Missing, presumed (2016)

Cambridgeshire detective Manon Bradshaw investigates the disappearance of graduate student Edith Hind, whose well-connected family attracts intense attention. Interviews with people who know different versions of Edith gradually unsettle the first account. Steiner gives the investigator and the missing woman's family lives beyond the case, making class and press interest part of what needs examining. Start here for the Manon Bradshaw series; the personal awkwardness and dry humour matter alongside the search.