Gone – by Lisa Gardner

Reviewed by Johni Morgan
Leased-operator,
O&S Trucking

Listening Time: 6 hours
Publisher: Random House Audio
Retail: $29.95
Genre: Mystery/suspense

Plot: Pierce Quincy, a former FBI profiler, must use all his skills to save the lives of his wife and an innocent child from the savagery of a madman. Gone is his wife from her vehicle, abandoned on the side of a rain-swept road. Gone is a young boy from his home and foster parents. Pierce must battle against time, local law enforcement and his own self-doubts to save the woman he loves and the boy she has promised to protect. Secrets abound as Pierce begins his journey in search of a kidnapper, who tells the press he wants fame, fortune and very little money in exchange for the two lives he has stolen.

What was your favorite moment? When Rainie Quincy, brutalized to the point of numbness, summons every ounce of her remaining strength to fight against her tormentor in a last-ditch effort to save her life and that of the young boy she is willing to die for.

Which character was your favorite? Pierce Quincy takes my vote as the favorite character. Against all the obstacles in his path, including his own doubts, he never loses sight of his love for the woman who has hurt him so much. He never wavers in his quest to save his wife, even though he can’t be sure she will still want him in her life if she survives.