I have read several books by K.L. Slater, and she can usually be depended on to write a good psych thriller. While Missing is decent, it doesn’t quite meet the standards I have come to expect with her books.
Now, let me qualify this review by saying I thoroughly expect other people will enjoy the book more than I did. My reviews are never to put someone off or change their mind about reading something.
They are solely my opinion and my experience. So, take it with a grain of salt.
I realize that might be confusing, so let me just tell you what worked and didn’t work for me in this psych thriller.
The premise was intriguing. Josie suffered a family tragedy when she was younger. As an adult, she is thrust into another perilous situation and is forced to rely on someone who has proven to be untrustworthy in the past.
That’s enough to give anyone pause about trusting someone. But what is Josie to do when her daughter’s safety is at stake?
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I thought that Josie was an interesting character, but she didn’t necessarily grab me and want me to root for her in the present. I think maybe she relied too much on being the victim of the previous event?
Can’t quite put my finger on it, but I didn’t connect with her as I have with past heroines in Slater’s books.
The whole resolution was also a bit more gonzo than her books usually are. I don’t know if she was trying a new approach. Frankly, a lot of it worked for me, because it was not a usual ending.
There are connections and relationships that are only hinted at throughout the rest of the book. So, in that regard, she did get a couple of good twists in. I’ve made no secret about my tendency to try to outguess the author. I didn’t succeed this time.
I would still recommend Missing because it was another good effort from K.L. Slater. But be sure to also check out her other books as well: Single, The Widow, Little Whispers, The Marriage, The Evidence
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Author Bio:
For many years, Kim sent her work out to literary agents but never made it off the slush pile. At the age of 40, she went back to Nottingham Trent University and now has an MA in Creative Writing.
Before graduating, she received five offers of representation from London literary agents which was, as Kim says, ‘a fairytale … at the end of a very long road!’
Kim is a full-time writer and lives in Nottingham with her husband, Mac. Her website is
