And Then She Vanished
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4.4 • 38 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
He only looked away for a second.
Still haunted by the disappearance of his little sister, Amy, over twenty years ago, Joseph Bridgeman’s life has fallen apart. When a friend talks him into seeing hypnotherapist Alexia Finch to help with his insomnia, Joseph accidentally discovers he can time travel. His first trip only takes him back a few minutes, but his new-found ability gives him something he hasn’t felt for the longest time: hope.
Joseph sets out to travel back to the night Amy went missing and save her. But after several failed attempts, he discovers the farther back he travels, the less time he gets to stay there. And the clock is ticking.
With the help of Alexia, Joseph embarks on a desperate race against the past to save his sister. Can he master his new skill and solve the mystery of Amy’s disappearance before it’s too late?
Previously released as The Unexpected Gift of Joseph Bridgeman, this updated version includes extra chapters, new plotlines, and even deeper character development. It makes way for an expanded vision of the Joseph Bridgeman Series, with the first four books released in 2021 and 2022.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jones (the Hibernation series) gets his latest series off to a rocky start with this half-baked time travel story. In 1997, 14-year-old Joseph Bridgeman attends a funfair in Cheltenham with his sister, seven-year-old Amy, and the outing turns tragic when Amy vanishes while Joe is momentarily distracted. Twenty-two years later, Amy's disappearance still haunts Joe, who holds himself responsible for failing to safeguard his sibling. Plagued by insomnia, and with his finances and living situation in peril, Joe seeks out hypnotherapist Alexia Finch for help. He gets more than he bargains for, however, when her treatment somehow allows him to travel back in time. After using this newfound power to win a lottery and stabilize his life, Joe realizes that he can also use it to return to that fateful day in 1997 and keep Amy from harm. Jones's characters accept time travel with unusually little hesitation, straining credulity, and the ultimate twist will be unsurprising to many. This is an easy one to skip.
Customer Reviews
Exciting
Amazing book, loved it! Could not put it down!
A hugely entertaining read.
Thanks to the author and the publishers for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book.
‘And Then She Vanished’ is a tremendously entertaining book, and the first in a potentially outstanding time travel series - I see book two is due mid year. Nick Jones writes with a typical quintessential hallmark British style, balancing drama with wit. Here we have the thirty-something tortured male narrator dealing with his life and a tragedy from his youth, only to discover he has an extraordinary gift that sets him off on an adventure through time back into his own past. The writing, the structure of the story and depth of character made me think the author was an already established writer teasing the waters of a different genre under a pseudonym, but was surprised to discover Nick Jones is a new talent!
This isn’t a book about traveling to historical events from the past, or jumping into some unknown future, instead there’s a personal tale here, a mystery that needs to be resolved from the narrator’s past, and an ending that leaves the reader wanting more. The people are real and painted with such vivid strokes that for the duration of the read you are in the company of people you actually like and care for.
I absolutely loved this book, if the rest of the series is as good as this we are in for an incredible journey. Thank you Nick Jones for creating Joseph Bridgeman, well done.