Then She Vanished
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4.2 • 236 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
What if the client who's hired you can't be trusted...and the woman you're looking for doesn't want to be found? With Then She Vanished, three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times-bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker delivers a new and pulse-pounding thriller.
Private Investigator Roland Ford has taken a job for a fellow Marine and a rising politician, Dalton Strait. Strait is contending with unexplained bombings of government buildings in his district...but that is not why he hired Ford. Strait's wife, Natalie, has gone missing, leaving behind a cryptic plea for help. Strait has made many enemies during his time in politics--including some of his own family members--all of whom could be looking for revenge. But as Ford digs into the details of a troubled marriage, Natalie's disappearance becomes more and more complicated.
Meanwhile, the bombings in the city intensify, with a mysterious group known only as the Chaos Committee claiming responsibility. Ford soon learns that the seemingly random attacks may be connected to the case he's on--and suddenly, his hunt for a missing woman might decide the fate of an entire city.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In bestseller Parker's outstanding fourth Roland Ford novel (after 2019's The Last Good Guy), the San Diego, Calif., PI takes on the case of state legislator Dalton Strait, whose wife, Natalie, has disappeared in the midst of a challenging reelection campaign. Natalie has run away before she has a history of mental illness but this time her abandoned car is found with the word HELP scrawled in lipstick on the back of the front seat. Meanwhile, the San Diego area is rocked by increasingly deadly terrorist attacks. A group called the Chaos Committee claims responsibility with a disturbing anarchist manifesto that takes aim at California's elected officials at multiple level, inciting widespread violence. Ford's investigation takes him into the heart of Strait's prominent family, including his sister, an entrepreneur in the California marijuana business (legalized, but still threatened by Mexican cartels), as well as the larger social issues of the Chaos Committee and the community of wounded war veterans. The plot is as well crafted as it is thought provoking. Parker writes with confidence, insight, and real humanity.
Customer Reviews
Then she vanished
I really enjoyed this book as I have all the other Jefferson Parker books. At times the plot seemed a little far-fetched, but who knows in these crazy times the stuff that can go on. Anyway this is definitely a 4-5 rating for an exciting read.
Outstanding
It was hard to put down. A great story and well told.
Glad to have T Jeff back!
One of my favorite authors. This book did not disappoint. Been with him from Charlie Hood through to Roland Ford. Will wait, but not patiently, for his next book.