Steph Mullin

When She Disappeared by Steph Mullin and Nicole Mabry has Margo back in Lake Moss after fifteen years. On her way into town, she learns Jessie Germaine who disappeared in 2004 has been found in the local high school swimming hole. Margo teams up with her old friend, Austin who now works on the documentary show to uncover the truth. I was looking forward to reading When She Disappeared because it sounded like a suspenseful thriller (I have been wanting to read a twisty whodunit filled with tension that would have me on the edge of my seat). When She Disappeared has a fifteen-year-old mystery, unreliable narrator, a variety of suspects, and a documentary crew who wants the truth. I did not feel that the elements came together into one cohesive whole. The story moves at a very slow pace (I have seen snails move faster) and the authors are extremely verbose. We do not need to know what Margo is wearing each time she goes out with Austin (nor her makeup choices). The main character, Margo is an unlikeable woman. It is hard to enjoy a story when you do not like the MC. None of the characters are fleshed out. They are flat from lack of development. The mystery can be solved early in the story. The ending was a big disappointment. There is a lot of repetition in the book. At least a quarter of the book could have been edited from duplication. When She Disappeared lacked the right elements to make it a suspenseful, engaging novel. While When She Disappeared was not for me, I suggest that you obtain a sample to check it out for yourself. When She Disappeared failed to satisfy my craving for a suspenseful whodunit.… (mehr)

I must confess, every once in a while I scroll through NetGalley to see what’s available. When I saw the cover and title for When She Disappeared by Steph Mullin & Nicole Mabry, I thought OK. Then I read the blurb and I had to have it.

I love small towns, where everyone knows your name…and all the secrets. How can a killer hide in plain sight? I got curious to see if the author(s) could pull off the mystery of the culprit, or, at least, get and keep the suspense to a high level that would keep me flipping the virtual pages. No worries there. These ladies did that very well.

After her failed marriage, Margo put Wilmington in her rearview mirror and headed home, to Lake Moss and her ailing father. Memories flood her, and, as she pulled into the driveway, the radio announced that her best fried, who had been missing for many years, had been found. What a homecoming.

I wish Margo would confide in Austin about her fears. I would, and I fear it may be in her best interests if she does. I feel she is in danger, alone, vulnerable and by hanging her out there by herself, Steph and Nicole had me fretting more and more…every time there was a noise in the house, a light flickered, a dog barked, a bush rustled….

When She Disappeared by Steph Mullin & Nicole Mabry was so much more than I expected. The book was long enough that I had to put it down, unable to finish it in one sitting. I fought the urge to know…to finish the twisty trail to the end.

Well done ladies. I LOVED it.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of When She Disappeared by Steph Mullin & Nicole Mabry.

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