Gone Missin’ by Peggy O’Neal Peden

Series Name: Nashville Mystery #2
Genre: Cozy
Release: January 4, 2022

Nosy, warm-hearted travel agent Campbell Hall gets mixed up in a missing persons case when beloved Nashville socialite Bitsy Carter vanishes during her Mexican vacation.

Travel agent Campbell Hale isn’t surprised when she hears her good friend, socialite and talented artist Bitsy Carter, has booked a luxury Mexican spa vacation through her agency. Bitsy often takes solo trips abroad, and who’d want to spend February in grey Nashville when they could avoid it?

She is, however, extremely surprised – and extremely worried – when Bitsy doesn’t come back.

What could compel warm, friendly Bitsy to run away without telling anyone her plans? And most puzzling of all: what could make her leave her small children behind?

The answers lie in Zihuatanejo, and Campbell barely needs to twist new boyfriend Detective Sam Davis’ arm to get him to agree to accompany her there. Campbell’s determined to uncover the truth, but will this be a vacation to remember . . . or one to die for?

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Dru’s Short Musing:
Campbell is back and on the hunt for her missing friend. This well-written drama immediately held my attention from the first page to the conclusion. The author did a great job in staging this intrinsically intriguing and suspenseful tale that had me glued to the pages as the story played out. The more the story moved forward, the more it became apparent that something was amiss. With visually descriptive narrative, I felt the rush in the search for a friend by Campbell and the engaging dialogue emphasized the worry. I like seeing a different side of Campbell and getting to know what makes Sam tick. Overall, what a great mystery and I hope there are more adventures with Campbell and her friends.

FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the author via NetGalley.