What do you do when your child disappears? ''A hugely compelling story of loss, grief and vengeance, The Empty Room is probably the best novel yet by one of our finest mystery writers. Unmissable.'' John Connolly ''The tension and heartbreak kept me turning the pages'' Patricia Gibney ''A searing, thrilling and heartbreaking look at life, loss and revenge, expertly handled by a hugely talented storyteller'' Chris Whitaker Pandora - Dora - Condron wakes one morning to discover her 17-year old daughter Ellie, has not come home after a party. The day Ellie disappears, Dora is alone as her husband Eamon has already left for the day in his job as a long-distance lorry driver So Dora does the usual things: rings around Ellie''s friends... but no one knows where she is. Her panic growing, Dora tries the local hospitals and art college where Ellie is a student - but then the police arrive on her doorstep with the news her daughter''s handbag has been discovered dumped in a layby. So begi