The Missing Activist

The Missing Activist begins with Zinah Al-Rashid recruiting a teenage recruit for her contingent of jihadi brides. It moves right along at cracking pace to the apparent suicide of a leading feminist and then the disappearance of Robin Miller who’s a Tory activist. The central character is Karen Andersen who is very relatable as a modern private investigator. She’s more used to checking up on false cvs and bullying claims which is how she gets brought into this cracking mystery. The MA is very much a London story. The characters are all strong and get you in straight away. There’s quite a long list of them. The author’s background is she’s apparently been involved in politics and this is an eerie wake-up call to how the party system works. I’ve given this a full rating. It’s a great start to a series and wondering what is coming next. A very complex mystery but gripping. Loved the bite-size chapters and also the fact its been well researched. An unusual find. Great