Creepy, chilling and so scary because this is an everyday situation most of us could find ourselves in! Elisa Blix agrees to her daughter Lucia heading over to her friend Josie's house after school for a playdate; when it turns into a sleepover she drops off her nightwear and has a glass of wine with Josie's mother. When Elisa returns home from work the next day however, it is to find her husband panicking as Lucia is now missing and Josie's family has disappeared. Missing children is usually a topic I avoid but I chose to read this one having heard great things about the author's work. The start of the story is very exciting and heart-wrenching but then the pace eases off and I freely admit to struggling to keep going. The ending was totally shocking and stunned me coming completely out of the blue. I had no idea where it was heading but I did lose focus several times through the main body of the book. I'm not sure I would go for another novel featuring missing children - perhaps that's my nemesis, but that doesn't take away from this author's skill at producing a thrilling and heart-stopping conclusion. For me, this is a four star read.