When twenty-five-year-old Leah Bennett vanishes, her suburban North Shore family is thrust into a nightmare that refuses easy answers. Torn between a panicked mother, a dismissive father on the bench, and a sister with sharp edges, the case lands on Detective Luke Daniels, who must cut through privilege and performative calm to find the truth. As Nora Bennett wrestles with guilt, fractured memories, and uneasy alliances, secrets begin to surface—lies of omission, dangerous bargains, and a willful plan that reframes victim and architect. Autumn Missing is a taut domestic suspense novel about deception, class, and the lengths people go to protect reputations. With layered perspectives and mounting tension, Marlowe Quinn Steele explores how a family’s polished façade can crumble under the pressure of one empty chair.
When twenty-five-year-old Leah Bennett vanishes, her suburban North Shore family is thrust into a nightmare that refuses easy answers. Torn between a panicked mother, a dismissive father on the bench, and a sister with sharp edges, the case lands on Detective Luke Daniels, who must cut through pr...