Girl missing

A Body on the Slab. A Killer on the Loose. A Past That Won’t Stay Buried.

Girl Missing by international bestseller Tess Gerritsen, published by Bantam Press in 2009, is a gripping medical thriller packed with suspense, danger, and the haunting shadows of the past. With her background in medicine and mastery of pacing, Gerritsen delivers a pulse-pounding tale that keeps readers on edge from the very first page.

Medical examiner Dr. Kat Novak thought she’d seen it all—until a young woman’s body lands on her table, a cryptic message hidden in her shoe. As more bodies turn up with the same eerie calling card, Kat realizes these deaths aren’t isolated overdoses—they’re the work of a killer hiding in plain sight.

Her search for answers leads her to Adam Quantrell, a powerful businessman with secrets of his own and a connection to a missing girl who might hold the key to everything. As the investigation deepens, so does the danger, and Kat finds herself risking her career—and her life—to uncover the truth.

Fast-paced, atmospheric, and full of unexpected twists, Girl Missing is classic Tess Gerritsen: a chilling mystery that blurs the lines between justice and obsession, and between the living and the dead.