Sunday Suspense: Gone by Lisa Gardner

 

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,

  

  Gone is written by Lisa Gardner and is the fifth novel in her best-selling FBI Profiler series. It is published by Bantam Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Gone opens two years after the events of the Killing Hour. Kimberly Quincy has graduated from the FBI Academy and moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she continues her relationship with Special Agent Mac McCormack. In Oregon, her father Pierce Quincy has married his long-time partner, Rainie Conner. They still are trying to balance criminal consulting with their relationship. Their latest attempts to adopt have not been favorable. Then the unthinkable happens... Rainie disappears without a trace.

  As the news of Rainie's apparent abduction begins to unfold, Quincy joins forces with his daughter and Mac to help local law enforcement. What they are introduced to a cold and calculating person who signs ransom letters after famous kidnappers and murderers. The kidnapper is one step ahead and seems to know an awful lot about Rainie.  As the weather becomes dangerously unfavorable, the search for Rainie Conner grows even more complicated. The young boy that Rainie has been helping has also disappeared. Secrets are revealed. Graves are dug. And a dangerous game of cat and mouse has two lives in the balance. 

   Gardner's ability to bring us into the minds of her characters is admirable. The story was realistically portrayed and fleshed out her returning characters' trauma beautifully. I was invested in this family and their struggles. Gone was a tense and nerve-rattling read with a twisty ending that left me excited for more of this family. 

  I read this novel in part with the narration of  Anna Fields. She delivered another solid performance. Her command of accents and voice changes made the narrative three-dimensional. I look forward to reading more novels with her narration. 

  Gone soared high on intensity and dipped very low into depths of madness. Its subject matter made for great entertainment and gave me another four-star read. Cozy up with a comfortable blanket and get ready to not move for a long time. Because Gone is one addicting read.  

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