The investigation starts with Edith's loved ones: her attentive boyfriend, her reserved best friend, her patrician parents. Manon instantly knows that this case will be big-and that every second is crucial to finding Edith alive. Her home offers few clues: a smattering of blood in the kitchen, her keys and phone left behind, the front door ajar but showing no signs of forced entry. Edith Hind-a beautiful graduate student at Cambridge University and daughter of the surgeon to the Royal Family-has been missing for nearly twenty-four hours. One night, after yet another disastrous Internet date, she turns on her police radio to help herself fall asleep-and receives an alert that sends her to a puzzling crime scene. Single and distant from her family, she wants a husband and children of her own. Detective Bradshaw's biting wit is a bonus.' - The Wall Street Journal ' Missing, Presumed has future BBC miniseries written all over it.' - Redbook 'A highly charismatic and engaging story.' - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 'This combination of police procedural and an unfolding family drama that continuously twists and turns will work well for fans of Kate Atkinson and Tana French.' - Booklist At thirty-nine, Manon Bradshaw is a devoted and respected member of the Cambridgeshire police force, and though she loves her job, what she longs for is a personal life. one of the most ambitious police procedurals of the year.

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A page-turning mystery that brings to life a complex and strong-willed detective assigned to a high-risk missing persons case NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR * NAMED ONE OF THE 10 BEST MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 'An extraordinarily assured police procedural in the tradition of Ruth Rendell and Elizabeth George.' -Joseph Finder, author of The Fixer 'Surprise-filled.

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