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1. Before She Disappeared

2. One Step Too Far

3. Still See You Everywhere

4. Kiss Her Goodbye
Lisa Gardner

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The Frankie Elkin series by Lisa Gardner centres on Frankie Elkin, an amateur detective who is a middle-aged recovering alcoholic. Frankie devotes her life to finding missing people society has forgotten. She is a flawed but empathetic and brave woman with a strong sense of justice.

The series stands out for its high emotional stakes, as it explores the impact of disappearances on both the victims’ families and Frankie herself. The blend of personal backstories and gritty suspense is what stands out for readers.

While each book features a standalone story, the series is best read in order to follow Frankie’s evolution and uncover more about her troubled past.
Before She Disappeared

1. Before She Disappeared

Frankie Elkin is an average middle-aged woman, a recovering alcoholic with more regrets than belongings. But she spends her life doing what no one else will–searching for missing people the world has stopped looking for.

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One Step Too Far

2. One Step Too Far

Timothy O’Day knew the woods. Yet when he disappeared on the first night of a bachelor party camping trip with his best friends in the world, he didn’t leave a trace.

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Still See You Everywhere

3. Still See You Everywhere

Five-year-old Leilani Pierson has been missing for over a decade. Amateur detective Frankie Elkin is an expert at finding missing persons. But this case has unusually high stakes.

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Kiss Her Goodbye

4. Kiss Her Goodbye

Frankie is called to Tucson, Arizona, to find a missing Afghan refugee, whose friend suspects she is in grave danger, before it is too late.

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