Missing, Presumed is told in the voices of principal characters in alternating chapters: Manon; her partner in the police force, Davy; Edith's friend Helena; Edith's mother Miriam; and one or two chapters from Edith herself. It's a good way to get inside the minds of each character in order to get a clearer picture of what's going on. This is especially true once the investigation gathers steam and the lives of the people closest to Edith are put under the microscope (and often shredded).

The one character I had the most difficult time coming to grips with is Manon Bradshaw herself. This is because, for most of the book, she is ruled by jealousy. She's not close to her family because her sibling got more attention. She looks at every other female and sees what they have that she doesn't. It's never dawned on her that maybe, just maybe, what everyone else has isn't what she needs. Seeing her finally begin to change her way of thinking was refreshing to say the least.

Although the pace of the book is dramatically slowed by what I refer to as TMM (too much middle), and it has an ending that I didn't find very surprising, I still enjoyed the book. Those alternating voices really pulled me into the story. My next encounter with Manon will be an interesting one.

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