When she last saw her daughter, Claire, she was having fun with her friends, but when it was time to go home Emma could not find Claire, she had vanished, where was she? Emma is placed in the spotlight as the media speculate a neglectful mother leaving her child in the care of another at the time she disappeared which only serves to infuriate her further. People in Whitaker cannot stop gossiping about Olivia, and she has a hard time even leaving the house. Though it started out a little slow, it started gaining momentum towards the middle of the book when Claire was kidnapped.

Miranda Smith is always at the top of her game and with The School Trip, she has penned a first-rate thriller that will have readers chewing their nails to the elbow. Emma was busy helping look for another missing child on the same school trip when her own daughter went missing. It’s been a little while since I read a book where we know what the bad guy is thinking and this one it was interesting to see their play by play thoughts.I started this book late last night and before I knew it, I was 200 pages in well past midnight and had to FORCE myself to go to bed when all I wanted to do was finish it… absolutely unputdownable… incredible, and not just in terms of suspense (where it was INSANE)…Make sure you have a few hours in your schedule clear before you start this one. Emma’s been having a rough year; her husband was killed in a car accident, and she’s now raising Claire alone.

The School Trip is not just a thriller about a missing child but also about facing past mistakes, learning to trust the right people and expanding one’s perspective. Her willingness to do whatever she can to find her daughter cause the police to begin to leave her out of their case but she's willing to go against them and follow an idea that she has about who is responsible.Whilst Miranda Smith set up a very exciting and unique story in her latest novel, The School Trip, I couldn’t help but feel that it was a little lacking, it felt like it's not her. Here is a quick description and cover image of book The School Trip written by Miranda Smith which was published in April 13, 2023. Miranda Smith’s masterful storytelling, well-crafted characters, and gripping storyline make it a must-read for anyone looking for a nail-biting, page-turner of a novel. An edge-of-your-seat thriller, I could not put it down… The ending was so shocking I had to take a breath and read it again .