An ordinary outing takes Greta, Alex, and four-year-old Smilla across Sweden’s mythical Lake Malice to a tiny, isolated island. While father and daughter tramp into the trees, Greta stays behind in the boat, lulled into a reverie by the misty, moody lake…only later to discover that the two haven’t returned. Her frantic search proves futile. They’ve disappeared without a trace.
Greta struggles to understand their eerie vanishing. She desperately needs to call Alex, to be reassured that Smilla is safe, or contact the police. But now her cell phone is missing too. Back at her cottage, she finds it hidden away under the bedsheets. Had she done that? Or had someone else been in the cottage? But who, and why? As Greta struggles to put the pieces together, she fears that her past has come back to torment her, or she’s finally lost her grip on reality…
In this dark psychological thrill ride―with more twists than a labyrinth and more breathless moments than a roller coaster―Greta must confront what she’s always kept hidden if she has any hope of untangling the truth.
Suspense Thriller, Yes. Psychological, yes. The narrative could have been a bit less redundant. But overall, a good read. I would read more from this author.
Missing This book started out very good, could not put it down. Then I was wondering what is going on here. I think the main character is a psycho case. I went back and read the description of the book. A psychological thriller, yeah I agree. I give it a 3.5.
A boat with no oars I fought my way through 75% of the book to find the story. The entire time I’m wavering on giving up and really hoping that to continue on means I am rewarded with some kind of dramatic psychological suspense thriller suspense.