So I have a theory.
Not everyone agrees. The Berkeley Police Department doesn’t. Neither does the Santa Cruz PD, nor the police in Salinas, Lodi, or Redding. There’s a whole long list of law enforcement in multiple counties who think I’m just a crazy lady in an RV.
But look at these young women and tell me you don’t see some similarities there:
These guys — and yeah, it’s a guy, you know it’s a guy, because let’s get real — the people who make young women disappear aren’t women, are they? So spare me the “Not all Men” speech.
And these guys - tend to have a type.
I can look at every one of these young women and I see Abby. Abby is his type.
Look, don’t think I just put every missing woman in California up there on The Board. Do you know how many girls and women are missing in California at any given moment? Over fifteen thousand.
I’ve looked into all of them.
That’s right. I said all of them.
It’s all in here in my laptop. A database, you might call it, if I had any computer skills at all. But I’ve got it arranged in a way that makes sense to me. Every missing girl and young woman; every suspect; every town and city in California where someone’s run from or ran to, been taken from or taken to; every law enforcement official I’ve talked to, good and bad and indifferent; every True Crimer conspiracy theory (filed according to my personal labeling system: Credible, Long Shot, and Fucking Insane).
I’ve got newspaper clippings, website links, incidents and accidents, hints and allegations.
What I don’t have is him.
The man I think is responsible for the disappearance of five—now maybe six—young women.
The cops insist these cases are unrelated. They don’t think there’s a guy, one guy, one monster responsible for all this suffering.
And hey, maybe they’re right. Maybe I’m wrong. As my husband can tell you - it wouldn’t be the first time.
But if he is out there… I’m coming for him.
—Lou Gomersall
“Raw, wrenching, and totally compelling—The Grapevine hooked me from start to end.”
—Ruth Ware, international bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10
“Right from the first page, readers will be compelled to follow bull-headed and strangely loveable Lou Gomersall on a one woman (plus 1) quest to solve the mystery of her 19-year-old daughter’s disappearance a year ago…I can’t wait to see what Sokoloff and Robertson have in store for Lou and friends in this fantastic new series that’s packed with psychological thrills and propulsive momentum.”
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“The plot is compelling, and the scenes involving the RV are particularly suspenseful. Fans of Karin Slaughter’s Pretty Girls will enjoy this first book in a new series.”
—Booklist
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"I’ve got newspaper clippings, website links, incidents and accidents, hints and allegations." Thismade me laugh out loud, and now the song is stuck in my head! Fascinating reading. Thank you.