The Missing

Written by Daisy Pearce

Narrated by Karen Cass and Rachael Beresford

A missing girl. A loving mother who never gave up. A betrayed wife who doesn’t know who to trust.

Teenager Edie Hudson was nobody’s little darling, which made vanishing all too easy. Two decades later, she’s been forgotten by everyone except her mother, Samantha.

And the person who knows what happened to her.

Samantha has had a long time to remember, and to regret. Having seen how little her daughter mattered to the community in the months following her disappearance, she wonders if Edie was lost before she was even gone. Or was it guilt, not indifference, that made the locals turn a blind eye? When she meets Frances, she at last starts to hope for answers.

Because Frances is obsessed with the mystery too, after finding a photo of her husband with the girl who disappeared.

What really happened all those years ago? And just how dangerous could it be to find out?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Jun 9, 2020
• ISBN: 9781799769637

Daisy Pearce

Daisy Pearce was born in Cornwall and grew up on a smallholding surrounded by hippies. She read Stephen King’s Cujo and The Hamlyn Book of Horror far too young and has been fascinated with the macabre ever since. She began writing short stories as a teenager and dropped out of a fashion journalism course at university when she realised it wasn’t anywhere near as fun as making stuff up. After spells living in London and Brighton, Daisy had her short story ‘The Black Prince’ published in One Eye Grey magazine. Another short story, ‘The Brook Witch’, was performed on stage at the Small Story Cabaret in Lewes in 2016. She has also written articles about mental health online. In 2015, The Silence won a bursary with The Literary Consultancy, and later that year Daisy also won the Chindi Authors Competition with her short story ‘Worm Food’. Her second novel was longlisted for the Mslexia Novel Award. Daisy currently works in the library at the University of Sussex, where she shelves books and listens to podcasts on true crime and folklore. She lives in Lewes with a one-eyed Siamese cat and a nine-year-old daughter who occasionally needs reminding that ghosts and monsters aren’t real. Sometimes she almost believes it herself.

Reviews for The Missing

[Kerrie Greene · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Excellent narration minus the voice of Alex (came across as a groveling old woman vs a 30 something man).
Heartfelt and brutal story of a woman who’s daughter Edie disappeared at 15. Based primarily on the present, there are a few jumps that go back to the time of the disappearance that occurred 20yrs prior. A second main character, Frances, the wife of a man who grew up in the town of the disappearance is introduced in the second chapter.
Both stories and all characters are interesting and well developed. As with most novels there are a few moments of disbelief, but overall it was unique, fast paced and kept most of its secrets until the end. I’ll also commend the author for a solid and well developed ending.
Would definitely recommend and will look for more by the author.

[Lara Pretorius · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was okay-a bit long winded and all over the place. Narrators did a great job.