Missing White Woman
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Kellye Garrett
A "propulsive page-turner" (Alyssa Cole) and "thriller not to be missed" (Michael Connelly) from the award-winning author of Like a Sister, in which a woman thinks she’s waking up to a romantic vacation—only to find a body in her rental home and her boyfriend gone.The truth is never skin deep. It was supposed to be a romantic getaway weekend in New York City. Breanna’s new boyfriend, Ty, took care of everything—the train tickets, the dinner reservations, the rented four-story luxury rowhouse in Jersey City with a beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline. But when Bree comes downstairs their final morning, she’s shocked. There’s a stranger laying dead in the foyer, and Ty is nowhere to be found. A Black woman alone in a new city, Bree is stranded and out of her depth—especially when it becomes clear the dead woman is none other than Janelle Beckett, the missing woman the entire Internet has become obsessed with. There’s only one person Bree can turn to: her ex-best friend, a lawyer with whom she shares a very complicated past. As the police and a social media mob close in, all looking for #JusticeForJanelle, Bree realizes that the only way she can help Ty—or herself—is to figure out what really happened that last night. But when people only see what they want to see, can she uncover the truth hiding in plain sight?"Fantastic. Only Garrett could craft a tale so adroitly attuned to our everyday fears." —S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of All the Sinners Bleed "A propulsive murder mystery with relatable characters and heart-stopping twists."―Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing and Just the Nicest Couple"Bree is unforgettable . . . you are in for such a ride." —Rachel Hawkins, New York Times bestselling author of The Villa
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Author
Kellye Garrett
Pages
336
Publisher
Little, Brown
Published Date
2024-04-30
ISBN
0316257176 9780316257176
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"The tension is high with this thriller that captures racism, classism, and influencer culture; and turns it into a twisty little story. <br/> We all know that when a young attractive white woman goes missing, the news cycles pay attention. Everyone from local residents to strangers on the internet have theories and believe that they can do a better job than the police. When Bree plans on a weekend getaway just outside of New York City the last thing she thought was going to happen was to have a local young attractive dog walker go missing from the area a few days before her trip. Sucked into the drama through the social media hashtag #Justice4Janelle, Bree spends her time watching a social media influencer’s plea for information and doing romantic things with her boyfriend Ty. When Bree wakes up on the last day of her trip Ty is gone and there is a dead woman in the foyer. Suddenly thrust into the crime scene Bree is forced to reckon with her complicated past and fight for her future. With the social media mob growing daily she must work undercover to find out what happened that night.<br/> I had a lot of fun with this thriller. It was easy to put yourself into Bree’s shoes and feel all the tension and pain that she was feeling. Kellye Garrett wrote amazing characters full of heart, but still flawed. I don’t think anyone in this situation would have behaved better than Bree did. The ripped from the headlines plot was fun but it still made you think about the dark side of social media and influencer culture. If I didn’t have to work and do life things, I would have read this book in one sitting (which is a feeling I look for in mystery/thrillers). This book is perfect for people who love to watch 20/20 and other missing person/murder type shows."
Nicole Falche
