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Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister

5 reviews

vj_thompson's review against another edition

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The writing was hard to follow. There also topic in the book that made it hard to enjoy the story.
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cc_shelflove's review

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challenging mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was straight fire. 🔥 Right off the bat, I knew it was going to be good after reading McAllister’s dedication to a former police officer who she consulted in writing this book. She is clearly a woman who wanted to do her story right, and she succeeded! McAllister offers multiple points of view. We follow three adults who all have one thing in common: the absolute desire to protect their children from harm, no matter the cost. I am not a mother, but it was so easy to imagine and feel a mother’s love inside of me while reading this book. That is some spectacular writing, and what’s more is that her acknowledgments share the following: “This year, I write them at thirty-seven weeks pregnant, about to find out whether this parenthood business I’ve been writing about for so long is all I thought it would be.” Like me, she must have already had some dogs she loved more than life or something, because I felt it! McAllister also served up a few unique twists, including two that I did not guess and which were entirely believable. This is not a thriller that will have you rolling your eyes; it is one that you will have you scared of the people around you. 🤣 Well done. Let’s go read her backlist now. 🤪
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beckyremillard's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I wanted to get into this book but could not. 
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jennabeck13's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5/5)

Genre: Thriller

About 375 pages


Hundreds of thousands of people go missing every year. Most are found okay but some may never be found or may be found deceased. When Julia Day gets a call that there is another missing person, Olivia, she assumes it will be simple. Just another missing person to find. However, this case will be anything but simple for two reasons. One, Olivia disappeared into a dead-end alley. Two, Julia is being blackmailed and forced to plant evidence if she wants to protect her own daughter’s secret. As someone who has always put her career first, she is now in quite a predicament as she is forced to choose between her daughter and her professional integrity.


WOW. This is my second Gillian McAllister book and it certainly won’t be my last. This book was a slow burn to start as the case built but the second half picked up FAST. Though I did guess one of the big twists, there were so many others I didn’t see coming. McAllister did a terrific job choosing the narrators and I truly could not put this book down. My only qualm was certain things that were overlooked/missed by the cops, parents, friends, etc. didn’t seem realistic for 2023 and all the technology there is out there. Not a big one but just something that stood out to me. So happy I managed to be at the top of the Libby waitlist for this one and got to read it shortly after it was released!💜


Favorite Quote: “Julia looks into her eyes and thinks that nobody is truly missing, not to themselves. Only to those left behind.”



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alisonannk's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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