My Daughter Is Missing by JD Kirk is my first read from this author, but it will certainly not be my last.

Elizabeth adores her nine year old daughter Hollie and would do anything to protect her. When Hollie goes missing from a Halloween party at her school, Elizabeth commits to do everything she can to find her precious girl. Everything, that is, except go to the police.

I loved the building of suspense and frantic tension as Elizabeth searches for her daughter, all while desperately trying to protect her own secrets. This one is dark, deceptive, and diabolical, and I loved every word of it.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for an ARC.

I'm not so sure about this one. It started out good, then it got too gory and I lost interest. This book covers a lot of weird topics: lots of murder and assault, sexual bondage, kidnapping, psychotic sisters. When Hollie goes missing from a school Halloween party, Elizabeth calls on her sister Sasha to help her. Lots of secrets come out: what happened to Liz's first husband, who the new teachers at school are, what her boyfriend Clive is hiding. It is almost like there were too many dark plots here in this book. I can't say I enjoyed it overall. Cut out some of the dark gory scenes, and maybe this would be a better book.

Great book. The worst feeling in the world is when your child goes missing. Nine year old Hollie goes missing and her mother has secrets. Will this family have a happy ending? Read on and find out.