"Wise, funny, and beautifully told, with an unforgettable cast of characters, Missing Persons is a bildungsroman for the late-bloomer. The pleasures of its quick, surprising turns nearly distract the reader from its true subject—a profound investigation of human loneliness and the puzzling, maddening, fascinating terrain of modern love."—Christie Hodgen, author of Hello, I Must Be Going

"This wonderful novel reminds us that in the search for what—or who—is missing in our lives, we often discover the unexpected. Smith writes with a keenly observant eye about the relationship between a father and son in the wake of abandonment and loss. The book is funny, tender, and wise."—Susan Jackson Rodgers, author of The Trouble With You Is

"What I love about Missing Persons is the rare combination of delicious wit and intensity of feeling that give young Harry Bailey the ability to negotiate love and loss. D. K. Smith's new novel is always heartfelt, often raucous, sometimes heartbreaking, and sometimes funny enough to make you laugh out loud."—Mary Helen Stefaniak, author of The Turk and My Mother

"In his second novel, Missing Persons, D. K. Smith has assembled a memorable ensemble cast of charmingly quirky characters whose shifting realignments make for both humor and pathos as these wounded and very human people—young and old—find ways to heal themselves and each other. Elegantly written and quietly compelling, in the vein of Charles Baxter's Feast of Love, Missing Persons is both moving and entertaining."—Marly Swick, author of Paper Wings and Evening News