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The night she disappeared : a novel / Lisa Jewell.

Summary:

It's a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb when Tallulah and Zach head out to a bar for the first time since the birth of their infant son. Just nineteen years old, they've been looking forward to this night and a break from bottles and diapers. A party at the massive country estate of a new college friend seems like the perfect way to unwind, until morning comes and the two don't make it home. Tallulah's mother, Kim, struggles to piece together what happened that night. She manages to contact her daughter's friends, but they dodge all her questions. Even Zach's mom doesn't seem too concerned, convinced that the pair ran away to escape their parental responsibilities. But Kim had just found an engagement ring in Zach's coat pocket the day before. Why would two parents so devoted to their family abandon their child? One year after the case runs cold, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate where the couple disappeared. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is her favorite area for long walks, and it's on one such stroll that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, "Dig here." Could this be a clue to the young couple's disappearance? And what exactly is buried in this haunted ground? -- Provided by publisher.