The Return of Ellie Black

A MISSING GIRL RETURNS. BUT

THAT ISN’T THE END OF THE STORY—

IT’S ONLY THE BEGINNING.

It’s been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s sister vanished. Ever since, Chelsey’s been searching: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. But happy endings are rare in Chelsey’s line of work.

Then, a glimmer of hope. Local teenager Ellie Black, who disappeared without a trace two years earlier, has been found alive in the woods of Washington State.

Only—something isn’t right with Ellie. She won’t say where she’s been—or who she’s protecting. Now, it’s up to Chelsey to find answers before it’s too late: for herself and for the memory of her sister. But mostly for the next girl who could be taken... and who, unlike Ellie, might never return.

This “haunting and evocative” debut adult thriller from New York Times bestselling author Emiko Jean is both a feminist tour de force about the embers of hope that burn in the aftermath of tragedy and a “gripping psychological thriller” (The Seattle Times) that will shock you right up until the final page.