Missing Daughter by Rick Mofina
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Rick Mofina is always a solid bet but he’s outdone himself in this suspense thriller about Maddie Lane, a 12-year-old girl who is either a runaway or abducted from her bedroom, and the scrutiny her parents and brother face in the aftermath. Told in two parts, the first half of the book centres around the disappearance and police investigation and no one is ruled out. Mofina does a good job of slowly revealing the secrets her mother, father, brother, uncle and cousin have been harbouring, and the guilt they feel in keeping them.
The second half of the book fast forwards to four years in the future, and no spoilers here, but this is where the book really takes off. I read the second half in one evening, bleary-eyed but determined to find out what happened before heading off to bed. Thankfully, the late night was worth it, with a satisfying ending that wraps up the storyline. Highly recommended.
GOODREADS RATING SYSTEM:
5: It was amazing
4: really liked it
3: liked it
2: It was okay
1: didn’t like it