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From the best-selling author of If You Knew Her comes this harrowing tale of suspense - a story ripped from todays headlines - of a tight-knit English community rocked by the murder of a mother and the mysterious disappearance of her daughter, and the secrets that lie concealed beneath a carefully constructed facade. A small towns beloved family. A shocking, senseless crime - and the dark secret at the heart of it all. Everyone in Ashford, Cornwall, knows Meg Nichols and her daughter, Grace. Meg has been selflessly caring for Grace for years, and Grace - smiling and optimistic in spite of her many illnesses - adores her mother. So when Meg is found brutally bludgeoned in her bed and her daughter missing, the community is rocked. Meg had lived in terror of her abusive, unstable ex, convinced that he would return to try and kidnap Grace ... as he had once before. Now it appears her fear was justified. Jon Katrin, a local journalist, knows he should avoid getting drawn back into this story. The article he wrote about Meg and Grace caused rifts within his marriage and the town. Perhaps if he can help find Grace, he can atone for previous lapses in judgment. The Nichols neighbor, Cara - contending with her own guilt over not being a better friend to Grace - becomes an unexpected ally. But in searching for Grace, Jon and Cara uncover anomalies that lead to more and more questions. Through multiple viewpoints and diary entries, the truth about Grace emerges, revealing a tragedy more twisted than anyone could have ever imagined....
About the Author
Hello fellow reader, I am a British novelist living in Lewes, England with my husband and son. I have always written, but I became a novelist when Frank - a man with locked in syndrome in my first novel If You Knew Her - wouldn't leave me alone until I'd written about him. I then wrote Grace is Gone because I was gripped by a true crime that happened in America and I wanted to learn more about the issues the stories raised in my mind - mostly about revenge and justice - and whether the ultimate crime can ever justified. I hope you enjoy them!Emily
