Missing White Woman is a slow-burning thriller that examines social media culture and societal prejudices against people of color.

Bree is spending a long weekend with her boyfriend Ty at an AirBnB in Jersey City. At the same time, a local white woman has gone missing, and a TikTok makeup influencer has taken up the cause. Bree comes downstairs on the last morning of the trip to finda bludgeoned woman on the floor and her boyfriend missing. While the case is viral on social media, Bree tries to stay out of the spotlight. She reconnects with her former friend, Adore, who is now a lawyer, and the two try to navigate the police and the vigilantes who are everywhere.

I thought the beginning part of this book, detailing her dates with Ty, was kind of slow, but once she found the body, the story really picked up. I liked the intersection of social media and the justice system. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to the publisher, the author, and Netgalley!

Talk about a vacation from hell. Nothing like a good ole weekend with you man when you find out he really isn’t who you thought it was…or is he? Missing White Woman had me on the edge of my seat tuned in. I felt like i was solving this case in real time like the internet sleuths. But boy was I irritated with everybody literally. Right off bat I was not feeling the character Billie she irked me and reminded me of several irl content creators lol but I go into to much on her. Bree i was so mad and irritated with how she was moving especially considering her last like girl get it together. And then Adore infinity eye roll emojis her way because she was foul. But the messaging behind this book was great and it highlighted some cons to “viral” moments and the bad behaviors of people on the internet. The real victim was Ty and the whole details of what was going on was explained but the one thing it lacked to me was the why? Why was this plan executed. It would’ve been great to get another POV maybe the male main character.

3.5⭐️

Thanks to NetGalley and Mulholland Books for this e-ARC.

What if you woke up in your AirBnB to find your boyfriend gone and a murdered woman on the floor? Such is the premise for this twisty, propulsive thriller from Kellye Garrett. What ensues is a tense, slow-burn mystery compounded by rabid social media attention.

It’s a fun, easy read and while a lot of the twists were telegraphed miles ahead of time, there were still a few that managed to surprise. I was satisfied with the ending but also could have used a bit more information and tying up of ends.

LIKE A SISTER author Garrett interrogates the ethics of the true crime industrial complex in her smart and fresh thriller. Smart, fresh, and utterly unputdownable, this could be Garrett's breakout. I hope it is!

Do I think this book will feel dated in a year bc of all its references to crypto and TikTok? Yes probably. But I can forgive that because of how fantastic its critique of true crime, performative grief, racism, and influencer culture was.

I enjoyed this book for the most part—It had some really great twists and turns, and I really had no idea what actually happened until the 80% mark when the FMC puts the pieces together. Parts of the plot felt a little clunky and like I said, some of it already feels a bit dated (or maybe I’m just biased against crypto) but overall, like I said, I enjoyed it. I especially liked the friendship element and the redemption arc there.

I was very interested in reading this one as it sounded like a thriller with some promising social commentary about our culture’s obsession with missing white women (which often comes at the expense of other racial and cultural groups largely ignored by the media and general public). And this didn’t disappoint on that front.

This is certainly a thriller of the modern era where a crime happens at an Airbnb, and a lot of the story is propelled through a TikTok channel obsessed with the case of a missing white woman. Our story follows Breanna, a black woman who finds herself mixed up in a case she doesn’t understand and finds herself and her boyfriend profiled and villainized by the internet. This book definitely sheds light on the dark side of internet sleuths who often jump to conclusions without any basis, ruining innocent people’s lives in the process and justifying it by saying they are “seeking justice for the victim.” This is sadly a real-life issue, and I appreciated the author’s highlighting this alongside the wrongs of the criminal justice system against black people in particular.

I really enjoyed the author’s writing and was so intent on reading until the end to figure out what actually happened. I thought I was going to rate this a little higher, but the ending lost me a little bit. The pacing was just really off from the rest of the story in the last 10-15% of the book. And I think overall I liked where the ending took the story - it was a very unique twist of events. I just wish there had been a little more time spent on making that ending feel earned. Had that been the case, this may have been a five star read for me.

But overall, I still recommend this book when it is published! Particularly if you are someone looking for a little more substance in your thrillers.

This one took me by surprise in the best way. I was pretty much sucked in from the beginning but somehow the pull this story had on me just grew and grew. The twists and turns toward the last half had me questioning every single thing I thought I knew. Bree was an amazing character that you couldn't help but root for no matter what came at her. A suspenseful mysterious thriller than you definitely don't want to miss

This author is quickly becoming an auto read author for me. This book was so so good! So many twists and turns! The plot was very good and well written. Love love love.

First thank you to NetGalley and little brown and company for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Round up to 4.5 stars

Synopsis: Breanna new boyfriend Ty sets up a romantic weekend in the city for them. However a woman is missing from that area which catches Breanna attention and more.

What I liked: I read like a sister from this author and thought it was a solid mystery. This book is even better and I really enjoyed it. Breanna is a brown skin woman that became stuck due to something happening in college. Meeting Ty is her opportunity to expand out of her comfort zone even going to the city for a weekend. The chapters are short but the author packs a lot into them and keeps you guessing. I thought I knew what was going to happen and was surprised. I also enjoy how her mysteries also provide a perspective into social experiences , this book included differences between white and black woman missing cases and prospects after college and drug offensives. I love learning more and feeling what the characters feel. Breanna’s best friend from college adore is an attorney now that helps her but there is more to the help. Ty was a successful black man with a heart of gold. Also I love the way she writes so real, I could picture Ty and Breanna flirting but especially Breanna and adore’s dialog, so real. Keeping it contemporary with an influencer storyline that was really well done.

I do highly recommend this book for mystery lovers. I will be watching for her next book because this one was really good.

In the book Missing White Woman by Kallye Garrett we meet Brianna right inspiring skin care guru who is in New Jersey City add a B&B with her new boyfriend Ty. He has been working in New York City and she has come down from Maryland to spend the weekend. Bree couldn’t be happier they share inside jokes and this is her first trip away with him except for one minor argument nothing prepares her for waking up and finding a dead white woman in the foyer of their B&B. She is a black woman in the upper middle class white neighborhood with a dead white woman in her rental so needless to say Bree feels the pressure even when the police come it seems she is on her own. We’re at the police station a stranger from Breeze past who already let her down where the police are involved shows up and says she is her lawyer something Bri let’s ride because at least she got her out of the police station but this is just the beginning of a nightmare all Bree wants is her boyfriend Thai The things are going to get much worse way before they get better. She doesn’t know who to trust in those she does will change like the weather ultimately Bree will learn the only person she can depend on is her self. This was a really good book the plot was complex and keeps you guessing there’s no eye rolling involved and although there are a couple of incidents that are A little to coincidental I could still see them happening in real life although they come pretty close. All in all this is very close to being a perfect book I loved it and have already downloaded One of her other books and can’t wait to read it she is definitely going to be an Author I look for when wanting a good book. I want to thank Mulholland books for my free arc copy via NetGalley please forgive any mistakes I am blind and dictate most of my review.

Bree is staying at a beautiful Airbnb with her workaholic boyfriend Ty on a romantic New York City area getaway. As a Black woman with an unfortunate episode in her past, she feels she's finally on the road to happiness. She learns from the neighbors that an attractive area woman who is a popular dog walker has gone missing. Flyers of Janelle, the pretty, blond, white woman, get plastered all over and the story goes viral led by Tic Tok influencer Billie. As Ty works, Bree gets absorbed in the story. On the final day of their getaway, Bree wakes up and finds a badly bruised and bloody, murdered woman in the entryway of the four-story house, who fits the description of Janelle. And Ty is nowhere to be found. A former friend of Bree's shows up to help her through the police investigation and the media onslaught. The two women are determined to get to the bottom of what happened while social media goes wild pleading for #Justice4Janelle.

In Missing White Woman, author Kellye Garrett has elevated the slow-burn murder mystery by integrating the impact of race, true-crime culture, social media and online influencers. The result is a story that is suspenseful and thoughtful. You will be moved by Bree's predicament.
I'll be looking out for future books by Garrett.

“I call it the missing white woman search syndrome. If there is a missing white woman, you’re going to cover that every day.”

This is such a solid thriller. I really liked Bree; she’s really complex and easy to relate to. Nothing in her life has gone how she planned, and now she’s at the center of a murder investigation. She feels like everything is getting worse until she starts putting the pieces together on her own.

I think this book does such a great job commenting on how viral a missing white woman goes in the world of social media. We’ve all seen how quickly something can go viral, but also how that affects the case as a whole. Bree finds herself accused of a crime through social media and pulled so deeply into the case that she needs to do whatever she can to figure it all out. I thought the mixed media that included the TikToks was really clever. It felt incredibly realistic, since it's something we see in real life all the time.

It's also a really great mystery. So much happens in a short period of time that as a reader you feel a bit disoriented. You're right with Bree as she investigates and you feel like you're figuring it out right along with her. I think the commentary on missing white woman syndrome is timely and relevant. It's a great character-driven story that has your mind spinning.

It was a little slow to get into, but once I did the pace picked up and the ending is really great. I recommend keeping an eye out for this one!

The tension is high with this thriller that captures racism, classism, and influencer culture; and turns it into a twisty little story.

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 and her boyfriend Ty plan 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.
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.

This kept me on my toes!

Slow burn murder mystery.

Bree goes on a little vacation with her boyfriend to an Airbnb in Jersey City. He ends up having to work more than he said he would so they extend their trip by a day but when Bree gets up to start the day she finds a dead lady in their Airbnb and her boyfriend is MIA.

I don’t always love a social media presence in a thriller but this one WORKED. I really enjoyed how it all unfolded and the slow burn to it gave me low key anxiety.
Overall a very fun thriller.

Thanks to NetGalley and Mulholland Books for an eARC.

Ummm yeah no. This book was highly unsatisfying. From the obvious plot devices to the way it ended... It began so promising, but it felt like the entire plot was zigzagging for the sake appearing interesting. It was just disappointing. I'm glad other people liked it though.

A slow burning murder mystery with so many twists and turns that I couldn’t put it down!

Breanna was so looking forward to a romantic weekend away in New York with her boyfriend Ty. He seems preoccupied with work and on his phone all the time. One morning she wakes late, Ty is nowhere to been seen and there is a dead woman in their Air BNB…. And the nightmare begins.

I don’t want to say too much more about the story as it is best just to go with it. It covers themes of racism, social media influence, friendship and so much more. I was so caught up in the story and the situations the characters were in that I lost track of time.

Thanks so much to Mullholland Books for my advanced copy of this book to read. Published on April 30th.

This was a little slow in the beginning but it picked up. I liked how not only was it a mystery, but it was also a commentary on today's media and who is given attention, and who is not given attention.

Riveting, haunting, and twisty from start to incredible finish. The title is perfect; you'll absolutely devour this one!

Thank you to Novel Suspects and the publishing team for a review copy of Missing White Woman. This is a well done slow burn mystery with a stand out focus on race and suspicion as well as a strong exmaination of how social media is woven more and more into true crime investigations, themes on amateur sleuthing and other social media impacts of investigations are really well done. Garrett's writing is strong and engaging, I appreciated the more character driven focus of the story and the chance to be more in that mindset when mysteries are often plot driven. There are a few places where pacing/engagement for me lagged a bit, not uncommon for me with slow burn character driven books, but overall a strong story with great themes worthy for a book club discussion.

Thanks to Mulholland Books for the early copy.
I really enjoyed this book. It wasn't one that throws many sudden twists at you, but is more character based and about the experience Bree is going through by no fault of her own. The way she has to be so careful about how she's received by others, the suspicion and hate thrown at her for being black and existing near a crime. I did want a bit more at the end, some characters I didn't feel had a full conclusion. Overall I was invested in the story and Bree, it kept me hooked the whole time.