Boy, 9, Missing

This was a book I could not put down. A child dead and a family who has never recovered from the loss. While two groups of parents are visiting the discovery one of their son’s in the bathtub dead and the son of the parents will not speak of how the child died. Now many years later, parents divorced......more

23 years ago a small dinner party was being held in a Chicago suburb. Francis Scroll's 9 year old brother was found face down floating in his parents bathtub.His friend Sam is the only one who knows the truth. Lucas's death was ruled as a tragic accident. Francis now has had to confront his past when......more

A special thank you to Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Great cover! BOY 9 MISSING, establishes Nic Joseph as important key young novelist and storyteller, with her emotional domestic suspense debut! A powerful, haunting tale of family, enduring love,......more

Solid 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. The book cover and title alone were enough to entice me to read this one, then the positive GR reviews encouraged me to move it to the top of my stack. I'm glad I did.......more

Boy, 9, Missing by Nic Joseph Boy, 9, Missing by Nic Joseph is a stunning debut and a first class thriller. I didn't care for the cover but still wanted to read it. I'm glad I did. It kept me guessing so I gave it four stars.   Twenty three years have passed since Francis' brother drowned in what was......more