Tag Archives: missing persons

“End of Story” by A.J. Finn – #AudiobookReview #NetGalley #EndOfStory #BookSky đź“šđźŽ§

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Fictionophile

The blurb sounds great doesn’t it? If only the book measured up to it… I was profoundly disappointed with this novel and couldn’t really engage with any of the characters (except perhaps with the French bulldog named Watson). The setting … Continue reading →

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“All The Colors Of The Dark” by Chris Whitaker – Book Review #AudiobookReview @BOTLibrary @LibbyApp @WhittyAuthor #BookReview #AllTheColorsOfTheDark @edoballerini @PRHAudio

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Fictionophile

narrated by Edoardo Ballerini Not only was “All The Colors Of The Dark” my February book of the month, it will very probably be my book of the year! Loved it so much! Joseph “Patch” Macauley was born with one … Continue reading →

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“The Three Beths” by Jeff Abbott – Book Review @GrandCentralPub @HachetteUS #TheThreeBeths #BookReview @JeffAbbott

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Fictionophile

A compelling read, “The Three Beths” is set in suburban Austin, Texas. Mariah Dunning was a sympathetic protagonist. After her mother’s disappearance, and her father’s reputation in cinders, she moves back in with him. The police have never determined exactly … Continue reading →

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“Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?” by Nicci French – Book Review @HarperCollins @Morrow_PB @FrenchNicci #HasAnyoneSeenCharlotteSalter #BookReview

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Fictionophile

Niall Salter is the only one of the siblings to stay in the area. He married and took over the family’s landscaping business. Paul Salter, deeply affected by his mother’s disappearance, took his own life five years after she was … Continue reading →

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“One Puzzling Afternoon” by Emily Critchley – Book Review

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Fictionophile

“You always think there’s so much time to do things, to see places, then you realize there’s hardly any time at all.” Memories can sustain us, or alternately they can injure our psyche to such an extent that we can … Continue reading →

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“The Good Ones” by Polly Stewart – Book Review

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Fictionophile

This novel did not feel like a thriller when I was reading it, rather it felt like a cold case crime novel with flashbacks that created an almost ‘coming of age’ vibe. Long held secrets, regrets, poor choices, and reminiscences … Continue reading →

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“The Vanishing Hour” by Seraphina Nova Glass – Book Review

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Fictionophile

“The Vanishing Hour” was a missing persons thriller with a melancholy vibe that was peopled with empathetic and interesting characters. Four young women and two elderly men have vanished from one of the town’s seedier streets over the course of … Continue reading →

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“The Last To Vanish” by Megan Miranda – Book Review

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Fictionophile

This is my second novel from the pen of Megan Miranda and both are consistently good thrillers. “The Last To Vanish” was an immersive and creepy thriller albeit a slow-paced one. The protagonist, Abby Lovett has spent the last decade … Continue reading →

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“Lacie’s Secrets” by Teresa Sorkin and Tullan Holmqvist – Book Review

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Fictionophile

Villa Magna – a beautiful gothic, stone mansion atop a cliff in Maine overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. With a swimming pool, tennis courts, and myriad rooms with secret passages, this house would be my ideal…. only this house has a … Continue reading →

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“The Night She Disappeared” by Lisa Jewell – Book Review

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Fictionophile

2017 – Kim is an attractive woman of thirty-nine who is a grandmother of a one year old named Noah. She lives in a modest house in the Surrey Hills with her teenage daughter Tallulah (the baby’s mother), and her … Continue reading →

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