The Missing - by Chris Mooney (Paperback)

About the Book

In this riveting thriller, a female police officer discovers that the serial killer she's tracking is a psychopath from her past--and she's next on his list. Absolutely gripping suspense.--Michael Connelly.

Book Synopsis

A razor-sharp thriller from the Edgar Award-nominated author who "blurs the lines between dreams and nightmares" (Abilene Reporter-News, TX).

Darby McCormack was in high school when she first encountered the killer: someone murdered a woman in the woods where Darby and her two best friends were partying. His race to silence the witnesses was sure-footed and violent--but somehow Darby survived.

Twenty-five years later, Darby is a crime-scene investigator for the Boston Police Department, and a chilling case--a woman's late-night abduction--has her uncovering strange leads to missing women, past and present. As forensic clues lead her closer to a psychopath called the Traveler, Darby must finally resolve the nightmare of her past and come face-to-face with a killer who is determined to keep the missing--and the horrors they endured at his hands--from ever coming to light.

Review Quotes

""The Missing" is an absolutely gripping mix of suspense and mystery. Chris Mooney is a wonderful writer and in his hands this story is compelling, thrilling and touching." -- Michael Connelly

""The Missing" is the season's most unrelenting thriller. It will keep readers enthralled from its gripping opening chapters to its last shocking page." -- George Pelecanos

"A masterful thriller; dark and disturbing, with a tearing pace. Mooney writes like a man on fire." -- Linda Fairstein

"I devoured "The Missing" in one greedy, breathless sitting. This is a scary, breakneck ride with thrills that never let up." -- Tess Gerritsen

"Scary story. Scary talent.I love this book." -- Lee Child

"The smart money has long been on Chris Mooney, one of crime fiction's rising stars, and "The Missing" ably demonstrates why this is so. This is a page-turner written with great empathy, filled with strong, resilient characters that the reader will cheer and champion." -- Laura Lippman

"Scary story. Scary talent.I love this book."

-- Lee Child