OK first, there's a character named Liam Eastwood & my brain kept hearing Liam Neeson. That changed the timbre, let me tell you!

Second, the main story here (imo) should've been the daughter who got a traumatic brain injury because she was attacked by someone who was after her dad. Instead, the main story is about the dad, an elderly British drug dealer who goes missing. It was pretty snoozy! There was a lot of talking and the plot wasn't interesting enough for that much talking. Even with Liam Neeson.

As per the rules of thrillers, suspect everyone and trust no one.
Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House Canada for my eARC of Local Gone Missing for review.
Elise King is a detective in the seaside town of Ebbing, recently back from medical leave. 
After a local music festival has two teenagers overdose and resident Charlie Perry go missing, the bloom comes off the rose of the town as secrets and connections become apparent from years and even days past.
I previously really enjoyed author Fiona Barton's series of The Widow, The Child and The Suspect.
Local Gone Missing didn't hold the same charm for me, unfortunately. Many characters were introduced and many did not resonate. Frequent time jumps - ie. 10 days earlier, two weeks earlier, four days earlier, 20 years earlier - made things a bit more challenging to read than comfortable. 
The last third of the book, though, settled more into a police procedural and contained some satisfying reveals.
For release on June 14.