Lisa Gardner

BUILDING ON A BESTSELLING TACK: Lisa Gardner's most recent hardcover, When You See Me gebuted at #3 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction list and Combined list and was #5 on the USA Today Bestseller list.

OPPORTUNITY IN TRADE PAPERBACK: Gardner has created a strong track in the trade paperback format, and the damaged protagonist and community dynamics at the heart of Before She Disappeared provide great fodder for book clubs.

STANDALONE WITH AN EXCITING NEW PROTAGONIST: This new novel is Gardner's first standalone in 20 years, and is a great entry point for new readers, as it is a standalone with a bold new heroine, Frankie Elkin. Readers have always loved Gardner's strong female characters, but Frankie is her most accessible to date-she is not a detective or a PI, but a relatable citizen determined to find missing women whose cases have gone cold.

TIMELY ISSUES: The plight of missing minority and indigenous women is one that is urgent and important in society today. Recent articles in outlets like the New York Times ([...] CNN, and Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien have covered the issue, which is at the heart of the novel.

FRESH NEW LOOK: We debuted an exciting new look on the hardcover of Before She Disappeared, and also refreshed the trade paperback look with previous novels When You See Me and Never Tell. We anticipate building on these refreshed, popular packages with the trade of Before She Disappeared.

PAPERBACK TIE-IN: The trade paperback of Before She Disappeared will feature a teaser from Gardner's 2022 novel.