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They Never Came Home
1968 novel by Lois Duncan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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They Never Came Home is a 1968 mystery-thriller novel by Lois Duncan.[1][2] The novel was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award.[3]
Plot
Teenage friends Larry and Dan go missing after embarking on a hiking trip. Upon investigation, a stranger claims that one of the boys owed him $2,000, prompting Joan, a sister of one of the boys, to begin her own search for them.
A second edition was published in 2012, updating the story to modern times. Changes included references to cell phones and the Internet, as well as adjusting the money owed to $50,000.
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Accolades
- Nominated - Edgar Award, 1969
References
External links
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