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Jaime deBlanc

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Years after a young woman’s mysterious disappearance, her stepsister is compelled to discover the truth in a novel of haunting psychological suspense. Four years ago, beautiful yet troubled Allie Andersen vanished without a trace. The twenty-one-year-old daughter of an acclaimed actress, her disappearance captivated the media, left her family distraught, and became a fixation for online theorists, who implicated everybody Allie knew and loved. Everyone, including her devoted stepsister, Natasha. Now, Natasha is finally trying to move on. The panic attacks and episodes of hysterical blindness she has suffered since her stepsister’s disappearance have diminished, and she no longer obsesses over the speculations of strangers. Until the remains of a young woman’s body are discovered in a lonely mountain canyon. As Natasha reconnects with the sympathetic Detective Ruiz, inexplicable pieces of evidence surface that open her eyes to a family she thought she knew. It seems that everyone in Allie’s life had a credible motive for wanting Allie to vanish. Following each new clue, Natasha is determined to finally find the truth, wherever it leads, and whatever the cost.


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  • matcha.andeve
    Mar 29, 2025
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    This debut was AMAZING. We’ve got Natasha, a girl on a mission to solve the mystery of her missing sister, Allie. Ngl, I wasn’t sold at first; the title didn’t grab me, and I’ve read so many similar thrillers in the past. I only picked this up because I needed a highly-rated, much-hyped thriller for my long-haul flight. And let me tell you - I DEVOURED it and finished it on the flight!

    The writing? So good.
    The plot? On point.
    The twist? Shockingly great and, weirdly, kinda wholesome (because how often does that happen in a thriller?).

    Jaime deBlanc, take a bow. I’m officially hooked.

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