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The Missing Half: A Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two women haunted by their sisters’ unsolved disappearances band together in this captivating mystery from the author of All Good People Here and host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie.
“A propulsive mystery with excellent writing . . . Simply a great read!”—Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl
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.
“A propulsive mystery with excellent writing . . . Simply a great read!”—Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl
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.
Published: May 6, 2025
Pages: 272
ISBN: 9780593726983
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Chelsey H.
Sep 27, 2026
Ashley Flowers delivers a gripping and emotional crime thriller in The Missing Half—a story that explores the bonds of sisterhood, the weight of unresolved grief, and the lengths we go to uncover the truth. Nic and Jenna are two women forever changed by their sisters’ disappearances, and their dynamic felt raw, real, and perfectly in line with who you'd expect them to be: guarded, driven, and layered with trauma.
The pacing was sharp, the writing engaging, and the plot held my attention from start to finish. But what truly elevated this book for me was the twist near the end—I genuinely did not see it coming, and it completely shifted how I viewed everything that came before. It's the kind of reveal that makes you sit back and reevaluate every clue.
This was a solid 4-star read, packed with emotion, tension, and a final act that will leave you stunned. If you enjoy character-driven thrillers with a strong emotional core and a jaw-dropping twist, this one’s for you.
The pacing was sharp, the writing engaging, and the plot held my attention from start to finish. But what truly elevated this book for me was the twist near the end—I genuinely did not see it coming, and it completely shifted how I viewed everything that came before. It's the kind of reveal that makes you sit back and reevaluate every clue.
This was a solid 4-star read, packed with emotion, tension, and a final act that will leave you stunned. If you enjoy character-driven thrillers with a strong emotional core and a jaw-dropping twist, this one’s for you.