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Ellie was Laurel’s golden girl, her youngest, the 15-year-old with the stunning smile and beautiful hair, a new boyfriend who was just as golden as she, a bright future ahead. And then one day she simply disappeared. The police looked at all the angles but finally had to conclude the likely scenario was that she ran away, but Laurel knew that couldn’t be the case.
Ten years later, Laurel is divorced from her husband, distant from her older daughter and son. She just goes day to day. And then she meets a charming man who seems very interested in her, and her life suddenly actually has some life to it again. But when she meets Floyd’s two daughters, she is struck by the uncanny resemblance his 9-year-old has to Ellie. As much as she tries to shake off that something strange is happening, that people look like other people all the time, little things pop up as their relationship progresses that make her start wondering more about Ellie and what really happened to her.
Then She Was Gone is interesting and kind of a mystery/thriller, but I figured out fairly early on what had happened. As I read, the details then filled in and there was resolution. It kept my attention but didn’t surprise me. A good read for the beach or cozying up inside while it rains.
Rated: High. There are probably 15 to 20 uses of strong language and maybe the same number of uses of moderate language. There are sex scenes without any real details, some brief crude references and some fairly mild instances of violence/harsh treatment.
*I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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