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Lost … still waiting … still searching. In Lost, bestselling author of Vanished and Missing, and founder of the Australian Missing Persons Register, Nicole Morris returns with her most investigative and wide-reaching book yet. Cold cases. Empty chairs. Birthdays marked in absence. From a blonde Texan backpacker who survived the dangers of 1970s America only to vanish on the NSW mid north coast, possibly crossing paths with a serial killer, to a brilliant computer prodigy who made a frantic 000 call before disappearing on a lonely highway, Morris uncovers cases as baffling as they are heartbreaking. There is the elderly husband who scaled two fences trying to return to the wife he adored. A 10-year-old Indigenous boy who ran for a train and never made it home. A teenage foster child believed to have been abducted from a Melbourne street. A man lost in remote desert country, leaving messages scratched into red earth as searchers followed close behind. In a rainforest, unidentified remains hang unanswered for decades, belonging to someone still missing from a family somewhere. But this time, the search goes further. Nicole tracks down eyewitnesses to suspected abductions who were never formally interviewed, uncovering first-hand accounts unheard for decades. She speaks to parents, children, partners, investigators and searchers, and interviews former teenage runaways to expose why so many young Australians disappear each year. With access to letters, police files and personal testimony, she follows new leads and asks difficult questions. Nicole Morris once again shines a light on Australia’s long-term missing and invites readers to remember their names and help bring them home. “Compassionate, compelling and impossible to forget.” “Nicole Morris gives a powerful voice to families who refuse to stop searching.” “Without Nicole, we would never have known the information she uncovered. Knowing she is still looking gives us peace of mind.”  — Tammy Lockey, former wife of Steven Lockey “A lifeline of hope. You inspire others to genuinely care.” — Lynelle Crowther “Truly a godsend. Thank you for the work you do.” — Jackie Hutchison, sister of Gail Lynch, missing’ “Without you, I would be lost trying to cope. I thank and appreciate you.” — Sandi, mother of Leisl Smith, missing “Having a missing loved one is the worst feeling in the world. Thank you for keeping their stories alive.” — Malcolm Goodall, brother of Leanne Goodall, missing 1978  

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Nicole Morris is the founder and Director of the Australian Missing Persons Register, established in 2005 to support families and raise awareness of long-term missing cases. In 2012 she received the Queensland Pride of Australia Award for Community Spirit and went on to win the Australian National Gold Medal. She has twice been nominated for Australian of the Year and, in 2023, was honoured with the Queensland Homicide Victims’ Support Group Award for Compassion in Media. A respected national media commentator, Nicole regularly appears on podcasts, radio, television and in print as the go-to voice on historic and emerging missing persons cases. Through her work, she has supported countless families navigating the trauma of disappearance and has earned the respect of law enforcement and government agencies in Australia and internationally. Her social media community numbers in the hundreds of thousands, with posts reaching millions. Her bestselling books Vanished and Missing shared powerful stories from families of Australian missing persons. In Lost, her most investigative work yet, Nicole speaks with witnesses, families and police in the ongoing pursuit of answers for those who remain missing. Nicole lives in Toowoomba, Queensland.

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