When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain

 Missing persons detective Anna Hart finds herself in Mendocino after her husband asks her to leave. The best time of Anna's childhood was spent there with her foster parents, Hap and Eden. Soon after she arrives, local teenager Cameron Curtis goes missing and Anna feels compelled to help old friend sheriff Will Flood to try and find Cameron and bring her home. In fact, the dysfunction of Anna's own upbringing and a recent tragedy in her life make her pursue the case at all costs. When the Stars Go Dark is a powerful novel exploring the scars of trauma and the inequalities of crime. True crime aficionados will find much to like here, in addition to those who enjoy Jane Harper and the novel We Begin at the End.