Ten years later, her mother finds new love (divorced her ex-husband though they still remain friends) and slowly learns of connections to her missing child who was feared dead. All psychological thrillers are dark and a bit disturbing but the subjects in this one took that to a whole different level. She never gives her hopes up and fixated to find her in expanse of tearing up her own family, parting her ways with her husband, estranging with her two other kids. I always have a hard time finding thrillers that are shocking but don’t rely on shock value, if that makes sense. But Jewell uses some clever disguises regarding timing that make it complicated, and when you do figure it out about 2/3 of the way thru, you have to stop for a few minutes and think about all the repercussions, Then, it all adds up.

Is it not more believable than a regular person saying she didn't like Floyd because he gave her the heebie-jeebies?The more time Laurel spends with Poppy, the more confused she becomes about her personality, her outlook on life, and how Laurel sees her dead daughter in Poppy.

Publication information is for the USA, and (unless stated otherwise) represents the first print edition. Did she really run away from home, as the police have long suspected, or was there a more sinister reason for her disappearance? If a person who beholds the concept of unconditional love falls in love with a Narcissist, then the first person's life will be totally destroyed. Also, I really enjoyed how she leaves us with little snippets of clues along the way for us readers to pick up on right away and start questioning and guessing how they fit into the story. Then Laurel is introduced to his little girl: Poppy, and she is dumbfounded to discover that Poppy bears a striking resemblance to Ellie, her Ellie.This is the second Lisa Jewell novel I’ve read (I Found You, being the first) and I can’t wait to read more of Ms. Lisa Jewell’s “Then She Was Gone” is a phenomenal psychological thriller that kept me enthralled throughout. Upon finishing one chapter it was easy to read the next and then just one more chapter and before I knew it I was finished!

The writing is strong, but it's disappointing when you figure out all the major reveals in the first few chapters and even get the reasons behind them. It's a shame, though, that we know a major aspect of Ellie's fate almost immediately, seeing as this is probably what I would have cared about most.If she could unwind the timeline, untwist it and roll it back the other way like a ball of wool, she'd see the knots in the yarn, the warning signs. in " The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly " Publishing This Week" newsletter. Thank you to NetGalley, Atria Books and Lisa Jewell for an ARC to read in exchange for an honest review. Laurel usually doesn't take chances, but after the last clue in Ellie's case was discovered, Laurel is ready to put her life back on track. So when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, no one is more surprised than Laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper.