The Last Missing Person

Twenty years ago, seven-year-old Emily Cross vanished without a trace.

Despite an extensive search, no body was ever found, no suspect was charged, and the case slowly faded into the shadows of Mercy Point's troubled history.

Then a construction crew excavating beneath the town's abandoned lighthouse uncovers a child's backpack buried deep underground.

The backpack belonged to Emily.

Detective Noah Grant reopens the cold case and quickly discovers that someone went to great lengths to keep the truth hidden. As Noah follows a trail of shell companies, buried records, frightened witnesses, and long-forgotten secrets, he uncovers a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of the community.

But the deeper he digs, the more dangerous the investigation becomes.

Powerful people have spent decades protecting what happened to Emily Cross. Witnesses are silenced. Old allies become enemies. And when Noah's journalist wife, Margaret, begins uncovering secrets of her own, the case becomes terrifyingly personal.

Set against the backdrop of a decaying coastal town haunted by its past, The Last Missing Person is a gripping mystery thriller filled with suspense, corruption, shocking revelations, and unforgettable twists.

Some secrets stay buried for a reason.

Some truths refuse to stay hidden.