Still Missing – Book Review

On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a 32-year-old realtor, had three goals – sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she’s about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all.

Still Missing interweaves the year Annie spent as the captive of a psychopath in a remote mountain cabin, which unfold through sessions with her psychiatrist, with a second narrative following the events after her escape—her struggle to piece her shattered life back together and the ongoing police investigation into the identity of her captor.

Still Missing is a shocking, visceral, brutal and beautifully crafted novel.

Annie O Sullivan is a successful realtor. One day, she was abducted by a man, whom she calls as The Freak. While in therapy, Annie recounts her ordeal with the Freak, being locked up in a cabin and being constantly tortured by the Freak. Annie soon escapes and the whole story deals about the aftermath of Annie’s abduction and how Annie experienced her abduction.

This was well written–each of the chapters are based on therapy sessions where Annie recounts her ordeal with the abductor and the aftermath after she escaped. The whole story is realistic as if you are reading a nonfiction recount of a woman who got abducted and escaped. The book details all the trauma Annie went through, including r*pe and the death of her child. How she deals with emotions and feelings after she has escaped from the cabin

The only thing was this was slow paced, and it took me a while to get into the book. However, towards the middle of the book, it was unputdownable. The ending was completely unexpected, and it was a greatest twist shown at the end. I really didn’t expect that type of ending at all. I also have to praise author for handling and writing a very sensitive topic very well.

Overall, this is worth four stars and looking forward to reading more books from this author.