The story centers around a witness protection programme that Lauren and her daughter Zara enter into, after Zara witnessed a murder of a homeless person by a group of local football players.

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To pull off the perfect disappearance, you have to be prepared. In this section, we look at some things you should do to disappear without a trace. 1. Create a New Legal Identity Can I fake my death? Yes. You have the right to fake your death as long as you don’t try to pass yourself as someone else. A relentless drumroll of suspense . . . ranks among the best psychological-suspense thrillers of recent years' A. J. Finn While there is no right to disappear mentioned in the constitution, there is also no law in the United States that expressly forbids one from walking away from their lives, as long as their disappearance isn’t a result of being associated with a criminal act. Why Would Someone Want to Disappear Completely?

If you are not hiding from the government, most people can just move and not be found since it is unlikely that anyone they know would spend several thousand dollars to find them.

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Phew, let me catch my breath! Gillian McAllister is one of my favourite authors but I think even by her high standards she’s excelled herself with this one! What a rollercoaster, breathtaking, phenomenal read. I don’t want to say too much about the plot but the story starts when Zara witnesses a fight in which a homeless man dies. Two young men, about to sign up for the full squad of Premier League Holloway FC are charged with murder. It goes to court but the case falls apart as Zara gives evidence as Girl A. After this, some people are baying for revengeful blood on social media, Zara is identified and she and her mother Lauren go into witness protection, leaving stepfather Aidan behind as he cannot leave his daughter Poppy from his first marriage. The story is told in alternating perspectives by Lauren, Zara, Aidan and Poppy.

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But does she succeed? I'm not so sure. For someone determined to avoid triggers, Osgood spends a lot of time talking about them. For the most part her approach to not sharing triggering details of her own experience seems to translate into limiting all details of her own experience. At the same time, a tremendous amount of the research portion of the book is about triggers, and triggering books. Lexile ® HL700L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics® I love Gillian McAllister books and I may now have a new equal favourite. How to Disappear is brilliant and I could not get enough of it. I listened to this on audio, read by the wonderful actress Nicola Walker (who will always be Ruth from Spooks to me!). It is an eye opening and heartbreaking story of love, family and trust. I hate to think how I would cope in this situation.