{"product_id":"the-last-missing-person-michael-buckle-9798183812381","title":"The Last Missing Person","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago, seven-year-old Emily Cross vanished without a trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite an extensive search, no body was ever found, no suspect was charged, and the case slowly faded into the shadows of Mercy Point's troubled history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a construction crew excavating beneath the town's abandoned lighthouse uncovers a child's backpack buried deep underground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe backpack belonged to Emily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Noah Grant reopens the cold case and quickly discovers that someone went to great lengths to keep the truth hidden. As Noah follows a trail of shell companies, buried records, frightened witnesses, and long-forgotten secrets, he uncovers a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the deeper he digs, the more dangerous the investigation becomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful people have spent decades protecting what happened to Emily Cross. Witnesses are silenced. Old allies become enemies. And when Noah's journalist wife, Margaret, begins uncovering secrets of her own, the case becomes terrifyingly personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of a decaying coastal town haunted by its past, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Missing Person\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping mystery thriller filled with suspense, corruption, shocking revelations, and unforgettable twists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome secrets stay buried for a reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome truths refuse to stay hidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Buckle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798183812381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Michael Buckle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997824528639,"sku":"9798183812381","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-missing-person-michael-buckle-9798183812381","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}