Cemetery Girl

By David Bell

Book Overview

A missing child is every parent's nightmare. What comes next is even worse in this riveting thriller from the bestselling author of Bring Her Home and Layover . Tom and Abby Stuart had everything: a perfect marriage, successful careers, and a beautiful twelve-year-old daughter, Caitlin. Then one day she vanished without a trace. For a while they grasped at every false hope and followed every empty lead, but the tragedy ended up changing their lives, overwhelming them with guilt and dread, and shattering their marriage. Four years later, Caitlin is found alive--dirty and disheveled, yet preternaturally calm. She won't discuss where she was or what happened. And when the police arrest a suspect connected to the disappearance, Caitlin refuses to testify, leaving the Stuarts with a choice: Let the man who may be responsible for destroying their lives walk away, or take matters into their own hands. And when Tom decides to try to uncover the truth for himself, he finds that nothing that has happened yet can prepare him for what he is about to discover.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451234677
• ISBN13: 9780451234674
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Compelling, despite some inconsistencies

This is a gripping story of a kidnapping: four years ago ... and now. However, some details of the story didn't make sense. How is it that man and girl wander around together in public -- in a reportedly small community -- without being seen by family, friends, police? The devoted uncle has a pretty good idea where girl might be but doesn't tell her family. The list goes on. Worth a read, though.

Not my cup of tea

The cover of this book called it a fast moving thriller. I found it to be neither.

Worthy of the movie screen, for sure

It leaves you upset, rooting for a parent, rooting for a kid, not knowing how all this happened or who was involved. It keeps the mind on edge of cliff til pretty much the end. It might not end like some other story with roses and sighs but it's real and it's gritty and I think it should be a movie.

A real page turner

As soon as you finish one chapter, you can't wait to start the next.