Chloe Cates is Missing by Mandy McHugh. Scarlet (an imprint of Penzler Publishers), 2022. Adult fiction. Mystery.Chloe Cates is the fictional persona of young teen Abby Scarborough. Abby's mom, Jennifer, is the mastermind of a web series that features her daughter and that pays many of the family's bills. On the verge of real stardom, the whole family seems covered in glittery sparkles. Father Jackson and older brother JJ seem impossibly wonderful, and, of course, Mom Jennifer is Mother of the Year online.
But, Jennifer had her own problems as a teen and thinks she has left it all behind her until "Chloe Cates" goes missing. Has Abby just tired of the charade and run away? Or has something more sinister happened to her? When the detective Emilina Stone arrives on the scene, she and Jennifer realize that they were best friends as middle schoolers and share a secret. Will their past influence this case?
Debut novelist McHugh hits a home run with this twisty modern tale. Told in multiple viewpoints, the fast paced story moves to find the missing girl, dead or alive! McHugh is definitely a talent to watch.
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