A review by mazza57
The Disappearance by Annabel Kantaria

3.0

This was a Library book club read about which I have rather ambivalent feelings. I have to say the number of mistakes in the printing was annoying, extra or repeated words or words missing. I felt the narrative started well, intensely descriptive and evocative of the place and situation. I especially liked the descriptions of Indian life. However, for many pages it did read a bit more like a Mills and Boon romance than a thriller. It was an easy pacy read and I liked the characterisation of Audrey, in particular. Although none of the characters were loveable I think the author displays their personalities well allowing us to see some of the worst parts of the human character. Where the book lets itself down, in my opinion, is the failure to really ramp up the thrill - it was predictable in that I knew what was happening to Audrey from very early on. I also hate the tactic of simply repeating whole chapters of the book - such as the meeting in the library - why is that needed? There was a little twist at the end which I hadn't seen coming.