Damaged, Dan Scottow
Damaged, Dan Scottow
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Damaged

Author: Dan Scottow

Narrator: Henrietta Meire

Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/29/2020


Synopsis

Journalist Emily Blake is sent back to her hometown to investigate the disappearance of a young girl called Becky Clarke. Emily takes the assignment willingly as the case echoes the disappearance of her childhood friend, Alice Abbott, twenty-five years earlier.Returning to the village, Emily renews old acquaintances and rivalries. She reconnects with her estranged brother Adam, who has never quite recovered from tragic events in their past.While she looks into the disappearance of Becky Clarke, Emily revisits Alices case but not everyone welcomes her investigation. As lies that have been told for twenty-five years surrounding Alices disappearance begin to unravel, Emily is drawn deeper into the mystery. What happened to Alice? Will Becky ever be found? And do the answers lie closer to home than anyone ever imagined?A twisty psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end, Damaged is an unmissable debut that will appeal to fans of authors like Mark Edwards, Cara Hunter, and Rachel Abbott.

About Dan Scottow

Dan Scottow grew up in Hertfordshire before moving to London in his early twenties. After more than ten years living there, he decided enough was enough, and packed his bags for Scotland in search of a more peaceful life. Dan works as a graphic designer, but dreams of the day he can give it up and write full-time. Besides writing, he enjoys painting, watching a good scary film, traveling the world, good food, long walks on the beach with his dogs, and of course, reading a great book. Dan is the author of the psychological thrillers Damaged, Girl A, and Scars.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on January 20, 2020

Emily Blake is a journalist being sent back to her hometown to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. It closely resembles the case of another young girl who was taken and disappeared 25 years ago .... Emily's best friend, Alice. Not everyone is happy with Emily revisiting Alice's case. Alice......more

Goodreads review by Matt on February 08, 2020

It's fair to say that I am a biased reviewer as this is my brother's first novel, however, I am confident that people will enjoy this psychological mystery/thriller, particularly if this genre is your bag (it isn't usually mine nowadays). When he sent it to me to read I was trepidatious - what if it......more

Goodreads review by Philomena Callan on January 20, 2020

Damaged is a well written debut novel that I literally inhaled in one sitting. I couldn’t put it down. From start to finish the author had my full attention. Alice and Emily- two best friends and then Alice disappears. Twenty five years later Emily is a journalist who finds herself in her hometown l......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on January 17, 2020

Fantastic debut novel! A young girl goes missing and there seems to be similarities to another missing child case from years ago and a journalist is sent back to her home town to investigate the fact of these similarities. The fact that the cold case was her friend makes her even happier to investig......more