I have no idea how to start this review! Tessa had been telling me to read this before it came out and on the weekend I finally got around to it. Jenna Metcalf is thirteen years old and is trying to find her mother, an accomplished scientist who specialised in elephants and particularly their grief. Her father, who ran the elephant sanctuary where they worked, has been in an institution since the night she disappeared ten years ago, so he's no help, and her grandmother was reluctant to even report Alice Metcalf missing, let alone help Jenna find her. So Jenna enlists the help of a psychic who has fallen from grace and the detective who first investigated the case, which was initially the murder of another worker at the elephant sanctuary, now working as a private investigator under an assumed name. Together the three of them will work towards solving the mystery of what happened to Alice Metcalf. Uncovering the truth will change all their lives. 
 I loved this. I was just consumed by it, the story, the mystery, the words washing over me - I wanted to dive in. It is told in four perspectives - FOUR. Jenna, Serenity the psychic, Virgil the cop and Alice. And it works perfectly, all with distinct voices, emotions, motivations, all driven to a goal - revealing the truth. It's such a beautifully crafted story and it just carries you along and you can't stop reading. And the elephants - I loved the elephants. I was an Animal Science major and can appreciate the hours of research that went into this novel. Elephants are such incredible, complex creatures and Picoult has really represented them accurately, I feel. I loved Alice's chapters and her stories of her time with the elephants across the globe, and of her research. And it's all relevant to the wider story of Jenna's search for her mother. 
 The chemistry between Jenna, Serenity and Virgil was my other favourite part of the book, besides the elephants. When they were working together and when they were arguing, I enjoyed all their interactions and they made such a good team on the page. I loved how different the characters and their beliefs were and while their differences did manifest, they were able to get past it, with that common goal in mind. I feel like the different aspects of this story intertwined could have been messy but it was all done just so ... well! 
 I don't want to give too much of the story away, but it's fantastic, believe me. It is in Jodi Picoult's style, which I have not read in a while and was glad to rediscover. It meant I got a bit blind sighted in the end, but don't we all, when it comes to Jodi Picoult? And of course she moved me to tears (isn't that a given?). Reading this book is an experience and it's an experience that I recommend to everyone!