The Night She Disappeared

By April Henry

     The only car that Gabie Klug's über-strict surgeon parents will allow her to get is a Mini Cooper. Gabie doesn't mind the car, because it lets her work delivery hours at Pete's Pizza, a small cafe in a Portland strip mall. One night, her coworker, Drew, takes an order for three Meat Monster pizzas to go. Kayla, the universally accepted senior and born leader among the Pete's employees, takes the delivery. And doesn't come back. It's only after the police have pronounced Kayla officially missing that Drew confides in Gabie. That maybe the kidnapper wasn't after Kayla at all. That the man who made the order asked if the girl with the Mini Cooper was working that night. With the help of each other, some covert sleuthing, and a whole lot of self-discovery, Gabie and Drew find clues that are almost certainly contradictory to the police force's idea that Kayla is dead, her body dumped in the rushing river and in the ocean by now.
     The Night She Disappeared is a mystery thriller that throws more than a few plot curveballs. Told in a strangely haunting 3rd person omniscient narration that gives the opinion of heroes, villains, suspects, cops, and victims in a poignant day-to-day style, this novel hooks crime fans from the first syllable and reels them in tightly until the last letter. Anyone looking for cliffhangers, suspense, and just a bit of romance should pick this off the shelves.
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