As a big thriller fan, the blurb for EMMA IN THE NIGHT by Wendy Walker intrigued me. Two sisters, Cass and Emma, both go missing and are gone for three years until Cass, the younger sister comes back, and all she says to her family and the FBI is find Emma!

What happened to Emma and Cass? Did they leave willingly? Or where they kidnapped? What happened during the three years they were gone? Forensic psychiatrist Abby Winter feels that something is wrong with Cass's story and as the story progresses more and more is revealed about Cass's dysfunctional family. And, what a family! Cass and Emma's family situation was not the best with a narcissistic mother that manipulated everyone around her.

My first impression of this book was that there was very little action and much talk. Basically, it's Cass retelling what happened three years ago and what happened next. We also get Abby Winter's side of the story since she got involved with the case when Emma and Cass disappeared. This is not a book that instantly hooked me, instead, it was a pleasant read that got more and more intense as the story progressed. I was not able to put EMMA IN THE NIGHT down and I had to finish it very late that evening. The second half of the book is just so engrossing that I could not stop reading. I had to know the truth. I wanted to know what happened to Emma and Cass and I really wanted to know if Cass is telling the truth, etc. It such a fabulous thriller that I closed the book feeling that it was worth the lack of sleep and being tired at work the next day. I just felt so much sympathy for Cass, for growing up with such a horrible mother. I was intrigued by her story, both her life before she and her sister went missing and what happened during the years they were gone, not to mention the present story with her begging everyone to find Emma.

EMMA IN THE NIGHT is just the kind of book that I love to read. I had never read a book by Wendy Walker before, but I definitely want to read more books by her. I just love how the story went from quite good to read to suddenly thrilling in the way I want a thriller to be. I liked that the story showed both Winter and Cass's point of view. The ending is so satisfying!