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SPOILER ALERT AHEAD I LOVED this book - but my one issue has to do with the missing person search...wouldnt the police have asked for all Ellie's known contacts? Noelle lived right near the last know location of Ellie...how could they have missed this? I found this to be a tad unbelievable. Thoughts? Am I being too picky?

Susan Wolford Remember how when Noelle "ran into" Ellie that she didn't recognize her right away? I think that as soon as Noelle was dismissed from tutoring that th…moreRemember how when Noelle "ran into" Ellie that she didn't recognize her right away? I think that as soon as Noelle was dismissed from tutoring that the family dismissed Noelle almost immediately. Mom knew that Noelle's name sounded familiar, but she didn't know why. She completely slipped the family's mind, which was one reason Noelle was so angry. (less)

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Kimberly Remeta a missing child would have resulted in a more thorough investigation and the obvious would be the last person/place she was seen with AND a look into ...more
Nov 29, 2019 08:41PM · flag

Sophia Schmid About the "ran into" Ellie thing - i'm not sure if i remember correctly, but this was about a week later after she was not her tutor anymore, right? H ...more
Jun 13, 2020 07:56AM · flag

Jill It wasn’t days later. Noelle had been “watching” Ellie at first. But then school finished so she had to go to “stalking” her to see where and when she ...more
Dec 23, 2020 03:03AM · flag

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