This is Kubica's third mystery thriller. In downtown Chicago, Quinn is woken at 6:30am by her flatmate's alarm, but Esther is nowhere to be found. It is only after about 24 hours that Quinn starts to get really worried. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Alex is working as a busboy at a small town diner, having turned down a college scholarship to take care of his alcoholic father.
The chapters switch between Quinn and Alex. It is not until the last 40 pages that the author reveals what has happened to Esther and how it connects to Alex.
I really enjoyed the book. I thought I knew what the big reveal was going to be but I was way off the mark. Both Alex and Quinn are multi-dimensional characters; neither being particularly likeable, but they grew on me. This is the first book I've read by the author but based on reviews Kubica is getting better with each book.
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