The Girl Who Was Taken: A Gripping Psychological Thriller

Name: The Girl Who Was Taken: A Gripping Psychological Thriller
Price: 8.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (53067 reviews)
Author: Charlie Donlea

by Charlie Donlea

Mystery Thriller Thriller

4.4 (53,067)

4.4 stars from 53,067 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

375 pages~6.3 hr readPublished by Pinnacle Books

$8.9929% off peak

Last checked: Feb 22, 2026

Must ReadHighly rated with thousands of reviews. A proven favourite.

Price history: $1.99 – $12.71

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Perfect for you if...

You love thrillers where the unreliable narrator reveals new twists in every chapter, especially when a supposed victim might be hiding something sinister.
You're drawn to procedural elements and forensic details woven into fast-paced narratives that keep you guessing until the end.
You enjoy stories about sisters and the lengths they'll go to for answers, even when the truth gets darker than expected.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer psychological thrillers that stay grounded in realism; this one pivots toward high-concept territory that might feel contrived.
You want cosy mysteries or gentle suspense. This book is tense, involving kidnapping and disturbing elements throughout.
You're looking for a quiet, character-driven literary read rather than a plot-driven page-turner.

About this book

Nicole Cutty and Megan McDonald, both high school seniors in Emerson Bay, North Carolina, disappear from a beach party one summer night. After a massive search yields no clues, Megan escapes from a bunker in the woods a year later. Her bestselling account of her ordeal makes her a national celebrity, but Nicole remains missing. Nicole's older sister Livia, a forensic pathology fellow, expects to eventually analyze evidence from Nicole's body. Instead, a young man connected to Nicole's past appears in Livia's morgue. Livia contacts Megan for help understanding the night they were taken, suspecting her sister's disappearance connects to other missing girls. Megan, however, knows more than she revealed in her book. As memories surface, she and Livia uncover details pointing to something darker than Megan's memoir describes. The deeper they investigate, the more they realize that true terror may lie in discovering exactly what they have been searching for.

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Currently on sale at $8.99 — 29% off peak. Price has dropped 26 times over the last 5 years. Goes on sale roughly every 68 days. Typically stays discounted for 59 days.

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Currently #1,800 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller.

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Currently 4.4★ from 53,067 reviews

Gaining approximately 1,389 new reviews per month. Reader interest is surging. Rating has remained stable at 4.4 over the tracking period.

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