Without Trace: An edge of your seat psychological thriller (Paperback)
Simon Booker (author)
£7.99
Paperback
416 Pages /
Published: 16/06/2016
- In stock
For four long years, journalist Morgan Vine has campaigned for the release of her childhood sweetheart Danny Kilcannon - convicted, on dubious evidence, of murdering his 14 year-old stepdaughter.
When a key witness recants, Danny is released from prison. With nowhere else to go, he relies on single mum Morgan and her teenage daughter, Lissa.
But then Lissa goes missing.
With her own child now at risk, Morgan must re-think all she knows about her old flame - 'the one that got away'. As the media storm around the mysterious disappearance intensifies and shocking revelations emerge, she is forced to confront the ultimate question: who can we trust...?
Introducing Morgan Vine, Have You Seen This Girl is Simon Booker's gripping debut thriller.
Publisher: twenty7
ISBN: 9781785770227
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 334 g
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 24 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
With believably flawed characters, a strong sense of place, a tense did-he-or-didn't-he plot and plenty of cliffhangers, Without Trace is an assured start to Booker's projected series. More, please. * Guardian *
* The tension was palpable. It was contemporary, well plotted and the main character, Morgan Vine was real, flawed and vulnerable as we all are, but tenacious too and all the more a heroine to me, because of it * Breakaway Reviewers *
Booker has written many TV crime dramas, so it's no surprise that his debut thriller is highly accomplished * Express.co.uk *
Simon Booker's Without Trace is the kind of book I adore. It sends your head in a spin! An excellent thriller, with a bewitching lead in Morgan * Northern Crime Review Book Blog *
A fantastic , well written debut thriller that will keep you guessing throughout and on the edge of your seat. Cannot wait to read more by Simon and meet Morgan Vine again. Highly recommended * Blooming Brilliant Books Blog *
Booker introduces us to compelling characters, frightening situations and unexpected twists. I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a thrilling, exciting read with a genuine, cliche-busting protagonist. If you like to be kept guessing and continuously challenged, you will love this. If you like a fast paced, well written novel full of believable and realistic characters, you will love this! * Bibliomaniac UK Book Blog *
It is tense, well-paced and twisty - it is hard to want anything more from this sort of thriller genre. I simply found this a highly enjoyable read, certainly one of the best books I've read in the past few months. I will look forward to the next one by this author - I will be reading it * Books and More Books Blog *
A must read! * Shooting Stars Magazine *
An absorbing, tense and atmospheric debut thriller with plenty of twists and surprises, as well as a pervasively strong sense of place... * The Sunday Independent (Ireland) *
Fast-moving, atmospheric, packed with startling twists, cunning red herrings, an intriguing cast of characters and a back story that weaves perfectly into the present, Without Trace explores how far we can trust those around us...An impressive start to an exciting new thriller series... * Lancashire Evening Post *
With believably flawed characters, a strong sense of place, a tense did-he-or-didn't-he plot and plenty of cliffhangers, Without Trace is an assured start to Booker's projected series. More, please * Theguardian.com *
Booker is adept at cliff-hangers and some crafty misdirection. And he produces with a flourish one heck of a twist - no, make that a triple twist with three and a half loops - at the end * Crime Review Book Blog *
A fast-paced story with plenty of small twists and a satisfying ending. The last thirty pages where unputdownable and Simon Booker clearly knows how to write a gripping thriller that keeps us completely hooked * The Misstery *
* The tension was palpable. It was contemporary, well plotted and the main character, Morgan Vine was real, flawed and vulnerable as we all are, but tenacious too and all the more a heroine to me, because of it * Breakaway Reviewers *
Booker has written many TV crime dramas, so it's no surprise that his debut thriller is highly accomplished * Express.co.uk *
Simon Booker's Without Trace is the kind of book I adore. It sends your head in a spin! An excellent thriller, with a bewitching lead in Morgan * Northern Crime Review Book Blog *
A fantastic , well written debut thriller that will keep you guessing throughout and on the edge of your seat. Cannot wait to read more by Simon and meet Morgan Vine again. Highly recommended * Blooming Brilliant Books Blog *
Booker introduces us to compelling characters, frightening situations and unexpected twists. I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a thrilling, exciting read with a genuine, cliche-busting protagonist. If you like to be kept guessing and continuously challenged, you will love this. If you like a fast paced, well written novel full of believable and realistic characters, you will love this! * Bibliomaniac UK Book Blog *
It is tense, well-paced and twisty - it is hard to want anything more from this sort of thriller genre. I simply found this a highly enjoyable read, certainly one of the best books I've read in the past few months. I will look forward to the next one by this author - I will be reading it * Books and More Books Blog *
A must read! * Shooting Stars Magazine *
An absorbing, tense and atmospheric debut thriller with plenty of twists and surprises, as well as a pervasively strong sense of place... * The Sunday Independent (Ireland) *
Fast-moving, atmospheric, packed with startling twists, cunning red herrings, an intriguing cast of characters and a back story that weaves perfectly into the present, Without Trace explores how far we can trust those around us...An impressive start to an exciting new thriller series... * Lancashire Evening Post *
With believably flawed characters, a strong sense of place, a tense did-he-or-didn't-he plot and plenty of cliffhangers, Without Trace is an assured start to Booker's projected series. More, please * Theguardian.com *
Booker is adept at cliff-hangers and some crafty misdirection. And he produces with a flourish one heck of a twist - no, make that a triple twist with three and a half loops - at the end * Crime Review Book Blog *
A fast-paced story with plenty of small twists and a satisfying ending. The last thirty pages where unputdownable and Simon Booker clearly knows how to write a gripping thriller that keeps us completely hooked * The Misstery *
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