Stolen in the Night
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- Author：Patricia MacDonald
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Summary
What really happened that night？
They said he killed her sister。
They lied。
TWENTY YEARS AGO。
Tess’s heart pounds and she rubs her eyes， wondering if she is really awake or in a nightmare。 Her sister Phoebe’s blue eyes are wide with fear， a dirty hand with ragged fingernails covering her mouth。 Pressed against Phoebe’s neck is a knife that makes a dent in her skin。
“If you make one peep or tell anybody， I’ll kill your sister here。 Do you understand me？” the man hisses at her。
Nine-year-old Tess DeGraff is the only witness to the knife-point kidnapping of her teenage sister， Phoebe， at the beautiful lakeside New Hampshire campsite where she’s staying with their parents and brother。
Phoebe’s body is found two days later and a local offender is arrested。 The trial lasts only three days after Tess describes the abductor and points to him in court。
NOW。
Tess has finally got herself together。 She has a beautiful home and her ten-year-old son is the light of her life。
But new DNA evidence exonerates her sister’s killer。 Tess is left questioning everything she thinks she knows。 If he didn’t do it， who did？
Tess must go back to where it all happened and find out what really went on that night。
And the truth can be very dangerous 。 。 。
They said he killed her sister。
They lied。
TWENTY YEARS AGO。
Tess’s heart pounds and she rubs her eyes， wondering if she is really awake or in a nightmare。 Her sister Phoebe’s blue eyes are wide with fear， a dirty hand with ragged fingernails covering her mouth。 Pressed against Phoebe’s neck is a knife that makes a dent in her skin。
“If you make one peep or tell anybody， I’ll kill your sister here。 Do you understand me？” the man hisses at her。
Nine-year-old Tess DeGraff is the only witness to the knife-point kidnapping of her teenage sister， Phoebe， at the beautiful lakeside New Hampshire campsite where she’s staying with their parents and brother。
Phoebe’s body is found two days later and a local offender is arrested。 The trial lasts only three days after Tess describes the abductor and points to him in court。
NOW。
Tess has finally got herself together。 She has a beautiful home and her ten-year-old son is the light of her life。
But new DNA evidence exonerates her sister’s killer。 Tess is left questioning everything she thinks she knows。 If he didn’t do it， who did？
Tess must go back to where it all happened and find out what really went on that night。
And the truth can be very dangerous 。 。 。
Reviews
Donna Kaczynski
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Riveting This is a very riveting book， fast paced。 It will keep you guessing until the very end， with all the twists and turns。
Tricia Cassavaugh
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3 - 3 1/4
Vava
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Je ne connaissais pas encore l'autrice ; mais le livre m'a tenu en haleine。 Je l'ai lu en à peine 24 heures ！ Je ne connaissais pas encore l'autrice ; mais le livre m'a tenu en haleine。 Je l'ai lu en à peine 24 heures ！ 。。。more
Sarah
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A turn-paging mystery。 A girl is kidnapped on a family camping trip。 The police think they solved the case but didn't they really？ A turn-paging mystery。 A girl is kidnapped on a family camping trip。 The police think they solved the case but didn't they really？ 。。。more
Maÿliss
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trop prévisible et chiant mais ça va j'aime bien tessj'oublierai complètement ce livre d'ici quelques jours trop prévisible et chiant mais ça va j'aime bien tessj'oublierai complètement ce livre d'ici quelques jours 。。。more
Linda
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Spoiler alerts。。。。The author extends the plot by having characters repeatedly make the wrong decision， jump to Another New Emotionally Driven conclusion about Yet Another Person's Guilt。。。。which leads to yet another unfortunate death of an innocent person。。。。but let's move onto the next plot point。 Shall I mention that several characters are fine with letting a young kid who has experienced massive trauma earlier in life to run around by himself in the woods， by lakes。。。。in an area where a kille Spoiler alerts。。。。The author extends the plot by having characters repeatedly make the wrong decision， jump to Another New Emotionally Driven conclusion about Yet Another Person's Guilt。。。。which leads to yet another unfortunate death of an innocent person。。。。but let's move onto the next plot point。 Shall I mention that several characters are fine with letting a young kid who has experienced massive trauma earlier in life to run around by himself in the woods， by lakes。。。。in an area where a killer has not been identified？ 。。。more
Denise
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I enjoyed this book。 It wasn’t great but I liked the read。 Have to say though that I guessed who the killer was in the first half of the book。 I was merely wrong about why， though not really as there are clues as to the why interspersed in the book。
Ellie Slager
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Wow what a horrible story of this family who had crime after crime。 But i wish that the book would talk about more about the sister that was killed but i still enjoyed it but still very sad。
aprilla
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It was slow。。。 really slow
Kim Bakos
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This was a great book！ There were plenty of suspects to keep you guessing until the end， and a few that you didn't suspect as well。 The book also went a little deeper than the standard mystery in that it dealt with the after-effects to a family when they suffer the loss of a child/sibling。 The issue of capital punishment also factored into the story as well。Tess has to deal w/ the guilt of having wrongly convicted the suspected abductor and killer of her sister。 She was only nine when it happene This was a great book！ There were plenty of suspects to keep you guessing until the end， and a few that you didn't suspect as well。 The book also went a little deeper than the standard mystery in that it dealt with the after-effects to a family when they suffer the loss of a child/sibling。 The issue of capital punishment also factored into the story as well。Tess has to deal w/ the guilt of having wrongly convicted the suspected abductor and killer of her sister。 She was only nine when it happened， so isn't sure if she can trust her memories。 Others doubt her even more than she doubts herself。She isn't the only one in danger by her quest to find the real killer - her son is put at risk as well （brownie points for introducing interracial adoption！）。 Love that there isn't foul language， gory descriptions of crime scenes， or descriptive love scenes。 。。。more
Pam
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Good mystery
Robert Burleigh
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Interesting book lots of twists 。 I never would have thought it turned out that way 。 Great book loved
Shari Cox
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Quick read。 Entertaining but after awhile I got frustrated by the Tess crying wolf each time she got one clue。 I would still read another book by Patricia MacDonald。
Birgit
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Lässt sich mit einem Wort beschreiben: hölzern
Kara Anderson
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Very slow read， kept me guessing， but a really good book！
Madalena
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2。5/5*
Gladys
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4。7 out of 5 stars
Krista
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This was a pretty interesting mystery。 The book kept me wondering the entire time who the killer really was。 While the identity of the real killer was a surprise， the reasoning behind it was lacking and made the book end on such a lackluster note。 The book would be a full 4/5 stars if it was not for the ending。3。5/5
Daniela Maciel
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A leitura é bastante dinâmica， não há descrições exageradas e a ação decorre a bom ritmo。 Não foi um dos meus preferidos da autora， mas não deixa de ser uma leitura que entretém e nos espicaça a vontade de desvendar o crime。Opinião completa: http://quandoseabreumlivro。blogspot。p。。。 A leitura é bastante dinâmica， não há descrições exageradas e a ação decorre a bom ritmo。 Não foi um dos meus preferidos da autora， mas não deixa de ser uma leitura que entretém e nos espicaça a vontade de desvendar o crime。Opinião completa: http://quandoseabreumlivro。blogspot。p。。。 。。。more
Kristin Danko
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For the twentieth anniversary of her sister's murder， a woman returns with her son to New Hampshire， where the murder took place。 When DNA results prove that the man who was sent to death row did not commit the murder， the woman searches for the answers to who killed her sister。。。 For the twentieth anniversary of her sister's murder， a woman returns with her son to New Hampshire， where the murder took place。 When DNA results prove that the man who was sent to death row did not commit the murder， the woman searches for the answers to who killed her sister。。。 。。。more
Roni Pollack
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Another good oneThis book was another great read from Patricia Macdonald。 The characters were believable and likable。 CAN'T WAIT TO READ ANOTHER！ Another good oneThis book was another great read from Patricia Macdonald。 The characters were believable and likable。 CAN'T WAIT TO READ ANOTHER！ 。。。more
John Worthington
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I enjoyed reading this book。 It is a story about a sister who witnesses her sister's abduction。 Fast forward to when she is now grown and has her own child and she returns back to the town where the kidnapping/murder took place。 Did the right person get convicted and executed or was her eye witness account wrong。 How many times can she "cry wolf" before others quit believing her？ A fast paced who done it mystery。 I enjoyed reading this book。 It is a story about a sister who witnesses her sister's abduction。 Fast forward to when she is now grown and has her own child and she returns back to the town where the kidnapping/murder took place。 Did the right person get convicted and executed or was her eye witness account wrong。 How many times can she "cry wolf" before others quit believing her？ A fast paced who done it mystery。 。。。more
Quinn
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A good mystery。 Two sisters are camping with their parents， when a stranger enters the tent， kidnaps one of the sisters who is later found， raped and murdered。 Fast forward two decades and the surviving sister returns to New Hampshire to hear the results of a DNA test on the man who was put to death for the crime。 The DNA evidence comes back as not a match。 （This isn't a spoiler， it's the set-up for the story。） So who committed the murder？ A sister is on the case， along with help from her adopte A good mystery。 Two sisters are camping with their parents， when a stranger enters the tent， kidnaps one of the sisters who is later found， raped and murdered。 Fast forward two decades and the surviving sister returns to New Hampshire to hear the results of a DNA test on the man who was put to death for the crime。 The DNA evidence comes back as not a match。 （This isn't a spoiler， it's the set-up for the story。） So who committed the murder？ A sister is on the case， along with help from her adopted son， her mom， her sister-in-law and her feckless brother。An inadvertent sentence in the first third of the book made me aware of the murderer， but that doesn't have to ruin it for you。 There were a few items that annoyed me。 It's quite common to bring in red herrings （false leads）， but Tess accuses pretty much the entire town， one person at a time。 I began to cringe each time she began to build a new case on a new person。Tess's adopted son's name， Erny， is pronounced in the Spanish way， Air-nee。 This was an audiobook。 The narrator made it a point to emphasize the name， including trying for that rolled "r"。 Wince-worthy。 There is a section that is simply tough to believe， even in a mystery book。 But read on， the ending is a nicely tied-up， detailed， and still makes for a good read。 。。。more
Marlotte
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Sans surprise， mais très agréable à lire！
Ngu
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predictable， and not that well written。 I will give this author a miss in future。
Fran
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Wow！ Another great thriller/mystery！！ I've had great luck with books （and movies） lately。 Wow！ Another great thriller/mystery！！ I've had great luck with books （and movies） lately。 。。。more
Everydayreader1
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Tess DeGraff was nine-years-old when her older sister was abducted and murdered。 She saw the person who was responsible， she thought， but twenty years later， it appears she may have been mistaken， and the killer is still at large。This is the first book by Patricia Macdonald I have read， and I will definitely be coming back for more。 The story was interesting， fast-paced， suspenseful， and the plot kept me guessing as to the real killer's identity。 Crime fiction with a romantic and suspenseful twi Tess DeGraff was nine-years-old when her older sister was abducted and murdered。 She saw the person who was responsible， she thought， but twenty years later， it appears she may have been mistaken， and the killer is still at large。This is the first book by Patricia Macdonald I have read， and I will definitely be coming back for more。 The story was interesting， fast-paced， suspenseful， and the plot kept me guessing as to the real killer's identity。 Crime fiction with a romantic and suspenseful twist。 。。。more
Boots S
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My rating is actually 2-1/2 starsNine year old Tess' sister is snatched from their tent while camping with their family and is later found murdered。 。 With Tess' definite description of the kidnapper， the police chief narrows in on a suspect。 He is arrested， tried and eventually executed。 Years later DNA proves he was not the killer and Tess is torn between what she thought she remembered and the proof that she must have been mistaken。 Tess returns to the town where the family had camped and tri My rating is actually 2-1/2 starsNine year old Tess' sister is snatched from their tent while camping with their family and is later found murdered。 。 With Tess' definite description of the kidnapper， the police chief narrows in on a suspect。 He is arrested， tried and eventually executed。 Years later DNA proves he was not the killer and Tess is torn between what she thought she remembered and the proof that she must have been mistaken。 Tess returns to the town where the family had camped and tries to sort out the facts。 。。。more
Julian
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Although this book sounded very interesting and suspenseful to me and the fact that I liked the characters， I still have to admit to myself and others that I found it to be just an above average mystery！ I'm willing to try another of this author's books and if I feel the same way about that book as I do about this one， then that is all she wrote as far as I'm concerned！ This truly is not a bad story but it definitely needed some more suspenseful moments！！！ Although this book sounded very interesting and suspenseful to me and the fact that I liked the characters， I still have to admit to myself and others that I found it to be just an above average mystery！ I'm willing to try another of this author's books and if I feel the same way about that book as I do about this one， then that is all she wrote as far as I'm concerned！ This truly is not a bad story but it definitely needed some more suspenseful moments！！！ 。。。more
Zézinha Rosado
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História viciante que nos deixa agarrada ao livro e não nos dá descanso enquanto não chegamos à última página。Uma mistura muito interessante de personagens， interligando o passado com o presente e fazendo com que se descubram segredos impensáveis， cujo desfecho ninguém poderia imaginar。 Se há autoras talhadas para escrever bons policiais， esta é uma delas。。。 uma leitura 5 estrelas。
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