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Just Another Missing Person
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3.5 stars, rounded up
I loved McAllister's last book (Wrong Place Wrong Time) and this one was good but not quite as clever and gripping. If you like a good police procedural, you should definitely pick it up. It has some excellent twists that honestly surprised me, so that's always a bonus when you're a jaded mystery/thriller reader like me.
Olivia has been reported missing. She had just moved into a new flat and is starting a new job. After a night out, she disappears, seemingly into thin air. The police are called in, including Detective Julia Day. While on the way to the crime scene, a man gets into Julia's car and blackmails her into planting false evidence. The information he has? Something about Julia and her daughter that they thought no one else knew. As Julia is working the case, it becomes more puzzling and the planted evidence leads them to an unexpected person.
There are a couple of turns this book took that I thought were very clever. And there were a couple of them that didn't really work for me, I honestly thought there were just a few too many twists after all was said and done. (view spoiler) I know it can be kind of a balancing act for a writer, so I don't really hold it against her, but some of the things that happened needed my full brain power to piece together as they were a bit confusing (characters with two different names, and quite a large number of characters to keep straight overall.)
All in all, another clever suspenseful mystery from McAllister with some surprising twists.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, all opinions are my own.
I loved McAllister's last book (Wrong Place Wrong Time) and this one was good but not quite as clever and gripping. If you like a good police procedural, you should definitely pick it up. It has some excellent twists that honestly surprised me, so that's always a bonus when you're a jaded mystery/thriller reader like me.
Olivia has been reported missing. She had just moved into a new flat and is starting a new job. After a night out, she disappears, seemingly into thin air. The police are called in, including Detective Julia Day. While on the way to the crime scene, a man gets into Julia's car and blackmails her into planting false evidence. The information he has? Something about Julia and her daughter that they thought no one else knew. As Julia is working the case, it becomes more puzzling and the planted evidence leads them to an unexpected person.
There are a couple of turns this book took that I thought were very clever. And there were a couple of them that didn't really work for me, I honestly thought there were just a few too many twists after all was said and done. (view spoiler) I know it can be kind of a balancing act for a writer, so I don't really hold it against her, but some of the things that happened needed my full brain power to piece together as they were a bit confusing (characters with two different names, and quite a large number of characters to keep straight overall.)
All in all, another clever suspenseful mystery from McAllister with some surprising twists.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, all opinions are my own.
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Jul 28, 2023 03:19AM
I really enjoyed “wrong place wrong time� and am now looking forward to this one thanks to your rating.
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I am looking forward to your review for this one, Melissa as I am on the fence about getting it.
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Bec (becbingesbooks) - sorry, behind with lots of catching up to do
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Ahhh you got an early copy of this!! Looking forward to this review
I have been eyeing this one. I think your review makes me want to read it.
Lindsay wrote: "I really enjoyed “wrong place wrong time� and am now looking forward to this one thanks to your rating."I hope you enjoy it! It's a little confusing at times but a decent read!
Shelley's Book Nook wrote: "I am looking forward to your review for this one, Melissa as I am on the fence about getting it."I will be interested to see your thoughts if you do read it!
Bec (becbingesbooks) wrote: "Ahhh you got an early copy of this!! Looking forward to this review"Finally got it done!
Great review, Melissa💜!!!!!!! I've been eyeing this one for a while!!!!!!!
Marialyce (just back from NY) wrote: "I have been eyeing this one. I think your review makes me want to read it."I did like it, some really good twists!
Cara wrote: "Great review, Melissa💜!!!!!!! I beg been eyeing this one for a while!!!!!!!"Hope you like it if you do read it!
Great review, Melissa!! I plan on reading this one, but I already know I’ll be taking points off for the characters having two different names. I guess I’ll see how it goes! :)
Rachel wrote: "Great review, Melissa!! I plan on reading this one, but I already know I’ll be taking points off for the characters having two different names. I guess I’ll see how it goes! :)"It makes sense, it's a deliberate thing, but it was confusing at first.
I need to really try this author out. Great review Melissa!
Great review! I agree that did seem far fetched!
JaymeO wrote: "Great review! I agree that did seem far fetched!"I loved the twists but that part was just huh?
Tina wrote: "I need to really try this author out. Great review Melissa!"Thanks Tina!
Fantastic review! Just picked up a library copy! 💞
Nice review, Melissa! Not the best by this author then?
Jayme wrote: "Fantastic review! Just picked up a library copy! 💞"Hope you enjoy!
Rosh (Trying to catch up!) wrote: "Nice review, Melissa! Not the best by this author then?"Maybe not but still totally worth reading.
Srivalli wrote: "Superb review, Melissa. :)"Thanks Srivalli!
GirlWithThePinkSkiMask wrote: "Ok I came back to read this since I just finished and I agree about the diner part. Also, I think I need to run it back but real Olivia's parents weren't interviewed or was the baddie responsible f..."It definitely was intricate--I don't remember anything about the real Olivia, when they were interviewing the parents I thought they were interviewing Olivia's parents but that turned out to be wrong (and had happened earlier).
Fabulous review Melissa 💖
Margaret M - wrote: "Fabulous review Melissa 💖"Thanks Margaret!
Great review Melissa ❤️
Ceecee wrote: "Great review Melissa ❤️"Thanks Ceecee!
Just finished this one and you liked it more than I did. I am a fan of this author and I agreed with you that this book was not up to par with her previous titles. Fabulous review, Melissa.
Excellent honest review Melissa. I just finished it. What a night!
Jayne wrote: "Just finished this one and you liked it more than I did. I am a fan of this author and I agreed with you that this book was not up to par with her previous titles. Fabulous review, Melissa."I can honestly understand, it was convoluted!
Karen wrote: "Excellent honest review Melissa. I just finished it. What a night!"Whew!
I just finished and really enjoyed this!
Rachael wrote: "I just finished and really enjoyed this!"Glad you liked it too!
Enjoyed it a lot also but fully agree on a couple of the twists and just a bit too much jumping on POV for me. Confusing how Emma always saying “you”�
Julie wrote: "Enjoyed it a lot also but fully agree on a couple of the twists and just a bit too much jumping on POV for me. Confusing how Emma always saying “you”�"That was definitely confusing!
