They Never Came Home

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.

Accolades

Nominated - Edgar Award, 1969

References

^"Lois Duncan". The Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature at Rhode Island College (ric.edu). February 9, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
^Writers Directory. Springer. 1983. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-349-03650-9.
^Eccleshare, Julia (June 28, 2016). "Lois Duncan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

External links

They Never Came Home at Penguin Random House

[RIC-1] "Lois Duncan". The Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature at Rhode Island College (ric.edu). February 9, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.

[2] Writers Directory. Springer. 1983. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-349-03650-9.

[edgar-3] Eccleshare, Julia (June 28, 2016). "Lois Duncan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

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