A review by me_alley
Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Being 13 years sober, I appreciate that Frankie is a recovering alcoholic, the things that she says about alcoholism and the AA program are very true to life and accurate.  
Frankie is a bartender who devotes her life to looking for missing people, even though she is not a detective, not a private investigator, and not in law-enforcement whatsoever. That seems a little strange, at the very least. Once I got over that I really enjoyed the story. It is , great genre of mystery to look for missing people, because you aren’t sure if they will be discovered alive or dead. In this case she is looking for a teenage girl who went missing after school one day. It has the vibe of a police point of view, And overall a good mystery and story. I will read the rest of the series.