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Then She Was Gone

by Lisa Jewell · 400 pages · Published April 2017
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4.05 / 5 across 300K ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A dark, twisty Adult thriller built around missing person, family secrets, obsession. 400 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Dark. Twisty. Gripping.

Dark Twisty Gripping

Mood Match

Dark Twisty Gripping
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Content notes

Violence Kidnapping Death
Missing Person
Family Secrets
Obsession
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
10%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
0/5
Core elements
Genre
Thriller
Mystery
Moods
Dark
Twisty
Gripping
Key Tropes
Missing Person
Family Secrets
Obsession
Ending
Satisfying
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Is Then She Was Gone spicy?

No spice (0/5) — clean read with no heat.

Who would enjoy Then She Was Gone?

Readers who love dark and twisty stories with missing person and family secrets. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Then She Was Gone?

A dark, twisty Adult thriller built around missing person, family secrets, obsession. 400 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Then She Was Gone?

Content notes include: violence, kidnapping, death. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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