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Gone The Next (2012)

by Ben Rehder(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1479345172 (ISBN13: 9781479345175)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

review 1: Liked the main character very much. Was a good read. At a point I thought the author may be losing his way and was trying to pull the plot together, but it worked out. Wasn't the best thriller/suspense I've ever read, but was entertaining and a fast read since I wanted to find out what happened next. Had started the book about a year ago and got sidetracked.....started over and read it in a couple of days.
review 2: I have been a fan of Rehder's books since BUCK FEVER, his first Blanco County novel and have read most of his work. He is has demonstrated a quirky sense of character and humor in his mysteries, but in GONE THE NEXT he has mellowed. His story here has fewer oddball players or humorous circumstances. He takes on a serious crime, in this case chil... mored abduction, and appropriately creates a new, more serious, yet still wisecracking, hero in the form of Ray Ballard -- not a detective or police officer, but a videographer who makes his living investigating insurance fraud. Very clever.When Ballard comes across what he thinks is a young girl who's been reported missing in the hands of an insurance claimant he's been assigned to investigate, it brings back haunting memories from his past which propel him to pursue the case and save the girl.Even in this serious story, Ben Rehder's sense of humor and fine dialog show through. His plotting is tight and effective. Though I started reading it late the other night, I felt compelled to finish the book the following evening. The pages seemed to turn themselves as I followed Ray Ballard and the story to its conclusion. GONE THE NEXT is a fine piece of work by an excellent mystery writer. I hope this is just the beginning of a Ray Ballard series. More please. less

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