The Summer She Vanished, Jessica Irena Smith
The Summer She Vanished, Jessica Irena Smith
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The Summer She Vanished
An addictive and unputdownable crime thriller for summer 2023

Author: Jessica Irena Smith

Narrator: Sarah Slimani

Unabridged: 11 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 10/09/2023

Synopsis

A blistering and shocking thriller that takes you on a taut and compelling journey to find the truth behind the story of a missing teen, a murdered nun, and the dark secret that connects them. Perfect for fans of SWEET LITTLE LIES, THE ROANOKE GIRLS and THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEARED.

That's just it, they're secrets. They're not meant to be found out.

A MURDERED WOMAN.
Summer, 1972. Sister Francesca Pepitone was found strangled in a parking lot on the outskirts of Boweridge.

A MISSING GIRL.
A week later, seventeen-year-old Minna Larson disappeared. No one has seen or heard from her since.

A SMALL TOWN.
The cases were never linked, and neither was solved. For some, it was a scar that never healed. Others simply forgot.

A DARK PAST.
Now, over forty years later, Minna's niece Maggie learns that days before vanishing, Minna was telling people she knew who had murdered Sister Fran, and that she had the evidence to prove it.

Except no one believed her because there was one thing everyone could agree on . . .
Minna Lies

(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

About Jessica Irena Smith

Jessica Irena Smith is a glass artist from County Durham and has a BA in Glass & Ceramics and an MA in Glass, both from the University of Sunderland, where she was based at the National Glass Centre. The Summer She Vanished is her debut novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on September 04, 2023

This is a borderline 3 stars for me- maybe more of a 2.5 stars. There was a major disconnect for me with the fact that main character did not know that she had an aunt until she was at her grandmother’s funeral. How is that even possible? No pictures. No nothing. And the relationships in this book w......more

Goodreads review by Karen on August 22, 2023

Our main character is Maggie, a student, who has returned to Boweridge (a small town in America) to see her mother for the first time in years. They’ve had a tempestuous relationship since Maggie chose to go to the UK to live with her father…and things take a downward turn when Maggie learns that sh......more

Goodreads review by Jordan on September 01, 2023

Debut novel, what?! I am so impressed with this book, and honestly would have never guessed it was the first for this author! I have read MANY a mystery/thriller and I must say this is the first that there was never a moment that I wasn’t interested. I find with a lot of books in this genre of there......more

Goodreads review by Trace on June 22, 2024

The beginning of this book is a little slower as it sets the scene and we learn about the main characters. The title is used quite a few times within the book and I liked that. Once the pace picked up, I was compelled to keep reading, there were many twists to the tale that kept me intrigued. I didn'......more

Goodreads review by Julie on August 06, 2023

Thank you to NetGalley, Headline Books and the author for a sneak peek of this book to read and review! Hometown girl, Maggie, returns for the funeral of her grandmother to uncover a family secret she never knew existed ... and of course she won’t rest until she gets some answers! This was a classic......more

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