Kim's sense of loss is palpable and the mystery behind the disappearance is unbelievably compelling. She knows that despite her youth, despite how hard it is to be a young mother, Tallulah would never abandon her baby. When teen mother Tallulah goes missing, the police assume she's made a break for it, cast off responsibility for her baby and ran away with her boyfriend. The difference here is in the vivid characters, in how Kim and Tallulah come to life on the page. This one begins with the plot of countless other mystery/thrillers: a daughter goes missing, leaving behind a distraught mother who will do anything to find her. Jewell's best books are the ones that make you fall hard for the characters so you can't do anything else until you've found out what happened to them. The Night She Disappeared is an excellent thriller, steeped in mystery and drama, with a strong emotionally-compelling mother/daughter love story at its core. I found it absolutely riveting and impossible to put down. At this point I have read six Lisa Jewell books, but this one is my favourite.
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