Gone

By: Lisa Gardner

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

From the best-selling author of Alone and The Killing Hour comes a thriller that goes from heartbreaking to heartstopping in the blink of an eye.…When someone you love vanishes without a trace, how far would you go to get them back?

For ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, it’s the beginning of his worst nightmare: a car abandoned on a desolate stretch of Oregon highway, engine running, purse on the driver’s seat. And his estranged wife, Rainie Conner, gone, leaving no clue to her fate.

Did one of the ghosts from Rainie’s troubled past finally catch up with her? Or could her disappearance be the result of one of the cases they’d been working - a particularly vicious double homicide or the possible abuse of a deeply disturbed child Rainie took too close to heart?

Together with his daughter, FBI agent Kimberly Quincy, Pierce is battling the local authorities, racing against time, and frantically searching for answers to all the questions he’s been afraid to ask. One man knows what happened that night. Adopting the alias of a killer caught eighty years before, he has already contacted the press. His terms are clear: he wants money, he wants power, he wants celebrity. And if he doesn’t get what he wants, Rainie will be gone for good. Sometimes, no matter how much you love someone, it’s still not enough.

As the clock winds down on a terrifying deadline, Pierce plunges headlong into the most desperate hunt of his life, into the shattering search for a killer, a lethal truth, and for the love of his life, who may forever be...gone.

©2006 Lisa Gardner (P)2006 Books on Tape

Critic reviews

"Gardner keeps the suspense cranked high." (Booklist)

"Gardner is hot to plot." (Kirkus Reviews)

"A terrifying woman-in-jeopardy plot....Sympathetic characters, a strong sense of place and terrific plotting distinguish Gardner's new thriller." (Publishers Weekly)

the best ever

love all her books love all her characters but love love Quincy and rainy characters the best somebody should approach her about making a movie about them.

Very Graphic

This was VERY GRAPHIC, even when compared to other books in the series. I had to fast forward through some of it, and I NEVER do. that. Still a good tie-in to the FBI Profiler stories.

Thrilling

As with all of Lisa Gardner's books, this book kept me anxiously listening for the outcome!

Good listen

Pretty darn good little mystery-thriller -- Gardner is usually a good bet for a good "read" . Also Anna Fields does a wonderful job of narration but it's a little creepy listening to her read the part about a basement flooding (just too sad)

Whew!

INTENSE! Stupid review requires fifteen words. Well, I do not need fifteen words for my review. A totally unnecessary imposition AUDIBLE!

outstanding all around.

The narration was awesome and the story was very good. would have given this book 5 stars but not enough twists and turns for me. I truly recommend this book for those who like thrillers.

Kept me on the edge of my seat

this book was very intense made more so by the timing being mentioned so often. The kidnapping plot was intense and scary. I did not think the kidnapped victims would ever get out alive. excellent writing.

Very Enjoyable!

Excellent, fast-paced, twisty, turny thriller with dribble of romance & complete, complicated characters. Very Enjoyable!

Don't understand the poor reviews for the narrator

Excellent book. I don't know why the reviews for Anna Fields narration are so bad. The beginning narration was a little off, but I adjusted the speed and all was fine. I've found I often change the speed depending on the book and the narrator's voice. Her narration voice is level and not overdone which makes her character voices stand out more. I feel she handles female, male and children's voices as well as any other female narrator (much better than many).
l recommend others not pass up a great book based on negative comments about the narrator.

Another winner

Some don’t like the narration, but I enjoyed it! Great storyline and I can’t wait to listen to the next one