Gone: The Disappearance of Claudia Lawrence and Her Father's Desperate Search for the Truth

An in-depth and absorbing investigation of the still unresolved disappearance of then 35-year-old chef Claudia Lawrence in 2009.
     The last time that anyone heard from 35-year-old Claudia Lawrence, a chef at the University of York, was when she sent a text message to a friend on March 18, 2009 at 8.23 p.m. She was never heard from or seen again, and her disappearance is a mystery that endures to this day.

     What happened to Claudia that early spring evening — or was it early the following morning on her way to work? There had been nothing abnormal about her behaviour before she vanished, and there were no signs of a struggle at her home. A Crimewatch reconstruction has been broadcast, and the police investigation into the case has cost more than £750,000. Dozens of interviews have thrown up numerous leads, but there are no concrete clues.

     With extensive access to her family and friends, in Gone: The Disappearance of Claudia Lawrence, Neil Root assesses the facts and theories and asks: where is Claudia?