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Elif Shafak's The Island of Missing Trees explores past Turkish-Greek conflicts in a small island community to her past, meanwhile her stranger of an aunt emerges, and with her, the possibility of filling in missing I listened to The Island of Missing Trees as an audiobook.

I love a book about scrappy librarians , and Janet Skeslien Charles's historical fiction novel Miss Morgan's I listened to Miss Morgan's Book Brigade as an audiobook.

Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook alludes to the way Edith includes coded intelligence within her letters

More missing-person stories If you like unlikely heroines and missing-person plots, you might also like And check out this link for more Bossy reviews of novels with missing-persons plots.

I'm intrigued by a missing-persons story, and I'm a fan of Emiko Jean's writing. I'm fascinated by a missing-persons story . , Detective Chelsey Calhoun is shocked by the reappearance of Ellie Black, a young girl who's been missing Chelsey is especially invested in the case because her own sister Lydia went missing years earlier--before

Kim's missing-person novel is a mystery and is structured around the discovery and exploration of what As the family works to find their missing member, various illuminating elements of the imperfect man

The Personal Librarian is historical fiction about the real-life figure of Belle da Costa Greene, J.P Morgan's personal librarian who was Black and who hid her heritage in order to hold her position in early The Personal Librarian is Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray's historical fiction based on The personal emotional connection the authors offer as possibly having existed between Morgan and Greene I listened to The Personal Librarian as an audiobook.

persons detective whose retreat to her hometown leads her into the middle of a missing person case there persons detective. When she experiences a personal tragedy of her own, she flees to the Northern California of her childhood But when she arrives, she finds out that a young local woman has gone missing. "Weaving together actual cases of missing persons, trauma theory, and a hint of the metaphysical, this

King Nyx offers haunting imagery, sinister mysteries, unreliable memories, resurfacing past trauma, missing persons, unexplained deaths, and a children's fairy tale gone awry. other couple staying nearby seem to have dark secrets, the rumors they had heard on the mainland of missing

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Lisa Gardner's newest Frankie Elkin missing-person mystery, Still 01 Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin #3) by Lisa Gardner Frankie Elkin is the best at finding missing She's an unassuming middle-aged woman and a recovering alcoholic who has a compulsion: to locate missing But her current mission is a first for Frankie: to find the long-missing sister of a convicted serial

Bookstore and Sourdough . 03 Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate In 1909 Oklahoma, one Choctaw sister goes missing But controversy over a new national park in the area, a missing teen hiker, and the discovery of the To find Bossy reviews of other missing-persons stories I've read, check out the books at this link .

fiction about an unplanned pregnancy; the real story of a beloved figure from stage, film, and song; a missing-person I'm fascinated by a missing-persons story . code-switcher who tailors his language to follow white people's expectations of a submissive Black person Yet the true horrors of life as an enslaved Black person in the deep South at the time of Twain's novel She defies societal expectations to provide for her baby and to find fulfillment in her personal and

California setting, imperfect Anna's rich and rocky history--and her messy road toward a version of personal Anna is a San Francisco missing persons detective in denial about the fact that her job has overtaken her personal life for years. When she experiences a personal tragedy, she flees to the Northern California of her childhood--a place setting, Anna's rich and rocky history, her search for answers--and a messy road toward a version of personal

Kim's missing-person story is also about a family deeply connecting to each other and going to extraordinary

I'm fascinated by a missing-persons story . , Detective Chelsey Calhoun is shocked by the reappearance of Ellie Black, a young girl who's been missing Chelsey is especially invested in the case because her own sister Lydia went missing years earlier--before cognitive challenges until late in the book when multiple mentions were made regarding this; maybe I simple missed

and rugged terrain of British Columbia, along a highway where unsuspecting women traveling alone go missing Highway setting is based on the real-life "Highway of Tears" in British Columbia, where women have gone missing Many of these missing-person cases remain tragically unsolved. Chevy Stevens's first novel was Still Missing.

The crime against Rachael is so vicious as to seem personal, and Kate must try to determine why Rachael like books featuring female detectives, you might like Paula McLain's When the Stars Go Dark, about a missing persons detective coping with her own tragedy; the historical fiction story A Curious Beginning; or

01 A Star Is Bored Author Byron Lane was Carrie Fisher's personal assistant in real life, and in his Kathi Kannon is a woman with a big, wacky personality who is also Hollywood royalty. Webb provides multiple mysteriously missing persons, mixed motivations, naive characters ruined by sinister people in power, and an occasional first-person narrator who isn't what they first seemed.

I most loved reading during the past month: When the Stars Go Dark, Paula McLain's newest, about a missing persons detective who experiences a personal tragedy and dives into solving the disappearances of young 01 When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain Anna is a San Francisco missing persons detective in denial about the fact that her job has overtaken her personal life for years. When she experiences a personal tragedy, she flees to the Northern California of her childhood--a place

If you like unlikely heroines and missing-person plots, you might also like Before She Disappeared. 02

Webb provides multiple mysteriously missing persons, mixed motivations, naive characters who might be ruined by the sinister people in power, and an occasional first-person narrator who isn't what they

This month my favorite reads were a missing-person camp story in two timelines; literary fiction set Both the world and the characters' personal lives are complicated, messy, wonderful, and fragile. going through the plane as if in a trance, announcing expected ages of and causes of death for each person couple, to Allegra herself, the Death Lady (as she is later called) announces a prediction of each person's

Kim's missing-person novel is a mystery and is structured around the discovery and exploration of what

They have a fantastic selection of titles, staff members offer spot-on recommendations (and sparkling personalities Kim's missing-person novel is a mystery and is structured around the discovery and exploration of what

Reading Now I'm reading Ava Glass's newest Emma Makepeace spy mystery, The Trap ; I'm listening to Miss Ava Glass is also the author of Alias Emma and The Traitor . 02 Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Charles I love a book about scrappy librarians , and Janet Skeslien Charles's historical fiction novel Miss I'm listening to Miss Morgan's Book Brigade as an audiobook.

Willingham's past and present storylines and by her unreliable narrator Isabelle, who is desperate to find her missing Is she paranoid, or is the podcaster taking too deep of an interest in Isabelle's personal past rather I have a realllly tough time reading missing-children stories, and somehow I missed that key plot point

If you like unlikely heroines and missing-person plots, you might also like Before She Disappeared, which

If you like unlikely heroines and missing-person plots, you might also like Before She Disappeared, which

and a multi-million-dollar interstate drug ring; and I'm listening to a suspenseful mystery about a missing Jean Detective Chelsey Calhoun is shocked by the reappearance of Ellie Black, a young girl who's been missing Chelsey is especially invested in the case, because her own sister Lydia went missing years earlier,

is set in the wilderness and concerns old lovers thrown together in hopes of finding a mysteriously missing the author of other books I love: We All Want Impossible Things, Waiting for Birdy, and How to Be a Person But when her estranged old friend Janessa goes missing under suspicious circumstances, Emlyn must team

Dublin private school and the deadly secrets she attempts to uncover; and I'm listening to The Island of Missing This is the author's debut novel. 03 The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak My friend James and I I'm listening to The Island of Missing Trees as an audiobook.

systematically assassinated in public shows of retaliation for their past crimes, Emi's mother Kristina goes missing Yet the wealthy are getting wealthier again, emissions threaten to creep up due to corporate greed, and

They have a fantastic selection of titles, staff members offer spot-on recommendations (and sparkling personalities wonder, appreciate, and work to preserve these fragile, special animals. 03 The Birds That Audubon Missed : Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness by Kenn Kaufman The Birds That Audubon Missed explores Kershenbaum Animals are constantly communicating to each other in a cacophany of sounds--chattering, hissing

recently published historical fiction mystery Quantum Girl Theory, Mary Garrett focuses on finding missing in the Jim Crow South to investigate a girl who has disappeared, she finds that two Black girls went missing As Mary's search for all three girls intensifies, we find that Mary herself was a "missing girl," Paula writing about the character I thought she was writing about, but that definitely could have been a personal

Iris's beloved brother is missing in action in the war among the gods, and sending letters through a But the person receiving these missives is not Forest, but Iris's work nemesis, Roman.

developed memoir in which she explores her musical influences and influential high and low moments in her personal Williams shares stories of her childhood, her musical influences, and pivotal moments in her career and personal Kim's missing-person novel is a mystery and is structured around the discovery and exploration of what from across the globe; her older brother never seems to be around to help; and she's the only Black person

Ronnie regrets having missed out on love--and having missed out on leaving Faha.

System Collapse provides more of SecUnit's emotional coping with PTSD than action, and I missed the faster (I didn't feel as connected to the human team here as in other Murderbot books--and I always miss Mensah

He is, after all, an imperfect person whose fear of failure caused him to abandon each chance at a wonderfully The most tragic aspect isn't that his children were left, but that he missed out on time with these quirky

The reality of her personal library seems destined to come to light--just as Lula and Beverly are running But now her family is in prison and her sister is missing.

Byrd, Jane goes missing. Byrd's personal and professional life on dates she could not possibly have encountered him; and as she

legal thriller The Missing Piece. What are you reading and enjoying these days, bookworms? 01 A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham The summer Chloe Davis was twelve, six girls went missing But when a local girl goes missing, Chloe panics. I'm listening to Penn read You Can't Be Serious as an audiobook. 03 The Missing Piece by John Lescroart twisty mystery The Missing Piece continues his popular Dismas Hardy series.

I loved this story about relationships, complications, famous/everyday person romance, and a love of the embracing of the beauty in an everyday life and in straightforward affection, the heartbreak of missed The everyday-person/famous-person love is a favorite trope of mine, and Norman adds emotional complexities

pieces, he recalls that his mission--before a devastating car crash left him reeling--was to locate two missing synonymous with the name of her former specialty food shop in the Hamptons, Barefoot Contessa, offers a personal Ina is candid and thoughtful, offering business tips, personal reflections, and a wry sense of humor.

01 The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak Elif Shafak's The Island of Missing Trees explores past I listened to The Island of Missing Trees as an audiobook. For my full review of this book, please see The Island of Missing Trees. 02 We Must Not Think of Ourselves

listening to Only If You're Lucky, Stacy Willingham's mystery about college students, a death, and a missing time their sophomore year is half over, one of the fraternity boys from next door is dead, Lucy is missing

She relocates from New York to Los Angeles and is adjusting to the showy personas she's encountering They have the "best" kiss, his chest is the most sculpted, and many of their moments together are just Yet she says things like "Sometimes I miss you when you're right in front of me." seem to feel he is at fault, or deserves punishment, or is taking the situation lightly, or is a bad person

She's in danger of being sued for libel by Max Freaking Hastings, who Pip knows is a terrible person And she can't shake a general sense of unease, as though she's missing something. She's going to miss her family terribly, but she can't focus on quality time with them either. She's starting to wonder: could the wrong person be in jail for those crimes?

Donovan mystery series; I'm reading Quantum Girl Theory, a recent gothic mystery about a finder of missing Ryan In Erin Kate Ryan's recent gothic mystery Quantum Girl Theory, Mary Garrett focuses on finding missing in the Jim Crow South to investigate a girl who has disappeared, she finds that two other girls went missing As Mary's search for all three girls intensifies, we find that Mary herself was a "missing girl," Paula

01 Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles This historical fiction story in two timelines I love a book about scrappy librarians , and Janet Skeslien Charles's novel Miss Morgan's Book Brigade I listened to Miss Morgan's Book Brigade as an audiobook. Click here   for my full review of Miss Morgan's Book Brigade. 02 The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen