Missing
- Author E. A. Jackson
- Narrator TBC
- Publisher Faber & Faber
- Publish Date 22 January 2026
- Run Time 10 hours and 7 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: women sleuths.
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What to expect
'Utterly gripping . . . a triumph.' Will Dean, award-winning author of
Adrift
'Sharp, assured . . . steeped in authenticity.' Sean Watkin, author of McDermid Award-shortlisted
Black Water Rising
Your baby is perfect. She sleeps through the night, even in this heat. You'll keep her cool. Open the window. Anything she needs. Anything.
But when you wake up in the morning, Bella is gone.
Recently-promoted DI Martha Allen is furious. Her career hinges on this missing baby case, and her boss and the circling media both want a quick solve - but her key witness is lying.
Allen needs the truth. She's not going to stop until she gets it. No matter how long it takes.
That detective is watching you.
What have you
done? What happened to your baby?
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Missing grips from start to finish, with a shocking finale you'll never see coming.' Margot Douaihy, author of
Scorched Grace
'Had me hooked immediately.' Georgina Clarke, author of
The Corpse Played Dead
READERS LOVE
MISSING:
'Up there with the likes of Freida McFadden and John Marrs.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I really really loved this book! The way the story evolved, the mystery surrounding that missing baby, the truth behind it, and then that closure, it was so well done.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'What a great read this is! The tension builds right from the start, pulling you into a story full of secrets buried for thirty years.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A stunning crime thriller with twists and turns right up to its last pages.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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