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Athena (OneReadingNurse)'s Reviews > Gone the Next
Gone the Next (Roy Ballard Mysteries, #1)
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Gone the Next
This is my first mystery/thriller by Ben Rehder, and I already downloaded the next book in the series!
This is a story of an insurance fraud investigator who stumbles across a kidnapped little girl. The investigator is Roy Ballard, who is a cocky but likeable character. I liked Mia as well.
I am not sure how realistic the interaction with the cops would have been, but it was amusing banter for sure.
This book followed the formula of "give away the kidnapper, then let the investigators figure out the how and why." There were plenty of twists involving the bad guy, and Rehder manages to make the "why" and "who else" interesting. I did NOT like how at first, the italics were the kidnapper's POV...then it was a lady..then a different detective... Very confusing. There was some storytelling at the end of the book that could have easily covered those other storylines, and the italics could have been left for only the kidnappers.
Anyway though - as I said, I already have book 2 downloaded and would not hesitate to recommend this book and author to anyone who is a fan of the genre!
This is my first mystery/thriller by Ben Rehder, and I already downloaded the next book in the series!
This is a story of an insurance fraud investigator who stumbles across a kidnapped little girl. The investigator is Roy Ballard, who is a cocky but likeable character. I liked Mia as well.
I am not sure how realistic the interaction with the cops would have been, but it was amusing banter for sure.
This book followed the formula of "give away the kidnapper, then let the investigators figure out the how and why." There were plenty of twists involving the bad guy, and Rehder manages to make the "why" and "who else" interesting. I did NOT like how at first, the italics were the kidnapper's POV...then it was a lady..then a different detective... Very confusing. There was some storytelling at the end of the book that could have easily covered those other storylines, and the italics could have been left for only the kidnappers.
Anyway though - as I said, I already have book 2 downloaded and would not hesitate to recommend this book and author to anyone who is a fan of the genre!
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April 10, 2019
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Started Reading
April 12, 2019
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April 12, 2019
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