I enjoyed this a lot! The stakes are SO high and I really got invested in the characters.

This has:
- (possibly) false convictions
- child abductions
- threats
- secret identities
- media frenzies
- terrible families

Highly recommend for thriller fans and I would definitely read more from this author!

Series or Standalone: standalone
Genre: thriller
Target Age Group: adults
Cliffhanger: no

 Will I Reread: maybe
 Recommended For: fans of thrillers, justice/injustice stories

 Characters: 4/5
 Writing: 4/5
 Plot: 4/5
 Pacing: 4/5
 Unputdownability: 5/5
 Enjoyment: 5/5
 Book Cover: 5/5

Thanks, NetGalley and Bookouture, for the gifted ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Once again, Goodreads, I am asking you for half stars. The audiobook of The Girl on the News was good. A solid book. Somewhere between a 3 and a 4, so the rounding goes up for the author. I am unfamiliar with Elisabeth Carpenter, but will be looking at her other titles. The tag line was the reason I requested on Netgalley -

"My heart pounds as I take in the headline: ‘Missing girl believed kidnapped’. Underneath is a photo of my beautiful daughter Mia, her gap-toothed grin unmistakable. But Mia is safe beside me, snuggled up on the sofa. Who has taken a photo of her, and put it on the news? And what message are they trying to send me…?"

and it did not disappoint. Carpenter kept me listening, and it was refreshing to not guess the ending in advance.

My one comment is a personal opinion on narration - I HATE breathy narrators. I didn't love the listening experience because of the pitch and (honestly don't know how to describe it) sultry breathing of the female reader. It grated.