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by Chris Mooney (Author)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (3 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141030852
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141030852
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 10.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22,551 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The woman missing for five years. The Crime Scene Investigator who finds her. And the serial killer who wants them both dead … When Boston CSI Darby McCormick finds a raving and emaciated woman hiding at the scene of a violent kidnap, she runs a DNA search to identify the Jane Doe. The result confirms she was abducted five years earlier and has somehow managed to escape from the dungeon in which she’s been caged. With a teenage couple also missing and Jane Doe seriously ill, the clock is ticking for Darby as she hunts for the dungeon before anyone else disappears or dies. And when the FBI takes over the investigation, it becomes clear that a sadistic serial killer has been on the prowl for decades – and is poised to strike again at any moment. A killer with links to horrors that Darby has desperately tried to bury in her past …

About the Author
Chris Mooney is the author of three previous thrillers and his most recent, Remembering Sarah, was nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award for Best Novel. He lives in Boston with his wife and son.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting!, 3 Oct 2007
By J.Flood (Dublin,Ireland) - See all my reviews
The Missing had me hooked from start to finish! The storyline, of the police & FBI searching for a serial killer, who had been abducting women for years, never flagged, or got monotonous, at any stage in the book. This is not always the case with books of this genre. It did not get too bogged down in technical detail, either. The pace is quite relentless, with something incident/discovery cropping up, at the end of almost every chapter, making you want to read on further.

I felt the characters were quite believeable, also, from the police to the nasty serial killer. This book was defintely worth the read.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best thriller in a long time, 23 May 2007
I thought the pace was fast and held an elemant of reality, usually such books do not cover the cost of investigations but in the real world this is so. When an interaction is required and investigations put forward the cost of who is footing the bill is mentioned which i liked.
The ending was drawn out but relelvant and this is the best thriller I have read in a while.
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15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Tense Thriller, 26 May 2007
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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The author was born and raised in Lynn, Massachusetts and attended college at the University of new Hampshire and in his own words "tried to study, of all things computer science" and was less than successful at it. He quickly switched his major to English with the emphasis on creative writing. He now lives just outside Boston with his wife and son and is at work on his second novel in the Darby McCormick series.

It is always nice to find a new author and Chris Mooney is certainly new to me and although I am an avid reader of virtually anything, thrillers are not the first thing that I would pull off the book shelf. What a pleasant surprise, the book is well written, well structured and the characters are not only well rounded, but believable. In a book of this type it is always a temptation for the author to include as much gratuitous sex, violence, blood, you name it, they include it, as possible. But this novel strikes a good balance and is all the more scary and thrilling because of that.

When CSI Darby McCormick finds an emaciated woman, clearly not in her right mind hiding at the scene of a violent kidnap, she runs a DNA test to identify the woman. The resulting test confirms that the woman was the victim of an abduction that occurred over five years ago. She has somehow managed to escape from the clutches of the person or persons who have kept her caged up.

With a teenage girl also missing and the woman seriously ill Darby find herself with a plate full of trouble and little time to find where the raving woman has been incarcerated before someone else fall victim. When the FBI butt in on the case it some becomes clear that a serial killer has been on the prowl for years and they are certainly not going to stop now . . .
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4.0 out of 5 stars Truly gripping
Yes. It is "truly gripping". A page-turner from start to end. I don't normally have much time for reading but I found this story truly entertaining and almost impossible to put... Read more
Published 1 month ago by I LOVE BOOKS

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and gripping!!!!
I had never heard of this author so wasn't sure what to expect. I was gripped straight away and the characters are really well thought out and interesting. Read more
Published 9 months ago by A. Douglas

3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly enjoyable
I enjoyed this book but found it a bit slow in places, the chapters featuring the killer or the missing teenager were interesting but some of the ones about Darcy were a little... Read more
Published 11 months ago by crime reader

4.0 out of 5 stars First time I was able to guess the killer
Now, the book was entertaining, but I cannot give it 5 stars because I was able to guess who the killer was (and be right). That being my first time. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Sissel Myhre

5.0 out of 5 stars The Missing
Have never read any of his books before, and was very impressed, would recommend to anyone who likes thrillers.
Published 19 months ago by Mrs. Marie A. Gibson

5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't put this down!
I hadn't heard of Chris Mooney, so when my mother gave me this book I wasn't too bothered about reading it. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Stateside

3.0 out of 5 stars good book
i realy enjoyed reading this book and the only reason i gave it a 3 out of 5 and not more was because i thought the story was to much of a copy of the film 'kiss the girls' but it... Read more
Published on 6 Jul 2007 by Ms. S. Davies

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced and packed with twists!
This book is a really good book from Mooney. There's alot of twists and the characters are very in-depth and likeable. Read more
Published on 20 May 2007 by molko

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