Local Girl Missing, Claire Douglas
Local Girl Missing, Claire Douglas
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Local Girl Missing
A Novel

Author: Claire Douglas

Narrator: Hannah Murray, Emilia Fox

Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/04/2017


Synopsis

From the bestselling author of The Sisters comes this twisty, haunting thriller about two best friends, corrosive jealousy, and dark secrets—perfect for fans of The Widow and Luckiest Girl Alive.Someone knows where she is…The old Victorian pier was a thing of beauty until it was allowed to decay. It was where the youth of Oldcliffe-on-Sea would go to hang out. It’s also where twenty-one-year-old Sophie Collier disappeared eighteen years ago.
 
Francesca Howe, known as Frankie, was Sophie’s best friend, and even now she is haunted by the mystery of what happened to her. When Frankie gets a call from Sophie’s brother, Daniel, informing her that human remains have been found washed up nearby, she immediately wonders if it could be Sophie, and returns to her old hometown to try and find closure. Now an editor at a local newspaper, Daniel believes that Sophie was terrified of someone and that her death was the result of foul play rather than “death by misadventure,” as the police claim.Daniel arranges a holiday rental for Frankie that overlooks the pier where Sophie disappeared. In the middle of winter and out of season, Frankie feels isolated and unnerved, especially when she is out on the pier late one night and catches a glimpse of a woman who looks like Sophie. Is the pier really haunted, as they joked all those years ago? Could she really be seeing her friend’s ghost? And what actually happened to her best friend all those years ago?Harrowing, electrifying, and thoroughly compelling, Local Girl Missing showcases once again bestselling author Claire Douglas’ extraordinary storytelling talent.

About Claire Douglas

Claire Douglas is the Sunday Times number-one bestselling author of eleven stand-alone novels, including The Sisters, Local Girl Missing, Last Seen Alive, Do Not Disturb, Then She Vanishes, Just Like The Other Girls, The Couple at No. 9, The Girls Who Disappeared, The Woman Who Lied, and The Wrong Sister. Her books have sold over two million copies in the UK and have been published worldwide.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Miriam on April 16, 2017

I bought "Local Girl Missing" in Tesco for £2 when you purchased a daily newspaper and I have to say it was an excellent deal! I'd heard a lot about this book from online book clubs and was really looking forward to reading it. It's atmospheric, dark and at times spooky and perfect for a lazy Sunday......more

Goodreads review by daph pink ♡ on July 24, 2020

one fine evening (today) I was sitting and admiring my bookshelf when my eyes fell on this book and I couldn't remember a single thing about it!!!!!!! I opened my GR account and saw my notes on this book filled with cuss words and hatred for this book, so as I am already in mood of writing "HONEST"......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on June 05, 2017

About: Local Girl Missing is a psychological thriller written by Claire Douglas. It will be published on 7/4/17 by Harper Paperbacks, an imprint of Harper Collins, 352 pages. The genres are fiction, psychological thriller, suspense, and mystery. My Experience: I started reading Local Girl Missing on......more

Goodreads review by Nigel on November 12, 2023

Borderline 3 star really. Good premise for a story but simply unconvincing to me. In full - I like the idea of this story. A local girl goes missing, apparently falling off the local (& closed) old pier and friends and family from the time go their own ways. Then 18 years later the girl's brother ph......more

Goodreads review by Louise on July 25, 2016

Twenty one year old Sophie Collier had vanished. The only thing she left behind was a trainer on an old pier. Her friend Francesca was broken hearted. A body has now been found and Francesca has come back to the seaside town she's tried to forget. Francesca wishes she had not returned as everywhere sh......more