This is one of those books that honestly sat on my shelf for YEARS before I got round to it, but i'd heard great things and always assumed I'd love it. Turns out that my expectations were a little too high (note to self: do not save books for so long thinking you'll enjoy them in the future).
A crime thriller novel, The Missing tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of teenage Billy Wilkinson from his mum's point of view. The police chalk it up to Billy being a teen, and a troublesome one at that, and despite putting some effort into the search they get nowhere. Billy's mum however is desperate to find out anything she can. Soon her attention turns to home: she suspects her husband, her other son. She delves deeper and deeper into Billy's life, finding out things she never expected along the way.
I really REALLY wanted to enjoy this, but in my opinion the person behind Billy's disappearance is so blatantly obvious from early on in the book that I'd actually discounted them as a suspect in my mind because I didn't think the author would make their behaviour so over the top and in your face. I'd heard such great things about C. L. Taylor's writing, but having now read a second book of hers where the exact same thing happened I just feel like I don't get on with her books very well.
I've given this three stars because I really liked the mother's character, and I did really want to find out *exactly* what happened, I just wish I hadn't guessed who it was so early on.
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