Honestly, this book just read itself, it was such a good, old-fashioned psychological thriller that I got completely lost in it and savoured every chapter with the greatest pleasure - even had to control myself not to peek at the end. Funny enough, I never encountered Lisa Jewell before and discovered her only because according to Goodreads it was one of the best thrillers of 2021 - I liked the title and decided to give it a chance. Perfect choice, kept me busy for a week and at the end I even dedicated Sunday afternoon just to finish it.
The story is about a young couple (a teenage mother Tallulah and her boyfriend Zach) who disappeared after a party in a grand house in the woods, called the Dark Place. Now its up to Tallulah's mother Kim to take care of their baby and to push forward with investigation, but neither police nor the owners of the Dark Place are very helpful. Apparently Tallulah was friend with the villa's owner daughter, charismatic Scarlett Jacques but all the traces disappear here as Scarlett and her snotty friends all claim they had no idea about the couple or what happened to them. Later, in 2018 perspective switches to detective writer Sophie Beck who arrives in town as a girlfriend of a local teacher and somehow gets swept into the story - she bonds with Kim, digs out the hidden engagement ring and thanks to her, police re-opens the case again.
I am not completely sure is it because of Lisa Jewell or simply that it was the right book at the right time - it fitted me like a glove and I enjoyed it a lot, as its very possible that I just needed something like this to occupy me and transport me elsewhere. The reality and the news are so bad and alarming currently that I needed something for a pure escapism and this was perfect. It's not the best thriller ever but its very, very solid and I might even check out more of this author.
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