Synopsis: On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a thirty-two-year-old Realtor, had three goals: sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she’s about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all.
Interwoven with the story of the year Annie spent captive in a remote mountain cabin — which unfolds through sessions with her psychiatrist — is a second narrative recounting the nightmare that follows her escape: her struggle to piece her shattered life back together, the ongoing police investigation into the identity of her captor, and the disturbing sense that things are far from over.
Type: Fiction
Quick Take: Recommend - You will be hooked from the first page. This novel is gripping and moves quickly. I was attached to the character fairly quickly and listening to all that she survives...wow. This is really a psychological thriller! The second have moves a little slower but overall it's a really good book. I liked Annie's personality, she's irritated with life and desires closure/acceptance while living every day with humilation and fright.
Have you read it? What did you think?
Updated Oct 4 - I found an online discussion of Still Missing today (click here to join the discussion with Tea Time with Marce):
Did you find the story believable? I was captivated and nervous while Annie was missing. The author did a good job makeing me feel uncomfortable and wanting to know what would happen. We read stories more often about people kept captive and I could see this happening... I wouldn't want to be a realtor after reading this book.
What did you find unbelievable, if anything? To be honest... I didn't love the book after she was free, the story started to fall apart for me. Maybe I just don't want to believe a Mother would do something so horrible. I did like how angry Annie was throughout the book.
What is your opinion on the cop/victim relationship? I didn't buy into this relationship - I don't think this relationship could happen in real life (wouldn't it break some rules)? If I'm really honest... she is so damaged emotionally and physically that I don't understand how this would happen and so quickly after release.
Was “The Freak” believable? For the most part, yes. I believed him as a character
Thanks Marce for hosting the discussion!
Source: iTunes Audio