Elisabeth Carpenter Books in Order

When eight-year-old Grace disappears from a sweetshop, her mother discovers troubling secrets within the family. Elsewhere, an elderly widow recognizes a newspaper photograph, drawing a second missing girl’s story into a mystery that spans decades.

Anna believes her mother died after disappearing thirty years earlier, until a strange note challenges the family account. A discovery about her husband leaves her increasingly isolated, and a newly found body makes the uncertainty more urgent.

Human remains found in a ground-floor flat reveal a death unnoticed for three years. Neighbors Sarah and Laura become entangled in the investigation as an unfamiliar man, family obligations, and hidden histories undermine the building’s apparent normality.

Erica has always defended her son’s innocence, despite the lies she once told for him. After his release from prison, another girl disappears, forcing her to question both his changed behavior and the limits of maternal loyalty.

Hiding from her past, Rachel becomes a live-in assistant to an eccentric writer. A manuscript mirrors her own history, and threatening events culminate in a disappearance, leaving her afraid of a murder accusation and uncertain of whom to trust.

James and Jo Sawyer believe Smith Street is an ideal place to raise their daughter. When Jo leaves for work and never returns, the family’s search exposes dangers concealed behind their neighbors’ carefully maintained appearances and welcoming homes.

A mother sees her daughter reported missing on television while the child sits beside her. When the girl is subsequently abducted, old accusations about other missing children return, forcing her to confront a past she thought safely buried.

Days before her wedding, a woman receives a message apparently from the husband who vanished eight years earlier. Returning guests include everyone present that night, and shared secrets threaten her new relationship as she questions who is responsible.