Life as a missing person is absolute murder...
When artist Eloise Ford hears that human remains found in an abandoned mine are believed to be those of long-missing teenager Elizabeth King, the shock sends her reeling.
It can't be true. Eloise knows this for a fact because... she is Elizabeth King.
Now, her carefully curated life in Cornwall is falling apart. Her husband is acting strangely, her children aren't speaking to her and she can't sell a painting for love nor money. But much more worrying are the signs that someone knows exactly who she is... and why she had to vanish thirty years ago.
Eloise needs answers. Is her son's ex-girlfriend just plain annoying... or does she know something? Will the detection skills of the online 'Truth Seekers' group prove more than amateurish? What's the real story behind those village newcomers?
And just how far would she go to keep her family, her friends, and her fraudulent life, safe?
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This is one of the best books that I've read this year. I have been entertained, I have laughed, I have gasped at the twists, I have loved characters, I have hated characters. This is crime fiction laced with dry wit that is incredibly clever.
Human remains have been found in an abandoned mine house, near to where Eloise lives in Cornwall. The media report that the remains have been identified as Elizabeth King, a teenager who went missing decades ago. The community is shocked, but nobody is as shocked as Eloise because she knows the truth about Elizabeth. She is Elizabeth King, so that body certainly isn't.
Whilst Eloise appears to have a great life in the small Cornish town she now calls home, she is struggling. Her husband Kim is acting in a strange way, her daughter is no longer speaking to her and her art gallery is not as successful as she would hope. Add to this, the discovery of this body, and then another one and it becomes clear to Eloise that someone close knows far more about her than she is comfortable with.
With the help of Molly; her son's ex-girlfriend, who she initially dislikes, and Molly's team of online detectives called the Truth Seekers, Eloise sets out to uncover the mystery and what follows is a clever, complex tale of intrigue, murder and long held secrets.
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in Cornwall with her husband and sons.
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