Through the bestselling author of The Sisters comes this twisty, haunting thriller about two close friends, corrosive jealousy, and dark secrets-perfect for fans of The Widow and Luckiest Girl Alive.

Someone knows where she is…

The old Victorian pier was a thing of beauty until it had been allowed to decay. It had been where the youth of Oldcliffe-on-Sea would head to hang out. It is also where twenty-one-year-old Sophie Collier vanished eighteen years ago.

Francesca Howe, known as Frankie, was about Neighborhood Gal Missing: A Book Sophie’s closest friend, and nonetheless she is haunted with the mystery of what happened to her. When Frankie gets a contact from Sophie’s sibling, Daniel, informing her that individual remains have been found washed up nearby, she immediately miracles if it could be Sophie, and comes back to her old hometown to try and find closure. Now an editor at an area newspaper, Daniel thinks that Sophie was terrified of somebody which her loss of life was the consequence of foul play rather than “loss of life by misadventure,” as the police claim.

Daniel arranges a holiday rental for Frankie that overlooks the pier where Sophie disappeared. In the center of winter season and out of time of year, Frankie seems isolated and unnerved, especially when she is out on the pier late one night time and catches a glimpse of a woman who looks like Sophie. May be the pier actually haunted, as they joked those years ago? Could she actually be seeing her friend’s ghost? And what actually happened to her best friend all those years ago?

Harrowing, electrifying, and thoroughly compelling, Local Young lady Missing showcases once again bestselling author Claire Douglas’ amazing storytelling talent.