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It is very challenging to create an eventful story in a place where nothing is supposed to happen. A place where people go because they don´t expect anything else than a predictable, quiet passing of the days. But this is not truth because there is almost no such a place, where things are just perfect. This is because there is always a temptation of evil in humans. Doing bad or good is a personal choice, but bad sounds sometimes easier to deal with. At least on short term.
Most of the action in Local Gone Missing by award-winner and bestselling author Fiona Barton is taking place in such a sleepy place, Ebbing. Detective Elise King on medical leave due to chronical sickness was expecting to relax there, but it seemed it was not meant to be. A local is gone missing and shortly thereafter found dead. By professional reflex she is getting interest in answering the questions about the crime, ending up totally in charge with the case and finally catching the real culprit.
There are many reasons why Charlie disappeared, and like a game of cards, the well-hidden secrets of many residents of the quiet Ebbing are revealed in a spectacular way. Even though there are many interesting twists of the story, nothing prepared me for the ending.
All along the story, the new details are revealed at a relatively slow yet surprising pace. The back and forth of the timeline, with episodes from the life of the characters setting up as pieces of a puzzle is a very smart idea and carefully keeps the events under the author´s wise control.
Local Gone Missing is a well-written and -planned novel with a local touch of mystery. There are many characters well portrayed in this book, but my favorite so far is Elise, for her analytic, smart and emotionally intelligent way to explore and compared the many possible plots.
Rating: 4 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour, but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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