Local Gone Missing

Detective Elise King investigates a mans disappearance in a seaside town where the locals and weekenders are at odds, in this rich and captivating new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow. Elise King is a successful and ambitious detectiveor she was before a medical leave left her unsure if she'd ever return to work. She now spends most days watching the growing tensions in her small seaside town of Ebbingthe weekenders renovating old bungalows into luxury homes, and the locals resentful of the changes. Elise can only guess what really happens behind closed doors. But Dee Eastwood, her house cleaner, often knows. Shes an invisible presence in many of the houses in town, but she sees and hears everything. The conflicts boil over when a newcomer who wants to put the town on the map throws a giant music festival. After a man disappears the first night of the festival, Elise is drawn back into her detective work and starts digging for answers. Ebbing is a small town, but it's full of secrets and hidden connections that run deeper and darker than Elise could have ever imagined.