THE MISSING HALF by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester is a gripping crime thriller that delves into the mysterious disappearance of two young women in August 2012 in a small Indiana town. They vanish without a trace, leaving behind abandoned cars, grieving sisters, and a haunting puzzle begging to be solved.
It’s now 2019—seven years later—and Nicole “Nic” Monroe is still reeling from the loss of her sister, Kasey. Stuck in a fog of grief and guilt, Nic works at a local arcade managed by a family friend, attends AA meetings, and serves community service after a DWI incident. Her life is stagnant—until Jenna Connor shows up, determined to investigate the unsolved case of their missing sisters. Though initially hesitant, Nic is swayed by Jenna’s belief that new evidence can be found. Their search leads them down a trail of buried secrets, illicit affairs, suspicious bosses, odd odometer readings, rural roads, and abandoned cars. But as they get closer to the truth, Jenna starts to pull away, prompting Nic to question what her new ally might be hiding—and what the truth could ultimately cost them both.
THE MISSING HALF is a tense, emotionally charged exploration of grief, addiction, loyalty, and sisterhood. The novel builds suspense through misdirection and startling revelations, drawing readers into a world of emotional scars and dark secrets. Nic is a layered protagonist—raw, impulsive, and struggling to move forward—while Jenna offers a calm, methodical counterbalance as the driving force behind the investigation. The pacing is strong, and the unfolding mystery keeps the tension high. While the story delivers a compelling twist, the ending may leave some readers questioning the choices made by characters they’ve invested in. Still, THE MISSING HALF delivers a chilling, engrossing read that will appeal to fans of twisty, dark crime thrillers.
Two women haunted by their sisters’ unsolved disappearances band together in this captivating mystery from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Good People Here and host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie.
Nicole “Nic” Monroe is in a rut. At twenty-four, she lives alone in a dinky apartment in her hometown of Mishawaka, Indiana, she’s just gotten a DWI, and she works the same dead-end job she’s been working since high school, a job she only has because her boss is a family friend and feels sorry for her. Everyone has felt sorry for her for the last seven years—since the day her older sister, Kasey, vanished without a trace.
On the night Kasey went missing, her car was found over a hundred miles from home. The driver’s door was open and her purse was untouched in the seat next to it. The only real clue in her disappearance was Jules Connor, another young woman from the same area who disappeared in the same way, two weeks earlier. But with so little for the police to go on, both cases eventually went cold.
Nic wants nothing more than to move on from her sister’s disappearance and the state it’s left her in. But then one day, Jules’s sister, Jenna Connor, walks into Nic’s life and offers her something she hasn’t felt in a long time: hope. What follows is a gripping tale of two sisters who will do anything to find their missing halves, even if it means destroying everything they’ve ever known.
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