Review: The Missing

The Missing by Kiersten Modglin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is one of those reads that you just know is completely far fetched, with a plot that is fantastical and action that is unfeasible, and yet...you find yourself wholly engaged and invested. Kiersten Modglin may be one of the most underrated contemporary suspense authors publishing today. I find her work to be compelling and immersive—the kind of books that you swear you’re only going to read a few pages at a time, then suddenly you glance at the clock and realize you’re an hour in and don’t want to close the cover.

Five unsuspecting strangers are lured, under false pretenses, onto a luxury yacht for a “free boat ride” and end up stranded on a deserted island, fighting for their lives. I know, I know—I can almost hear you sneering and insisting this whole premise has been done to death. I can promise you, however, that it’s never been done like this. Just when you are convinced you’ve figured it all out, Modglin hits you with a punch you will never see coming. She then lulls you into a false sense of security before once again pulling the rug right out from under any scenario you’ve constructed.

If you’re looking for believable characters that defy stereotypes, plot twists that will raise you out of your chair, and stories you will think about long after you turn the final page, don’t miss this one. Well done, Ms. Modglin. Well done.

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