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When the Stars Go Dark


Genre: Mystery / Suspense

Book Type: Physical

Author: Paula McLain

Pages: 384

Publisher: Ballantine Books (April 13, 2021)

Book Description:

Anna Hart is a seasoned missing persons detective in San Francisco with far too much knowledge of the darkest side of human nature. When tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna, desperate and numb, flees to the Northern California village of Mendocino to grieve. She lived there as a child with her beloved foster parents, and now she believes it might be the only place left for her. Yet the day she arrives, she learns that a local teenage girl has gone missing.


The crime feels frighteningly reminiscent of the most crucial time in Anna’s childhood, when the unsolved murder of a young girl touched Mendocino and changed the community forever. As past and present collide, Anna realizes that she has been led to this moment. The most difficult lessons of her life have given her insight into how victims come into contact with violent predators. As Anna becomes obsessed with saving the missing girl, she must accept that true courage means getting out of her own way and learning to let others in.

Weaving together actual cases of missing persons, trauma theory, and a hint of the metaphysical, this propulsive and deeply affecting novel tells a story of fate, necessary redemption, and what it takes, when the worst happens, to reclaim our lives—and our faith in one another.


Thoughts:

Anna Hart is known for finding those who are missing, but when tragedy hits her, she runs back to the place she called home to find herself. Once there, a local teen goes missing and she is compelled to help find her. While bringing up memories from her childhood, will she be able to separate the present from the past?


I loved this mystery. It had multiple layers to it and had stories within a story, which I always enjoy. It had love, heartache, tragedy, mystery, and kept you reading for more answers. I wanted a bit more after the stories come together and are wrapped up, but it was a nice fast read!


Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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