Bel Price was a small child when her mother, Rachel, disappeared. Bel was found in her car seat, in the back of her mother’s car, with her mother nowhere to be found. 

As the anniversary of Rachel’s disappearance approaches, a film crew comes to town to investigate and interview Bel, now 17, her dad, Charlie, and other members of their family. 

And then, in the midst of filming the documentary, something happens that no one anticipated: Rachel returns. 

She says a man kidnapped her and kept her in his basement for the last 16 years. 

Bel isn’t sure she believes it, and she starts her own investigation to prove that Rachel has something to hide. The truth is something she could have never dreamed up. 

While this is technically a YA book, I think that, like with Holly Jackson’s other books, adults can enjoy it, as well. The main character is a teenager and I think that’s why this gets classified as YA. That said, this is the kind of book I loved as a teenager, so I often find that books like this help me get out of a reading slump. 

The narrator is good and kept my attention on the story while I listened to the audiobook. I started it on a long drive across the state and it kept me safe and focused.