Book: The Return of Ellie Black
Author: Emiko Jean
Pages: 316
This is my 130th read for the year
This is the story of Ellie. 2 years ago she was abducted while at a party and her parents feared her dead. Then one day, she just turns up at the edge of the woods. Chelsey Calhoun was the detective on the case when Ellie disappeared, and now she wants to find out where Ellie has been. And if there are any other girls with her. Chelsey lost her own sister 20 years ago and since then she has been trying to find missing girls. But Ellie isn't talking. She is refusing to cooperate with the case. Chelsey has to find another way to get Ellie to tell her where she is been and who she is protecting.
This was a pretty good book. It started out really strong and I was having a hard time putting it down. It slowed a bit in the middle, and as the case was ramping up, I didn't like the direction it was going. (The detective took a young man with her to capture the kidnappers and that seemed a bit far fetched). But a twist near the end helped. I didn't see it coming. I liked Chelsey, and Ellie was okay. Her reasoning for not helping with the case ended up making sense which redeemed her character a bit. Overall a solid read.
Stars: 4
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