Dan Lawton

(*I received this book in exchange for an honest review through LibraryThing's Early Reader Giveaway program.)

I received this book in audio book format from Audible, so I'll also comment on the narration.

Overall I found the book well-rounded from start to finish. There wasn't a lot of extra fluff that took away from the narrative or felt like the author was writing just to fill a page requirement. He did a great job about slowly revealing the mystery and how everyone was connected and what secrets the main characters had hidden.

I felt that Dan wrapped up the book in a fitting way. I was satisfied by the ending, which I always appreciate. I hate when books end poorly, on a weird note, or like it's not a finished book. Dan delivered on the ending, which I definitely appreciate. Everything was wrapped up and the questions that he had you thinking about during the read were answered.

I'm overly picky when it comes to audio books and prefer when they're narrated by a team of people as that changes the voices and keeps it interesting. I'm someone that's just attuned to different voices and am admittedly voice picky. There are some people I just can't stand listening to. So, I'm always apprehensive with a book on tape. However, the narrator of the audio book version did a great job. His voice was well paced and he did give each character a distinctive voice.

If you prefer audio books, I do have to say that this one is a good one to listen to. But, if you prefer to just read pages, I'd still say to pick it up. It's a worthwhile read.

If I had to pick an area that could be improved in this book is just the cover and title of the book. I understand why Amber Alert was chosen, but I think it could have had a different title that could draw in more readers, same with the background. It's a good book and I enjoyed it, I just feel like these elements, if changed, might draw more readers into this book to enjoy it as well.… (mehr)

A surprising book where the suspense is masterful and leads us into a story of senseless disappearance, bringing to the surface an old tragedy which is an unintentional accident, having caused incurable trauma.

The atmosphere of the story is oppressive, and we slip into the heart of the hero's vacillating psyche. The choice of words is fantastic and you can feel the gamut from fear to horror at times.

A fascinating story that we will not forget!

The sudden disappearance of his wife plunges her husband crescendo into a descent into hell very realistic, sometimes macabre, but unbearable so much the words strike us deep within us.
The enigma escalates further as a burnt and unidentifiable body is found in the couple's own car!

Captivating!… (mehr)

I absolutely could not put this book down. It's one of those reads where you try to figure out how it will end and then you just have to know if you were right. It starts out as two separate stories and the fun comes in finding out how they come together. I figured part of it out but never saw most of it. It was a blast reading this book.
The characters, if not loveable, are at least interesting. The author uses them well and has a plot compelling enough to justify late night reading. I now await the next book in this series.… (mehr)