Since You’ve Been Gone


 SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE
A novel by Angela Ellen Grey

When someone disappears, the aftermath doesn’t fade—it multiplies.
A gripping, emotionally charged novel about absence, survival, and the dangerous questions left behind when someone you love vanishes.

You don’t move on from a disappearance. You live inside it.

The space someone leaves behind can be deadly.

When a girl goes missing, the town reacts the way it always does—speculation, fear, rumor, and eventually silence. But for the person left behind, silence is not relief. It’s a threat.

Since You’ve Been Gone follows a woman forced to navigate life after sudden disappearance—of answers, of certainty, of safety. As days stretch into weeks and weeks harden into a new normal, cracks begin to appear: in friendships, in family bonds, in the official story everyone seems too ready to accept.

What begins as grief turns into suspicion. What looks like moving on becomes an act of resistance. And the truth—when it finally surfaces—demands more courage than the waiting ever did.

This novel explores:

  • missing persons and unresolved loss

  • survivor’s guilt and complicated grief

  • the pressure to “heal” before truth arrives

  • small-town rumor and quiet complicity

  • resilience in the face of unanswered questions

Tense, intimate, and unflinchingly human.
Since You’ve Been Gone is not a puzzle-box thriller designed to distract. It is a story about what it costs to keep asking questions when the world would rather forget—and about surviving the waiting without losing yourself.

  • “A haunting exploration of absence and endurance.”

  • “Quietly devastating, with a slow-building grip.”

  • “A story that understands grief as an ongoing event.”

Since You’ve Been Gone is perfect for readers who love:

  • emotionally grounded suspense

  • missing-person narratives centered on those left behind

  • character-driven mystery with psychological depth

  • stories about resilience rather than spectacle

  • novels that linger after the final page

Tone & vibe: somber, suspenseful, reflective, relentless

When Laci O’Neil, a Minneapolis travel writer, receives a mysterious letter warning her that her twin sister Willow is missing and in grave danger, she has no idea how much danger her sister is in until she arrives in Bismarck, where Willow lives. There are hints of a struggle in Willow’s apartment. Willow seems to have disappeared without a trace. The news of the deaths of people close to Willow only deepens Laci’s suspicion and dread. After finding a flash drive hidden in the apartment, it dawns on Laci that Willow was involved in something dangerous. The flash drive has information that could bring down the high and mighty in Bismarck. Laci realizes she has a target on her back, and in the shadows of the small town lurks a power willing to stop at nothing to get the drive. Is there a way out of the mess for her and her sister? Find out in Angela Grey and Paige Peterson’s Since You’ve Been Gone.

You will only put down this page-turner once you’ve read it from cover to cover. Angela Grey and Paige Peterson’s Since You’ve Been Gone is a must-read for lovers of crime, murder, and mystery thrillers. Right from the first page, the authors hooked me with an introduction shrouded in mystery, setting the stage for a gripping tale of crime, action, high-stakes drama, blackmail, murder, survival, dark secrets, deceit, and more. The ingenious plot is run on a multi-perspective and double timeline, giving the storyline a compelling flow. The evocative and cinematic depictions colorfully brought the scenes to life on the pages. It felt like I was in every scene next to the cast, watching the action unfold. The subtle tone of the storyline had me on the edge of my seat. The sharp, intense, and urgent conversations allowed me to connect with the dynamic cast and gave depth to their conflicts, complex traits, and intricate emotions. This is a stand-alone read and an incredible second installment. I loved it.—Keith Mbuya for Readers’ Favorite

Inside these pages:

  • the claustrophobia of unanswered questions

  • grief rendered with honesty and restraint

  • relationships tested by uncertainty

  • the slow realization that truth has a cost

  • a conclusion that reframes the meaning of survival

This novel includes themes of disappearance, grief, trauma, and psychological distress. These elements are handled with care and seriousness, without sensationalism.

Angela Ellen Grey writes fiction centered on survival, memory, and the long aftermath of violence and loss. Her work focuses on those who remain—and on the courage required to keep living when closure never comes easily.

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