Once Gone (a Riley Paige Mystery—Book 1) Once Gone (a Riley Paige Mystery—Book 1)
Book 1 - A Riley Paige Mystery

Once Gone (a Riley Paige Mystery—Book 1‪)‬

    • 4.1 • 840 Ratings

Publisher Description

“A masterpiece of thriller and mystery! The author did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side that is so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. The plot is very intelligent and will keep you entertained throughout the book. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page.”
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)


Women are turning up dead in the rural outskirts of Phoenix, killed in grotesque ways, and when the FBI is called in, they are stumped. A serial killer is out there, his frequency increasing, and they know there is only one agent who can crack this case: Special Agent Riley Paige.


Riley is on paid leave herself, recovering from her encounter with her last serial killer, and as fragile as she is, the FBI is reluctant to tap her brilliant mind. Yet Riley, needing to battle her own demons, comes on board, and her hunt leads her through the disturbing subculture of doll collectors, into the homes of broken families, and into the darkest canals of the killer’s mind. As Riley peels back the layers, she realizes she is up against a killer more twisted than she could have imagined, and in a frantic race against time, Riley is pushed to her limit, her job on the line, her own family in danger, and her fragile psyche collapsing.


Yet once Riley Paige takes on a case, she will not quit. It obsesses her, leading her to the darkest corners of her own mind, blurring the lines between hunter and hunted. After a series of unexpected twists, her instincts lead her to a shocking climax that even Riley could not have imagined.


A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, ONCE GONE marks the debut of a riveting new series—and a beloved new character—that will leave you turning pages late into the night.


Books #2-#17 are also available!

GENRE
Crime & Thrillers
RELEASED
2015
20 December
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
250
Pages
PUBLISHER
Blake Pierce
SELLER
Lukeman Literary Management
SIZE
2
MB

Customer Reviews

300106s ,

wasted potential

the plot was amazing and the book didn’t have too much unnecessary/ filler writing, which made it fast paced and fun to read, but it had many flaws. first off, as many other readers have found, there are numerous grammatical/ spelling errors, as well as times where names are used incorrectly. does the author not know the characters in their own novel?? secondly, even though i personally liked how concise it was, there are definitely concepts that could be added or expanded upon, (especially concerning riley’s family) to give the novel more depth and to give readers a better understanding of the characters and situations. finally, the writing overall was not great. the storyline and plot was genius and extremely interesting, but it was so poorly executed. i would’ve LOVED to see another author with better writing skills pull off the plot of ‘once gone.’ despite the above, its a good, quick read for crime thriller amateurs and adolescents.

qwertyone ,

Just ok

I didn’t find this book especially great reading. Story lines and dialogue were a tad too predictable, convenient and cliched for me. I won’t be reading anymore in the series.

Avalon Beach ,

Once Gone

Clumsy, unstylish writing, unsophisticated plot and no tension.

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