Reviewed by: Pete Barber
Genre: Mystery
Approximate word count: 20,000-25,000 words
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Author:
The
author lives in Florida. In addition to the Rachael Scott series, she has a
series of romance novels. You can find her on Facebook page.
Description:
Rachael and
Rick Scott’s three-year-old daughter, Mallory, is snatched from their front
yard. Rachael tries for months to find her child and to cope with the trauma.
The story follows her path.
Appraisal:
Rachael’s
life seems empty and lacking in meaning without her daughter. Her husband
throws himself into his work, but she finds no solace in hers (she’s a
successful commercial realtor). When a boy, similar in age to her daughter, is
also taken, Rachael contacts the mother and helps her find her son. Mostly the
story revolves around this event rather than the loss of her daughter.
This story
is a prequel to a series starring Rachael Scott. As such, it delivers some
background—she sells her business and puts herself on a firm financial footing
and then starts a business service that will focus on finding missing persons.
I enjoyed
the opening of the story a lot. Rachael is well drawn, and I was pulled into
her dilemma, but most of the story was spent on the missing boy, and seemed a
bit flat and predictable to me. The writing style is easy on the eye, but at
novella length, there wasn’t enough meat here to either define Rachael, or to
leave me panting to follow her further exploits.
Format/Typo Issues:
Too few to
mention.
Rating: **** Four stars
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