The Missing Place, Sophie Littlefield
The Missing Place, Sophie Littlefield
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The Missing Place

Author: Sophie Littlefield

Narrator: Sophie Littlefield

Unabridged: 11 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/14/2014


Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of North Dakota’s oil boom, two very different mothers form an uneasy alliance to find their missing sons in this heartrending and suspenseful novel from the Edgar Award–nominated author of Garden of Stones.The booming North Dakota oil business is spawning “man camps,” shantytowns full of men hired to work on the rigs, in towns without enough housing to accommodate them. In such twilight spaces, it’s easy for a person to vanish. And when two young men in their first year on the job disappear without a trace, only their mothers believe there’s hope of finding them. Despite reassurances that the police are on the case, the two women think the oil company is covering up the disappearances—and maybe something more.Colleen, used to her decorous life in a wealthy Massachusetts suburb, is determined to find her son. And hard-bitten Shay, from the wrong side of the California tracks, is the only person in town even willing to deal with her—because she’s on the same mission. Overtaxed by worry, exhaustion, and fear, these two unlikely partners question each other’s methods and motivations, but must work together against the town of strangers if they want any chance of finding their lost boys. But what they uncover could destroy them both…Sure to please fans of Sandra Brown and Gillian Flynn, The Missing Place is a moving chronicle of survival, determination, and powerful bonds forged in the face of adversity.

About Sophie Littlefield

Sophie Littlefield is the Edgar-nominated author of more than a dozen novels, who grew up in rural Missouri. The mother of two grown children, she now makes her home in northern California. Visit her website at www.sophielittlefield.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Judy on August 08, 2015

A special thank you to Gallery Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. The Missing Place by Sophie Littlefield, an intense, page-turner mystery of two strong and opposite female protagonists; willing to risk it all, in order to save their sons from the cold dark town and oi......more

Goodreads review by Lör on May 05, 2017

"You don’t get to choose from a menu of tragedies and losses, don’t get to consider which you can survive and which will crush you. God simply serves them up and there you are; you either play the hand He deals, or you give up." Rating: 3 / 5 (This could have been four stars so easily......more

Goodreads review by Mari Anne on September 01, 2014

This story of two mothers searching for their lost sons, started out with promise. The premise was interesting and the mystery intriguing. But, once the mystery is solved, the book devolves into a strange and maudlin character study. The relationship between the two mothers which was strange and ann......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on September 13, 2014

I have been a fan of this author's for a long time. After reading Garden of Stones, I was looking forward to reading this book. I have to say that while I did like this book, I was not in love with it like I was Garden of Stones. I felt Colleen and Shay's pain as mothers on a mission to find the tru......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on December 21, 2014

The Missing Place by Sophie Littlefield is a novel about two very different mothers who travel to the oil fields of Williston, ND to find out what has happened to their two missing sons. The women each bring their own strength to the search while trying to learn to get along with each other as well......more