The Missing Place
Sophie Littlefield
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Set against the backdrop of North Dakota's oil boom, two very different mothers form an uneasy alliance to find their missing sons in this heartrending and suspenseful novel from the Edgar Award-nominated author of Garden of Stones. The booming North Dakota oil business is spawning "man camps," shantytowns full of men hired to work on the rigs, in towns without enough housing to accommodate them. In such twilight spaces, it's easy for a person to vanish. And when two young men in their first year on the job disappear without a trace, only their mothers believe there's hope of finding them. Despite reassurances that the police are on the case, the two women think the oil company is covering up the disappearances--and maybe something more. Colleen, used to her decorous life in a wealthy Massachusetts suburb, is determined to find her son. And hard-bitten Shay, from the wrong side of the California tracks, is the only person in town even willing to deal with her--because she's on the same mission. Overtaxed by worry, exhaustion, and fear, these two unlikely partners question each other's methods and motivations, but must work together against the town of strangers if they want any chance of finding their lost boys. But what they uncover could destroy them both... Sure to please fans of Sandra Brown and Gillian Flynn, The Missing Place is a moving chronicle of survival, determination, and powerful bonds forged in the face of adversity.
Product Details
Price
$16.00
$14.88
Publisher
Gallery Books
Publish Date
October 14, 2014
Pages
384
Dimensions
5.38 X 8.19 X 1.01 inches | 0.69 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781476757827
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About the Author
Sophie Littlefield is an Anthony and RT Book award winner and Edgar and Goodreads Choice finalist. Her books include A Bad Day for Sorry and A Bad Day for Pretty. She lives near San Francisco, California.
Reviews
"A powerful portrait of grief, fear, and courage as two mothers fight for truth."--C.J. Lyons "New York Times bestselling author of FAREWELL TO DREAMS "
"A novel steeped in secrets and unspoken truths."----Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train
"I read this in one sitting, unable to leave the fray with the boys' lives at stake."--Mark P. Sadler "Suspense Magazine "
"With two strong. complicated women at its center, Sophie Littlefield's The Missing Place seizes you with its emotional fervor from its first pages and never lets you go. With intelligence and keen sensitivity, Littlefield draws us into a story, and a world--the North Dakota oil fields-- that feels both utterly original and yet also so deeply our own. A remarkable novel."--Megan Abbott "bestselling author of THE FEVER and DARE ME "
"Taut and suspenseful, fierce and compelling--The Missing Place traces two mothers' descents into the hell of searching for their lost children, and doesn't let up until the last page is, breathtakingly, turned."--Jennie Shortridge, author of LOVE WATER MEMORY
"A remarkable story of the unlikely friendship between two women desperately searching for their missing sons, told as only Sophie Littlefield can, with depth, humor, and honesty. Colleen and Shay are women I know; they are whom I see reflected in the mirror. And as they push forward, confronting the demons of their pasts and the horror of their present, I couldn't help wanting to hold them back just as I urged them onward. THE MISSING PLACE is a compelling and perceptive examination of just how far a mother will go to save her child."--Carla Buckley, author of THE DEEPEST SECRET and THE THINGS THAT KEEP US HERE
"A novel steeped in secrets and unspoken truths."----Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train
"I read this in one sitting, unable to leave the fray with the boys' lives at stake."--Mark P. Sadler "Suspense Magazine "
"With two strong. complicated women at its center, Sophie Littlefield's The Missing Place seizes you with its emotional fervor from its first pages and never lets you go. With intelligence and keen sensitivity, Littlefield draws us into a story, and a world--the North Dakota oil fields-- that feels both utterly original and yet also so deeply our own. A remarkable novel."--Megan Abbott "bestselling author of THE FEVER and DARE ME "
"Taut and suspenseful, fierce and compelling--The Missing Place traces two mothers' descents into the hell of searching for their lost children, and doesn't let up until the last page is, breathtakingly, turned."--Jennie Shortridge, author of LOVE WATER MEMORY
"A remarkable story of the unlikely friendship between two women desperately searching for their missing sons, told as only Sophie Littlefield can, with depth, humor, and honesty. Colleen and Shay are women I know; they are whom I see reflected in the mirror. And as they push forward, confronting the demons of their pasts and the horror of their present, I couldn't help wanting to hold them back just as I urged them onward. THE MISSING PLACE is a compelling and perceptive examination of just how far a mother will go to save her child."--Carla Buckley, author of THE DEEPEST SECRET and THE THINGS THAT KEEP US HERE
