Is Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell the crime novel you've been waiting for? Laurel Mack has spent the last 10 years mourning her missing daughter, Ellie. It's hard to push past the moment she was gone but life continues to move and Laurel bumps into a charming man whose daughter looks shockingly like Ellie. This uncanny resemblance raises many questions but the one you should be asking is, is this novel worth your time?