The Taken Girls
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- Author：Glenn Cooper
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Summary
They were taken。 They returned。 They never aged。
A family is abducted。
There are no signs of a struggle。 Their Italian holiday villa is untouched。 There are no ransom demands。 The parents and two little girls， Victoria and Elizabeth， have simply vanished。
The daughters are returned。
Four years later， the girls appear back at the family's holiday home。 But they are the exact same ages they were at the time of their abduction。 Their parents are still nowhere to be seen。
Only one man can solve the mystery。
Marcus Handler， a retired CIA officer， is hired to investigate。 He wants Victoria and Elizabeth's disappearance explained。 But his hunt for answers leads Marcus to a disturbing truth and a reckoning with his own troubled past。。。
A family is abducted。
There are no signs of a struggle。 Their Italian holiday villa is untouched。 There are no ransom demands。 The parents and two little girls， Victoria and Elizabeth， have simply vanished。
The daughters are returned。
Four years later， the girls appear back at the family's holiday home。 But they are the exact same ages they were at the time of their abduction。 Their parents are still nowhere to be seen。
Only one man can solve the mystery。
Marcus Handler， a retired CIA officer， is hired to investigate。 He wants Victoria and Elizabeth's disappearance explained。 But his hunt for answers leads Marcus to a disturbing truth and a reckoning with his own troubled past。。。
Reviews
Ashley Tyler
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Thank you NetGalley， author Glenn Cooper， and Head of Zeus publishing for giving me a free arc in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。3。5 starsWhat happen to an entire family that went missing and then four years later， the twin daughters reappear looking like no time as past and yet sick with the same strain of cancer？ Who really took the family and where are the parents。This book is told mainly from the pov of a retired CIA officer Marcus Handler， who is hired b Thank you NetGalley， author Glenn Cooper， and Head of Zeus publishing for giving me a free arc in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。3。5 starsWhat happen to an entire family that went missing and then four years later， the twin daughters reappear looking like no time as past and yet sick with the same strain of cancer？ Who really took the family and where are the parents。This book is told mainly from the pov of a retired CIA officer Marcus Handler， who is hired by the children’s grandfather to find out what happened to the family after they were taken。 Without sharing too much， this book had an interesting premise that led to an ending I did not expect， but wrapped up everything nicely。 The story had a lot of moving parts and minor characters， which at times left me confused， but I was able to keep up the major events of the story。 Overall， this was an unique mystery/thriller that will make you question what is possible。 This was my first book by author Glenn Cooper and it will not me my last。 I would recommend this book for those who are fans of sci-fi and medical thrillers。 I look forward to more books by this author in the future。 。。。more
Hayley Fletcher
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I almost stopped reading this book as I felt the plot was far fetched， but I am pleased I pesevered as I enjoyed the last third of the book。 The unravelling concepts were intriguing and made me wonder if experiments such as those in the boom happen to people who randomly disappear。。。 Although I didn't personally enjoy the alien invasion theory through the initial parts of the book， the book was well written， easy to read and follow， and made me want to continue reading。 Im sure many others will I almost stopped reading this book as I felt the plot was far fetched， but I am pleased I pesevered as I enjoyed the last third of the book。 The unravelling concepts were intriguing and made me wonder if experiments such as those in the boom happen to people who randomly disappear。。。 Although I didn't personally enjoy the alien invasion theory through the initial parts of the book， the book was well written， easy to read and follow， and made me want to continue reading。 Im sure many others will thoroughly enjoy this book！ 。。。more
Jen
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This was a unique thriller with a lot of twists and turns。 An entire family goes missing from an Italian villa one night with no signs of foul play， then the 2 young girls show back up 4 years later having not aged at all。 The story is primarily narrated from the POV of Marcus， who is a former CIA agent and security operative for the wealthy grandfather of the missing girls。 There are also some chapters told from the POV of other characters who play key roles in the story。Without giving away any This was a unique thriller with a lot of twists and turns。 An entire family goes missing from an Italian villa one night with no signs of foul play， then the 2 young girls show back up 4 years later having not aged at all。 The story is primarily narrated from the POV of Marcus， who is a former CIA agent and security operative for the wealthy grandfather of the missing girls。 There are also some chapters told from the POV of other characters who play key roles in the story。Without giving away any spoilers， the premise of the book was surprising to me， but the author did a great job of tying it all together in a way that did not lead me to suspend my disbelief。 Things that didn't initially make sense were thoroughly explained and the loose ends were all tied up nicely， even though there were a lot of moving parts。 The book did not end the way I expected， but it worked。 I did sometimes get lost between the many characters and who they all were and how they fit together， but was still able to follow the story。 Overall， fun and unique read- more of a thriller than a mystery， though there is a pretty significant mystery to be solved。 I'd recommend it to those that are looking for something a little different in a crowded genre and like a fast-paced and sometimes violent thriller。 Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Priya
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A very good thriller with a different premise and the initial part of the narrative was quite captivating。 The second part slowed down but picked up in the third part。 A different line of medical thriller。 Would definitely recommend it。
Gail
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*4。5 Stars* Copy kindly received via NetGalley for an honest review。 I found this to be a really interesting read and I found the characters themselves interesting as well。 Enjoyed this one， and whilst the ending was good it was also a little disappointing。 Overall a strong book and I enjoyed it。
Helen Frost
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An original and very compelling story and completely not what I expected。 A wealthy family are kidnapped， without a trace， from their holiday home including their two little girls。 The girls are mysteriously returned four years later but don’t seem to have aged at all and they have stories of having been kept on an alien spaceship。 The story has many twists and turns and seemingly covers several genres seamlessly including alien abduction， science fiction， mystery and thriller。 I was really enga An original and very compelling story and completely not what I expected。 A wealthy family are kidnapped， without a trace， from their holiday home including their two little girls。 The girls are mysteriously returned four years later but don’t seem to have aged at all and they have stories of having been kept on an alien spaceship。 The story has many twists and turns and seemingly covers several genres seamlessly including alien abduction， science fiction， mystery and thriller。 I was really engaged with the storyline and it was a surprising hit for me and definitely worth a read。 I completed it within a day as I just had to find out the answer to what on earth （or space， pun intended） was going on！ 。。。more
Sandra
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Not my normal read， but when I read the introduction， I thought I would give it a try。 This story was full of twist and turns and kept me interested the whole time。 It was fast based and I did not want to put it down。 I thank Aries through NetGalley for allowing me to read this book。 The opinions expressed in this review are my own。
Stacie
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Well， I can honestly say that The Taken Girls by Glenn Cooper was far from what I expected。 This was a fast paced read， that had some twists and turns and kept me hooked the whole time。 Told in three parts there’s lots of background on former CIA agent Marcus Handler and Dr Ferrol Gayton which keeps you on your toes。 Great for people who like sci-fi and medical thrillers。⭐️⭐️⭐️💫Thanks to NetGalley， Glenn cooper and Aries for advanced digital copy in exchange for review
Crystal Rees
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This was an engaging and fast paced read。 Half way through the book nothing was as it seemed and the action ramped up。 Loved how the story was told in three different perspectives and the ending was out of this world。 Good read！Thank you NetGalley for this arc
Pauline
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A wealthy family are abducted during the night while they are on holiday at their villa in Italy。A substantial reward was offered for their return and everything possible was done to find them but all this was unsuccessful。Four years later the two little girls were mysteriously returned to the villa they were taken from but without their parents。A retired CIA officer Marcus Handler is hired by the children’s grandfather to find out what happened to the family after they were taken。I really enjoy A wealthy family are abducted during the night while they are on holiday at their villa in Italy。A substantial reward was offered for their return and everything possible was done to find them but all this was unsuccessful。Four years later the two little girls were mysteriously returned to the villa they were taken from but without their parents。A retired CIA officer Marcus Handler is hired by the children’s grandfather to find out what happened to the family after they were taken。I really enjoyed this book。 I particularly liked Marcus who was determined to help the children at any cost。Thank you to NetGalley and Aria & Aries for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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