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Long Gone tells the story of Alice Humphrey who has one of the oddest and most unfortunate lives ever. I am giving it four stars for good characters, interesting detective work (professional and amateur), suspense, and a total inability on my part to even guess what was going on. Sadly the twist at the end about her father was just one step too far into weirdness for me. Without that this would have been a five star book.Alafair Burke is a new author to me but judging by this book she is worth l...
I really enjoyed Burke’s The Wife and went back for another dose of drama in The Ex, so when I was looking for a well-written suspense to entertain my holiday-addled mind, I went a bit further back and was treated to yet another intricate and well-plotted read.In this one, the old adage about something seeming too good to be true is played to great effect even if our main character has to be among the most gullible heroines in recorded history. As in most thrillers, a dose of suspension of disbe...
This book surprised me. I didn't really know what to expect but I found myself engrossed. By the time a reasonable person goes to bed, I simply had to finish because I had absolutely no predictions for the end. The story seemed convoluted with so many seemingly unrelated characters and sub-stories. Surprisingly, the author brought them all together by the end and I must admit, I was surprised by the characters I'd grown to trust, although I had some suspicions about one of them. I was disappoint...
This is the second book I've read by Alafair Burke. The first one, 212, was just okay, but I was willing to give Long Gone a try.Ooof. It felt like I read this book for at least 10 years. I kept thinking how much I wanted to quit reading it and then realizing I was far enough in that it seemed dumb to stop. I had that conversation with myself about every 50 pages all the way through to the 349 pages my advance copy has. Honestly it was like being trapped in a studio apartment with the kitchen si...
After spending a long time out of work, Alice Humphrey is pleasantly surprised when she's approached at an art show about running a new art gallery in New York City. At first, Alice believes it's too good to be true and her friends believe it's just an attempt by the handsome young man, Drew, to get her phone number. But it appears Drew's desire to have Alice run a gallery for a controversial artist is on the up and up. The opening is successful and Alice is excited about planning future shows f...
2.5 a okay mystery read. It was too much of showing talking and not a lot of during. It got predictable at times. I figured out a bit of it as reading. Quick read.
As someone who's regularly enjoyed the Ellie Hatcher series, I found this stand-alone a great disappointment. Predictable, with a thread about a missing girl that feels irrelevant in the midst of the main plot. This thread is interesting, more so than the main story about a woman framed for a murder she didn't commit. But it's pointless, not suspenseful. I had a lot of trouble feeling sympathy for Alice, the framed main character, and thought that she got out of her dilemma far too easily. The s...
I was up until the wee hours of the morning today finishing this clever book! I really enjoyed the humour, as well as the dynamic characters and unexpected twists. I recommend this one, but be prepared to stay up until you reach the end!
Alice Humphrey’s chance meeting with Drew Campbell at first glance appears to be a lucky break. Alice is unemployed and Drew Campbell offers her a chance to run a gallery and be her own boss. Alice’s father is a famous Hollywood producer and Alice had starred in some roles as a child star. Alice harbors some bad feelings towards her father and this opportunity to do something exciting on her own without any help from her family is just too good to pass up.Alice took Drew up on his offer and open...
