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The Missing is a 2007 horror novel by Sarah Langan. It is the successor to Langan's debut novel, The Keeper. The Missing won the 2007 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel.

Plot
The story follows citizens of the small yet affluent town of Corpus Christi, Maine. Elementary schoolteacher Lois Larkin takes her students to the neighboring ghost town of Bedford, which has been vacated due to an unspecified environmental catastrophe (truly a supernatural event portrayed in the Keeper). One troubled student gets separated from the group and is left behind. Lost in Bedford, he's afflicted with infection of sorts, which he spreads around Corpus Christi after he's found and brought home. The virus is show to be sapient and of supernatural origin. The infection gradually causes fevers, cold sweats, and decay among other symptoms in the afflicted, ultimately resulting in their behavior changing into something similar to a zombie.

Reception
The book was well-received by critics. Aside from winning a Stoker, Publisher's Weekly called the book a "powerhouse creepfest" comparable to Stephen King's early works.