When the Stars Go Dark - Paula McLain
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Publication Date: April 13, 2021
It is 1993 and Anna Hart is a detective in San Francisco escaping from a personal tragedy. Separated from her half siblings as a child and raised in foster care, she is passionate about her profession, seeking missing girls. When she returns to her childhood hometown, she becomes caught up in the case of a local missing girl which just may be related to other cases in nearby California towns. Known for her historical fiction based on the lives of famous women, McClain is writing some of what she knows in this novel, having faced abuse growing up in various foster homes
This book has been described as “atmospheric” and the beginning was almost a little too atmospheric for me. I had difficulty getting into it. But as it progressed, I did. The interweaving of true stories of missing girls was particularly effective.
McLain is an excellent writer, although I found this book not particularly fast paced, sometimes getting bogged down, especially when Anna is dealing with her own demons. The lives of many of the characters are disturbing, but oh too real.
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