the dots were joined. For me this was a 3.5* read- the dog got it raised to 4! Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

Another great read from Erin Kinsley. Missing hooked me in from the very start, the stories and lives of the individual characters are cleverly woven together and you share in their journey to find out what happened. Highly recommended to anyone who loves a good story. I was given a copy of Missing by NetGalley and the publishers in return for an unbiased review.

Lily and Marietta are the daughters of a woman that has walked in the sea and drowned. Sisters that have been distant for a number of years are thrown back together following the death of their mother, Alice, and are trying to come to terms with the sudden death of their mum and trying to understand did she commit suicide or was it an accident. Meanwhile DI Fox has a cold case from 20 years ago and seems that Alice may have a connection to. Full of twists and turns while they all uncover the mystery