The Vanished

<p><strong>A detective searches for the missing - his ex-wife is next</strong></p><p>When DI Sebastian Locke gets a call about his ex-wife, Charlie, he fears the worst.</p><p>Charlie has been a drug addict for years, so Seb has anticipated discovering her death … and wonders how he will tell Tilly, their teenaged daughter. But it’s Charlie’s boyfriend whose body he finds at the squalid flat – and Charlie is nowhere to be found.</p><p>But the case soon ramps up as more addicts go missing from the streets. As Seb and the Thamespark squad delve deeper, they uncover the twisted plan behind these disappearances.</p><p>But can Seb find the shadowy man at the centre of it all – and rescue the mother of his child – before it’s too late?</p><p>An unputdownable police procedural that fans of Lynda LaPlante and Karin Slaughter will love.</p><p><strong>Praise for NJ Mackay:</strong></p><p>‘I loved <strong>every paragraph, every sentence and every word</strong> of this masterpiece!…<strong>I am totally hooked</strong>!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p>‘I was glued to this…<strong>A great story with a fantastic "never saw it coming" twist.</strong> Highly recommended.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p>‘The <strong>ending was mind-blowing</strong>…I cannot say enough good things about this book.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p>‘<strong>Brilliant book.</strong> Didn’t want to read it all in one go as I was enjoying it so much.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p>‘So well plotted that <strong>you’ll find yourself staying up reading half the night</strong>.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p>‘Plenty of red herrings and an ending I did not see coming. <strong>This really sucked me in from the start</strong>’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p><p>‘A terrific book…enough twists and false leads to keep things gripping, <strong>amazing characters and natural dialogue</strong>.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p>