The Night She Disappeared, Lisa Jewell
The Night She Disappeared, Lisa Jewell
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The Night She Disappeared

Bestseller

Author: Lisa Jewell

Narrator: Joanne Froggatt

Unabridged: 11 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/07/2021


Synopsis

A 2022 Audie Award Finalist

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True comes “her best thriller yet” (Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author) about a young couple’s disappearance on a gorgeous summer night, and the mother who will never give up trying to find them.

On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend.

One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer’s favorite place for long walks and it’s on one such walk that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, “DIG HERE.”

Could this be a clue towards what has happened to the missing young couple? And what exactly is buried in this haunted ground?

“Utterly gripping with richly drawn, hugely compelling characters, this is a first-class thriller with heart” (Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author) that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

About Lisa Jewell

How often does an author begin their career by a challenge? That is exactly how British author, Lisa Jewell began her writing career. Her friend, Yasmin Boland, challenged her to write three chapters of a novel, and she would reward her with dinner at her favorite restaurant. The challenge was met, and Jewell turned those chapters into her first novel, Ralph's Party. It became the UK's bestselling first novel in 1999.

Jewell attended grammar school, but left in the sixth form, to use an art foundation scholarship at Barnet College, followed by a degree in fashion design from Epsom School of Art and Design. She worked in the fashion side of retail for several years in British Warehouse and Thomas Pink.

Lisa Jewell is considered one of the most popular authors in the UK today, with seventeen novels in her portfolio of work. She is also an internationally known and bestselling author with over two million sold in English-speaking countries alone, let alone being translated into twenty-five languages.

Among her novels are: Ralph's Party, Thirtynothing, After the Party, Then She Was Gone, The House We Grew Up In, and The Girls in the Garden. She resides in London with her husband, and two daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Yun on January 16, 2025

The Night She Disappeared starts off as a slow burn with a chilling atmosphere and multiple points of view, which soon all converge into a gripping and unputdownable story. Young parents Tallulah and Zach are thrilled to have the chance to enjoy a rare night out on the town. But when the couple still......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on August 25, 2021

At this point I have read six Lisa Jewell books, but this one is my favourite. I found it absolutely riveting and impossible to put down. The Night She Disappeared is an excellent thriller, steeped in mystery and drama, with a strong emotionally-compelling mother/daughter love story at its core. Jewe......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on November 13, 2022

I’m singing happy book birthday song to this heart throbbing thriller and I’m so happy you cannot hear my voice ( I don’t like to be sued for causing to ear bleeding!) 😃 My brain cells are out of order to put the story in a chronological order and absorb the entire mystery! Lisa Jewels already guarant......more

Goodreads review by Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on November 11, 2021

Not My Favorite Lisa Jewell The Night She Disappeared is a thriller about a young 19-year-old mother and her boyfriend who go missing on date night. Zach and Tallulah are young parents living with Tallulah’s mother Kim, their baby Noah, and Ryan, Tallulah’s brother. On the night that Zach is planning......more

Goodreads review by Regina on September 10, 2021

Are you a ballerina? Well you better be, because Lisa Jewell’s latest will keep you on your toes. Is it 2017? Or 2019? Are we following Sophie’s perspective, or Scarlett’s? Or Kim’s or Tallulah’s or Zach’s? Hop, hop, hop. Is this 2021’s The Night She Disappeared, or 2017’s Then She Was Gone? Or mayb......more


Quotes

"Froggatt works to bring distinctive voices to the key players and is particularly effective at voicing Kim, who is now caring for her grandson because her daughter has disappeared. She also shifts effortlessly to the posh accents of the wealthy neighbors. Jewell provides listeners with appealing and well-rounded personalities and atmospheric settings. This thriller will keep listeners engaged."