A missing woman.
A fractured family.
A house full of secrets.
When elderly Sylvia Bell disappears from her home, the police find no signs of violence. Sylvia had been anxious, forgetful and caught in a bitter family dispute. Her gentle lodger, Dale, says she left to stay with a friend and asked for time and space.
To most of Sylvia’s family, it sounds plausible. To her niece Nell, it sounds wrong.
Nell is already running from her own life when she travels across the country to Sylvia’s house. Nell travels to Michigan and moves into Sylvia’s house, where Dale is still living.
Dale is kind. He cared for Sylvia when her family did not. He fixed the house, cooked for her, drove her to appointments and showed her kindness. As Nell works with Dale to try to find her missing aunt, she uncovers the secrets Sylvia left behind.
But some secrets are not buried in the past.
And soon Nell comes to suspect Sylvia never left at all…
Because the frail are easy to doubt. And the missing are easy to explain.
Perfect for readers who enjoy slow-burn domestic suspense, missing-woman mysteries, family secrets, and dark psychological twists. Ideal for fans of Freida McFadden, Lucy Foley, and Lisa Jewell.
Genre: Mystery
A fractured family.
A house full of secrets.
When elderly Sylvia Bell disappears from her home, the police find no signs of violence. Sylvia had been anxious, forgetful and caught in a bitter family dispute. Her gentle lodger, Dale, says she left to stay with a friend and asked for time and space.
To most of Sylvia’s family, it sounds plausible. To her niece Nell, it sounds wrong.
Nell is already running from her own life when she travels across the country to Sylvia’s house. Nell travels to Michigan and moves into Sylvia’s house, where Dale is still living.
Dale is kind. He cared for Sylvia when her family did not. He fixed the house, cooked for her, drove her to appointments and showed her kindness. As Nell works with Dale to try to find her missing aunt, she uncovers the secrets Sylvia left behind.
But some secrets are not buried in the past.
And soon Nell comes to suspect Sylvia never left at all…
Because the frail are easy to doubt. And the missing are easy to explain.
Perfect for readers who enjoy slow-burn domestic suspense, missing-woman mysteries, family secrets, and dark psychological twists. Ideal for fans of Freida McFadden, Lucy Foley, and Lisa Jewell.
Genre: Mystery
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