Woman, Missing: The best new crime thriller of 2024 from the award-winning author of TRUST ME, I'M DEAD. Shortlisted NZ Booklovers Awards 2025. Perfect for readers of Sarah Barrie..SHORTLISTED 2025 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel Gutsy new PI Lou Alcott takes charge in this brilliantly crafted, gritty thriller. Perfect for readers of Sarah Bailey and Jane Caro's The Mother. SHORTLISTED NZ Booklovers Awards 2025 She's the one to turn to when you need saving. But first she has to save herself Lou Alcott is turning over a new leaf as a private investigator. Formerly police, she was forced to resign when she attacked a domestic

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