"Missing" is a fascinating novel about life in our world, in which all adults suddenly disappear. The town of Perdido Beach inevitably turns into a lawless and dangerous place where children are forced to survive alone without adults. In this environment, thirteen-year-old Sam Temple finds himself lost and on his own, choosing a way to live in conditions of mad disorder. Will he be able to survive, find answers to his questions and rely on his faith in himself? Is this the beginning of the end for this world without adults? "The Missing" is an exciting and tense story about willpower, self-belief and the search for true friendship.