The Vanished - An unputdownable, chilling crime thriller with plenty of twists to keep you guessing

**A detective searches for the missing - his ex-wife is next** When DI Sebastian Locke gets a call about his ex-wife, Charlie, he fears the worst. Charlie has been a drug addict for years, so Seb has anticipated discovering her death ... and wonders how he will tell Tilly, their teenaged daughter. But it's Charlie's boyfriend whose body he finds at the squalid flat - and Charlie is nowhere to be found. But the case soon ramps up as more addicts go missing from the streets. As Seb and the Thamespark squad delve deeper, they uncover the twisted plan behind these disappearances. But can Seb find the shadowy man at the centre of it all - and rescue the mother of his child - before it's too late? An unputdownable police procedural that fans of Lynda LaPlante and Karin Slaughter will love. **Praise for NJ Mackay:** 'I loved **every paragraph, every sentence and every word** of this masterpiece!...**I am totally hooked**!' ¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review 'I was glued to this...**A great story with a fantastic \"never saw it coming\" twist.** Highly recommended.' ¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review 'The **ending was mind-blowing**...I cannot say enough good things about this book.' ¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review '**Brilliant book.** Didn't want to read it all in one go as I was enjoying it so much.' ¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review 'So well plotted that **you'll find yourself staying up reading half the night**.' ¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review 'Plenty of red herrings and an ending I did not see coming. **This really sucked me in from the start**' ¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review 'A terrific book...enough twists and false leads to keep things gripping, **amazing characters and natural dialogue**.' ¿¿¿¿¿ Reader Review

About the author

Niki Mackay studied Performing Arts at the BRIT School. She holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Drama, won a full scholarship for her MA in Journalism. Under Niki Mackay, she is the author of 'I, Witness' and 'The Lies We Tell', as well as the gangland thrillers 'Loaded' and Taken. Under NJ Mackay she has published two standalone psychological thrillers, 'Found Her' and 'The Girls Inside'.

Product details

• Authors: NJ Mackay
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.03.2025
• EAN: 9781804364918
• ISBN: 978-1-80436-491-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Series: DI Sebastian Locke Mystery
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Medical Thriller, FICTION / Thrillers / Medical, Thriller / suspense, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Thriller: serial killers, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Thriller: organised crime / gangland crime