I received a Kindle copy of [b: The Missing|7159515|Still Missing|Chevy Stevens|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1260468195s/7159515.jpg|7383770] by [a: Melanie Florence|6150849|Melanie (M A) Florence|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1436328609p2/6150849.jpg], from James Lorimer & Company, via NetGalley for an honest review.

From Canada, and through The Great Lakes, a river of missing and murdered indigenous girls and women flow.

For too long those in a position of leadership and trust have refused to show alarm, or investigate. Native lives matter. This is a cause that I support.

When I got the option to read [b: The Missing|7159515|Still Missing|Chevy Stevens|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1260468195s/7159515.jpg|7383770] I could not know that it deals with nerve of this cause..

[a: Melanie Florence|6150849|Melanie (M A) Florence|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1436328609p2/6150849.jpg] has written a book that hits the nerve of a silent epidemic. This problem gets little press.

I would nominate "The Missing" for a Pulitzer Peace Prize.

This is a fictional story of Indigenous teens, homes, and their broken society. They fight to survive. A few thrive.

The minute I started reading "The Missing" I could not stop.

Since I finished this book, I cannot stop thinking about this novel. [a: Melanie Florence|6150849|Melanie (M A) Florence|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1436328609p2/6150849.jpg] is a skilled storyteller. Some truths are too harsh to accept in non-fiction.

This novel is well written. I have already recommended it to many others who care about this cause.

Kudos to Melanie Florence.

I hope every person who cares about human beings reads this book. May this be a catalyst to change the flow and destruction of Indigenous youth and women.

Excellent job.

I recommend this for Y/A, teens and adults. ( )

Using as its background the ongoing circumstance of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, this fictional thriller set in Winnipeg explores one teenager's response to a system that has long denied and misrepresented the problem.

I am thinking that when the author talks of aboriginal women she means native eskimos. I am surprised by the prejudice and bigotry that exist, I thought the US had that market cornered.. ( )

Feather, an American Indian, is frightened when her friend Carly disappears and is later found murdered. However, the police label Carly as a runaway and dismiss her death as a suicide. When Feather’s friend Mia disappears, she instantly worries that the same thing has happened to her.

I’m not entirely sure what to say about this book. I think that teenagers will enjoy the plot and characters. I found it to be a bit simplistic and superficial. It just wasn’t for me. ( )

Set against the backdrop of the plight of Aboriginal women in Canada and the general indifference of the local authorities, the book makes a compelling and heart-breaking case of the issue. The story is written in first person, and alternates between the protagonist and the sick mind of the antagonist. Narration is on-point and keeps you glued to the story. The story also touches the various problems faced by the teenagers, including the vicious rumor factory, life at foster care, molestation, racism, homosexuality, etc., highlighting the importance of a good, supportive family.

One thing I found frustrating is the lack of a common sense and awareness of how technology can be used. When the best friend goes missing, the abductor does not not turn off the phone of the victim, and it rings multiple times. Yet, nobody gets the inspiration to trace the location. Success is not guaranteed, but it pains me to see that nobody even tried to follow the obvious path.

Despite this obvious loophole, the story is entertaining and with keep you engrossed. ( )