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Local girl missing is the second novel from author claire douglas whose first the sisters received the marie claire debut novel award in 2013. Local girl missing had a supple twisty shape and a sense of menace that never flags new york times book review claustrophobic twisty creepy and dark local girl missing explores what happens when the discovery of some human remains opens up a cold case in an off season seaside town narrator francesca is forced to face up to a . Local girl missing was somewhat of a surprise it started out as readable enough then soon i found myself reading through the night it was a delight to find i had caught clues along the way without the surprise having been given away completely i will be watching for more from douglas in the future. Sophie collier the victim in british author douglass absorbing second novel after 2016s the sisters vanished from a decrepit pier at oldcliffe on sea in 1997 at age 21 and is presumed dead