A shattering call from a lawyer A desperate mother searching for her missing, drug-addicted daughter A chilling pattern of eight vanished girls, abandoned by the system Small-town waitress Mabel Davison thought her days as a private investigator were behind her—until a mother’s plea pulls her back into the shadows. A young girl has disappeared, and Mabel must leave the safety of her diner and motel to confront a harrowing case that lands her squarely in the crosshairs of a ruthless drug gang tightening its grip on the community. They’ll do anything to keep the town quiet. As Mabel digs deeper, she uncovers fragments of a sinister pattern: tales of lost girls and dangerous men with connections powerful enough to scare off the police. But when the case goes cold, her seventeen-year-old niece Kerry insists on helping. Determined to shield Kerry from danger, Mabel refuses—until the headstrong Kerry uncovers a critical clue. Then, the unthinkable happens: Kerry vanishes, too. Now, the stakes are painfully personal. Mabel must confront her darkest fears and race against time to unravel the truth. Can she find Kerry—and save the missing girls—before her niece becomes the ninth victim? -- Set in an atmospheric mountain town in the 1980s, Missed Me is a gripping standalone mystery in the award-winning Mabel Davison series. Brimming with emotion, dark secrets, and the unyielding power of a mother’s love, this is a heart-pounding tale you won’t soon forget.