![]() ![]() Natalie’s romance with another boy on the ship somewhat detracts from the psychological intensity of the story, but this is a fast-paced and complicated mystery filled with uncertainty and dread. Eleven years ago, six kindergarteners went missing without a trace. Eleven years later, five come backwith no idea of where they’ve been. ![]() An eeriness pervades each reveal, as Natalie searches for the mystery boy and uncovers clues-even as her friends begin to wonder if he actually exists. The Leaving by Tara Altebrando Pages: 432 Publish date: June 7th 2016 Publisher: Bloomsbury ISBN: 1619638037 Purchase: Book Depository Amazon UK Amazon US Amazon AU Six were taken. The cruise ship setting becomes increasingly claustrophobic, as Natalie and her friends struggle under the weight of their own secrets. ![]() Altebrando writes in a spare, detached prose style, befitting her emotionally distant protagonist and the unsettling circumstances. Within hours of leaving port, Natalie meets a handsome, mysterious boy and for the first time she feels interest in someone new-but he soon disappears, and he may have gone overboard. Natalie’s boyfriend recently died in a car crash, and her parents take her and three best friends on a birthday “sail-a-bration” in an effort to help her move on. The plot follows 6 children who were taken at the age of 5 from kindergarten, with no idea where they had gone. It was published in June 2016 in the UK and (I believe) May 2016 in the USA. Altebrando ( The Leaving) gives a nod to Alfred Hitchcock in this taut thriller set over the course of a seven-day cruise. The Leaving is a YA (Young Adult) Mystery Thriller book written by Tara Altebrando. ![]()
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