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The Lady Vanishes

by Alison Sandy

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A disappearance followed across decades and continents

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A disappearance followed across decades and continents

Marion Barter disappeared in 1997 after boarding a plane for an overseas trip. The book traces the investigation that followed, including her daughter’s 27-year search for answers and the work of investigative journalists and podcast listeners. Its account spans three continents and nine decades, and connects the case to a coronial inquiry sparked by the podcast. The focus is both the unresolved disappearance and the layers of inquiry that grew around it, as investigators and contributors pursued what happened to Barter.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in true-crime accounts of missing-person cases and long investigations.
  • Those curious about investigative journalism, podcasts, and listener participation in a real-world inquiry.

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Missing personsFamily search for answersInvestigative journalismPublic participation in investigations

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Book overview

A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again.


When Marion Barter disappeared in 1997, police initially dismissed it as the actions of a divorced mother abandoning her family. In this book, the creators of the addictive global hit podcast The Lady Vanishes detail the winding investigation into Marion's disappearance, from tentative early police efforts to her daughter's 27-year search for answers.

The Lady Vanishes is an engrossing story of how a small team of seasoned investigative journalists and storytellers, a daughter's intuition and a team of listener super-sleuths uncovered a web of intrigue spanning nine decades and three continents, and how - after 57 episodes, 20 million downloads and sparking a coronial inquiry - they discovered at the heart of the mystery a stranger-than-fiction international man of mystery who could hold the key to what really happened to Marion.

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