When a 22-year-old college girl goes missing down a dead-end alley with no doors and no way to get out Detective Julia is stumped and has no leads but that night while leaving the precinct she too will be kidnapped but she won’t be kept she will be told who to convict and given the evidence needed to convict the man but detective Julia cannot be bought. When the man threatens the life of her daughter Genevieve and alludes to the accident that Julia covered up she feels like she is up against a brick wall. Can she solve the case and convict the right person or will she become the things she hates most and that is a dirty cop?

Julia, the lead detective on a missing case for a twenty year old girl named Olivia, thinks she knows what to expect. But as it turns out, the criminal at the heart of this disappearance has information on Julia. And if she finds Olivia, the criminal will reveal her secret. As the clock ticks and Olivia’s family becomes increasingly desperate, Julia is forced to decide what to do: find Olivia and risk everything, or frame her disappearance on someone else and keep her secret.

The premise of this book was more interesting to me than the actual story itself. I DNF after 25% because to me, it was a slow burn and never picked up speed. I am sure fans of Gillian’s previous books will enjoy this one, but I could not get into it. I am leaving feedback as required by Netgalley.

Thank you to Netgalley, Gillian McAlister and William for the ARC. This story releases August 1, 2023.

DCI Julie Day is here to solve the case of yet another missing person, Or will she? The twists and turns of this whodunit thriller had me flipping through the pages so fast!! And gasping when each surprising turn!!
This storyline was so good, so detailed and so dramatic—I felt like I was on every phone call and logged into the database search along with the police force.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC and the honor to share my feedback.

A great missing person suspense novel with lots of twists and turns. I enjoyed this book very much and I highly recommend it

While I did not read (it’s still in my TBR pile) Gillian McAllister’s “Wrong Place, Wrong Time,” I thoroughly enjoyed her newest entry into the thriller/mystery genre. With multiple narrators, “Just Another Missing Person” layers storylines in a way which keeps you both invested and guessing until the end. I was entertained from start to finish and will certainly continue reading her work. Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins Publishing for the advanced copy!

This was my first Gillian McAllister book, and I'm a big fan of the way she writes a thriller! Many books save their big twists for the end, but this one was filled with shocking revelations along the way. I liked that it was written from 3 POVs, and it wasn't your typical missing person plot. There were so many layers in such a quick read.

The beginning was a little slow. I struggled to latch on at first, but once the character building and backgrounds were established, I was hooked.

Just Another Missing Person is available August 1, 2023.

Thank you #netgalley and @williammorrowbooks for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Okay…this is one of my all time favorite thrillers. I will be SCREAMING about this book for a long time! It is the perfect balance of compelling writing and amazing plot. I will definitely be reading more Gillian McAllister after reading this! 100% must read!

TL;DR: she’s back! The author of the massive bestseller (and Reese’s Bookclub pick) WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME returns with JUST ANOTHER MISSING PERSON, and let me tell you: this is my favorite McAllister book yet! an emotional crime thriller about the sacrifices parents will make in order to protect their children, JAMP is clever and well-plotted, a missing person thriller that hits bookshelves just in time for the dog days of summer. It’s a 5-⭐️ read for me, which is saying something when it comes to thrillers this year!

Just Another Missing Person
Thank you @williammorrow for the gifted copy of this book {partner}

Genre: Mystery
Trope: Missing Person
Format: 📖
Pub Date: 8.1.2023
Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆

“Sometimes things become crystal clear only when one is faced with the immediacy of them.”

Last year, I read and loved Wrong Place Wrong Time, and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on her newest novel, Just Another Missing Person. But I was nervous; what if it didn’t meet my expectations as much as WPWT did? Well, let me tell you that it did and then some!

I love how McAllister creates such complex characters with dark secrets and qualities you can’t help but admire. Throughout this book, you get to know them all, adding a captivating dimension to the story. Her books have a way of asking, “Just how far would you go for the person you love?”

For the first 50% of the book, I felt like I was slowly assembling the puzzle pieces, but some weren’t fitting. And then there was the twist that completely blew my mind and turned all my hard work upside down. After that point, I couldn’t put the book down because I needed to know what was happening. It was everything I had hoped it would be!

🕵🏽‍♀️ Missing persons cases
🔀 Mind-blowing twists
🚨 Police procedural
🗣️ Multiple perspectives
👏🏼 Complex characters
📖 One that I would read again

I recommend reading Just Another Missing Person if you’re in the mood for a story that keeps you guessing until the end.

Wow! I absolutely loved this mystery/thriller. The characters were complex and interesting. The themes of family and what parents will do to protect their children were emotional and heart-wrenching. The mystery was well-crafted and had numerous twists, turns, and surprises that kept me intrigued until the final page. I highly recommend this read and look forward to reading more from this author.

The last time Olivia Johnson was seen, via CCTV, she walked into a dead end alleyway and never came back out. Now she is missing and detective Julia Day knows it’s a race against time if they hope to find her alive. However, the person responsible knows a secret about Julia and her daughter that she would do anything to keep from getting out. Julia is forced to make an impossible choice- to find Olivia or to protect her daughter.

What a great mystery! The second half of the book is a series of engaging twists and reveals that kept me up past my bedtime. The plot was clearly well planned- I loved how many little details came back at the end.

The story is initially told from Julia’s perspective but eventually adds in two other perspectives, both of which were written entirely in second person. Initially, I found it pretty confusing trying to keep straight who was being talked about, but once I was more familiar with the second person POVs it got easier and was an interesting way for the story to be revealed.

I read a fair amount of thrillers and this one managed to surprise me! The characters were well developed and the ending was satisfying. This is the first book I’ve read by Gillian McAllister and I will definitely be reading more.

The first part of the book was quite slow and it took some time for me to get into it. I would have appreciated a faster start but the second part of the book was quite lively. I enjoyed the mysteries behind the story and kept me going with the book.

22 year old Olivia Johnson has been missing for 1 day. She was last seen on CCTV entering a dead end alleyway leaving DCI Julia Day to believe she vanished into thin air. It’s up to DCI Day to uncover what happened without digging up secrets from her own past connected to the case.

I enjoyed the different 1st person perspectives from the main characters though I was thrown off by 2 of the perspectives being told in an almost 2nd person manner. I kept having to go back and see who those two initially were within the story which pulled me out of it a bit. I thought the twists and turns were well worth it and, for the most part, unpredictable, but the ending was a little rushed for my taste.

Overall, I enjoyed the story and was invested in the characters’ journeys through the end!

***Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review***

thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the arc!

what an interesting concept for a book! i love gillian’s ability to make you really question what is right versus what you would actually do in this situation (in this instance, the main character is willing to do anything to help her daughter out - like most moms 🙂). just like in wrong place wrong time, this is a completely unique concept for a book!

thank you gillian for a wonderful read. excited to get through your backlog!

3.5 rounded up. One thing I really appreciate about both Gillian McAllister books I’ve read (this and Wrong Place, Wrong Time) is the parental point-of-view. This novel is told in multiple perspectives, each character a parent of a child whose decisions propel the plot forward. It’s an interesting take to have a missing person investigation at the center and tell the story through the eyes of the mother of a suspect, the father of a missing person, and the inspector whose daughter adds a wrench in the whole thing. There were a couple of twists that I guessed at but couldn’t quite work out the how, so it worked for me. All in all a fun, fast read.

Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for an advanced copy in exchange for a fair review.

While I didn't enjoy this as much as I did Wrong Place, Wrong Time, I was still very much hooked and invested in how this one ended.

As I've come to discover, McAllister has the exquisite ability to craft a thriller with complex twists and turns but in a clear and non convoluted way. Her characters are flawed but human.

I especially dug that last chapter, it made for a super satisfying ending

I think what failed me a bit with this one is that the reasoning and motives for some of the scenarios were less convincing. However, this was still absolutely a fun read that gave me many hours of enjoyment!

Another book that makes me wish I could rate in half stars. This book is a 4.5 for me and teetered so close to a perfect 5. This story did come with a very slow start though and I found it difficult to get into at first.

Once the pace picked up it just kept getting better and better! There were of course twists and turns but so many of them truly shocked me. I also appreciated that every twist felt well thought out. By the end of the book not only do you feel like you’ve just gotten off the craziest roller coaster, everything lines up and makes sense. This is something I find a lot of thrillers lack and I was pleasantly surprised. I would definitely recommend this book!

It took me a few chapters to get into this book, but when I did, I literally couldn’t stop reading! It’s a great missing person thriller with surprising twists that I didn’t see coming. I’m planning on reading more of her books!

A fresh take on the missing person thriller. It's a quick read with plenty of twists and turns sprinkled throughout to keep you guessing.
Definitely a great choice for your next summer beach read.

This was a great book! I liked it even better than the author’s last novel, Wrong Place, Wrong Time. I love how McAllister plays with time in her books, and it always leads to twists I don’t expect! I also was not expecting the ending, or for everything to turn out the way it did. I would love to see more of Genevieve, as she was one of my favorite characters and we didn’t get to see a lot of her. This is definitely a fun thriller, with twists you won’t see coming!

Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for the opportunity to read before pub day on August 1st!