The Girl Who Vanished is a predictable mystery. The couple of twists are unoriginal and easy to figure out. The storyline of a character confused about what is happening is overdone. As a reader I struggle with this concept. This book brings nothing new to this genre.

Wow, so many head-spinning revelations in The Girl Who Vanished by R.M. Ward. The story is about Frances and is also told from other perspectives. Frances has just received the phone call every mother dreads. Her daughter Naomi has been in a life-threatening accident.

As she races to the hospital, Frances catches sight of a child in another car, a girl screaming for help. She doesn't know whether to follow the car or get to the hospital.

The story and writing flowed nicely, and I kept trying to guess how this would all unfold. I was guessing until the very end. A diabolical storyline and how dementia and PTSD can be confused.

I liked this author's writing style and how she unraveled the story. The story has good, solid characters and an entertaining and mysterious storyline. I would recommend this book. I read this book in one day!

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This is an excellent book. I read it in a few short hours. Instead of focusing on a missing girl, it seems to portray the anguish and frustrations of a woman who may be approaching dementia. It is told from multiple points of view, and , at times, you wonder how much is real or imagined. I can’t say much without giving parts away, but this book is highly satisfying. It also wraps up any remaining questions very nicely. Give it a go! You won’t be disappointed!

Frances Brookman receives a call that her daughter has been in an accident and she needs to get to the hospital urgently.
On the way, a car passes her, and there is a little girl in the back and it looks as though she is screaming for help.
Just along the motorway, Frances stops and uses the restroom, and the girl is in there, with an adult woman, and while the woman's back is turned, the girl writes "HELP ME" on a napkin.

Unfortunately, Frances gets a call and by the time it is over, the girl has disappeared.

Strange things are happening in her home, and Frances feels she is losing her mind. Perhaps she is, or she is in the early stages of dementia.


I did enjoy this novel, it was quite tense, but flowed well. I could feel how desperate Frances felt when these things were happening in her home, unsure of whether she was losing her mind.

I hope that the errors are fixed before this book is officially released. It wasquite annoying to read sentences with wordswithoutspaces!!

I do recommend this book, despite that, it kept me engaged throughout.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Good book! Wow! What a story! This book had a crazy storyline! It definitely made my heart pound and kept me glued to my Kindle! It had suspense, intrigue, kidnapping, gaslighting, and some crazy twists and turns! I definitely recommend reading this book as it was well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

I got nothing done today because once I started this book, I couldnt put it down. The writing flows really nicely and the story is kept moving aping at a good pave. There are lots of twists and turns thrown in and you trully don't know who to believe for the entire book! The characters are well written and it's hard not to become invested in their journey, both mother and daughter. I did have a slight suspicion about how it would end but I absolutely had no idea about 90% of what was to come! Loved every second, don't have a bad thing to say about this. A perfect example of a domestic noir

This was a fantastic thriller which will have you racing to the very end. I wasn’t sure who to trust. It is told from mother and daughter’s perspective as-well as a young girl. It will have you gripped from the very start and gasping at the end when you realise what has been going on. Great thriller which I will definitely be recommending to everyone who loves a thriller.