The author has set this story in Vermont USA. Nina and Simon have had a close relationship for many years though it has recently been tested as Simon has been away at college while Nina has stayed home to work with her mother running the family hotel. Back home on holidays Simon convinces Nina to spend time with him at a property owned by his family. They both enjoy climbing and take the opportunity to explore the many trails and crags in the area. But the tensions between the two young people increase. Then Simon returns home without Nina.
The reader gradually learns part of the story through the eyes and actions of Nina and Simon's parents, Nina's sister, Grace, and Matthew who is the detective investigating Nina's disappearance. Nina's mother and her husband have struggled to create successful businesses from scratch but they are not wealthy. Simon, on the other hand comes from a wealthy and privileged family who will do anything to protect their son from accusations of wrong doing.
Social media plays an important role in the story, initially as Nina's mother uses it to organise a search for her daughter. Simon's parents arrange for associates to use social media to post anonymous posts against members of Nina's family which are quickly taken up by conspiracy theorists.
Tension builds as the world of Nina's family begins to collapse under public scrutiny. The police and Nina's family are sure that they know what happened to Nina. The challenge is how to prove it. An excellent book that I had to keep reading to the end.
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