All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
I am always down for a good thriller, and this was a good thriller.
Nicolette, or Nic, as those from her hometown call her, is headed back home to help sell her dad's house. He's recently written her, indicating that he saw the "missing girl." The "missing girl" is Nic's former best friend, who went missing one night ten years prior. Nic needs to know what her dad means.
So, she's back home, and her old boyfriend stops by to say hello. His current girlfriend is in the car. She later goes missing, in the same way that Nic's best friend did ten years ago. That's when the book takes an interesting turn.
Where most books tell a story in the order that things happen, this one does not. Part one is the present. Part two two weeks later, but works its way backward to where the book started. Wonky, no? Part three is back in the present. Definitely a different way of telling the story, but I liked it. In many ways, it still worked the same way as it would have if the story had been told chronologically. I mean, as I progressed, I still picked up clues that would lead me to solve the mystery. It's hard to articulate what I am trying to get at. Suffice it to say, this book is worth your time, even it is a bit unconventional in its method of getting the story across.
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