Count to Three
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- Author：T.R. Ragan
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Reviews
Debra
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Every second counts when a person is missing。 Dani Callahan knows this all to well。 Her five-year old daughter， Tinsley went missing on her first day of kindergarten。 Now， Dani is working as a private investigator working with her assistant， Quinn Sullivan， a young woman who has had someone from her life go missing as well。Ali Cross has vanished on her way home from school。 A troubled young teen， Ethan saw her being taken and placed in the back of a van， He is Dani and Quinn's only eyewitness an Every second counts when a person is missing。 Dani Callahan knows this all to well。 Her five-year old daughter， Tinsley went missing on her first day of kindergarten。 Now， Dani is working as a private investigator working with her assistant， Quinn Sullivan， a young woman who has had someone from her life go missing as well。Ali Cross has vanished on her way home from school。 A troubled young teen， Ethan saw her being taken and placed in the back of a van， He is Dani and Quinn's only eyewitness and with his recollections， they begin their search。 Will they find the missing teenager？ Will Dani ever learn who took her child？As the women hunt down clues， it becomes clear that there are more victims， more secrets， more lies， and mounting danger！I found this to be an enjoyable and captivating book which grabbed my attention from page one and never lost it。 I was glued to the pages and found the pacing to be spot on。 I enjoyed the mounting tension and sense of unease。 I rooted for Dani and Quinn while being worried and concerned about other characters。 Ragan has crafted a thrilling book which did not disappoint。 Characters in this book are dealing with many issues and I thought she handled them gracefully。 Not knowing what happened to a loved one is devastating and has life altering effects。 She had me feeling for some， angry at others and downright appalled by another。 This was my first book by this author， and it will not be my last。 Looking forward to reading more of her books。A gripping page turner which had me fully absorbed until the very last page。Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All the thoughts and opinions are my own。Read more of my reviews at www。openbookposts。com 。。。more
Ayanna First of BourbonStreetBookers
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Girl Power 2。0TR Ragan never disappoints。 Outstanding story that was a true page turner。 The way women are wrote as the real heros they are in life is phenomenal。 Using tragedy for triumph is a sure way to keep me coming back！ 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Ellen Williams
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I love This book but I’ve read all her books and loved them all， but in this one， for a private eye and a woman I could not believe an adult could be so inexperienced in their job and still be in business or alive。
Michelle Taylor
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I’ve enjoyed Ragan’s Sawyer Brooks series so I decided to give this one a try。 Dani’s story is very compelling and the dual plots of kidnapping and investigation keep the pace moving。 But I do find that the author tends toward a lot of “tell” prose and some histrionics that just are too much for a good thriller。 Twists are pretty predictable and， since this is a stand alone， ends are too neatly tied up。 It’s a strange mix of pushing the comfort envelope （eg torture scenes） and yet pulling everyt I’ve enjoyed Ragan’s Sawyer Brooks series so I decided to give this one a try。 Dani’s story is very compelling and the dual plots of kidnapping and investigation keep the pace moving。 But I do find that the author tends toward a lot of “tell” prose and some histrionics that just are too much for a good thriller。 Twists are pretty predictable and， since this is a stand alone， ends are too neatly tied up。 It’s a strange mix of pushing the comfort envelope （eg torture scenes） and yet pulling everything back for a happy ending。 Not entirely sure who the audience is。I’m going to continue the other series I’ve started from her though， because she does weave interesting plots。Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my free copy。 These opinions are my own。 。。。more
Susan
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There was a lot going on in this book！ Dani is a private investigator in Sacramento， CA who is hired by a young boy to help find girl he saw kidnapped but the police don't believe him。 At the same time， Dani is still trying to find her own kidnapped daughter。 The missing teen story seems to be an ongoing favorite among suspense writers and I'm not sure much was added to the trope this time。 But with the dual storylines， it didn't feel as obvious。 Some of the writing was repetitive （like the qual There was a lot going on in this book！ Dani is a private investigator in Sacramento， CA who is hired by a young boy to help find girl he saw kidnapped but the police don't believe him。 At the same time， Dani is still trying to find her own kidnapped daughter。 The missing teen story seems to be an ongoing favorite among suspense writers and I'm not sure much was added to the trope this time。 But with the dual storylines， it didn't feel as obvious。 Some of the writing was repetitive （like the qualifications to be a private investigator）。 Since I read a galley， hopefully someone caught those instances and they won't be there in the final edition。 On a personal note， I liked the setting as it is an area I am familiar with and the author did a decent job of correctly locating places。 Nothing worse than an author who uses a real city and then misidentifies locales！ I did feel like there was some excessive business name dropping a couple times。 These wouldn't make sense to non-locals and didn't add any specific value to the story or people who live locally。 But if this is the first in a series， I'm here for the next one！Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for a copy of the book。 This review is my own opinion。 。。。more
Jessica Gregory
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I won this in the giveaway and can't wait to get started！ Nothing like a suspense thriller in this cold weather。 I won this in the giveaway and can't wait to get started！ Nothing like a suspense thriller in this cold weather。 。。。more
Diane Saul
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Dani Callaghan’s daughter was kidnapped 5 years ago and Dani has never given up on finding her。 She is now a private investigator and tries to help other people while still looking for her daughter。 A young girl has gone missing and most are thinking she was a runaway， but there was a witness to her kidnapping。 The story is told from several viewpoints。 The details on what was done to the kidnapped young girl are somewhat gruesome。 This story is a slow build to an ending that had a twist I never Dani Callaghan’s daughter was kidnapped 5 years ago and Dani has never given up on finding her。 She is now a private investigator and tries to help other people while still looking for her daughter。 A young girl has gone missing and most are thinking she was a runaway， but there was a witness to her kidnapping。 The story is told from several viewpoints。 The details on what was done to the kidnapped young girl are somewhat gruesome。 This story is a slow build to an ending that had a twist I never saw coming。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。 。。。more
Aviraj Singh
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Loved the Book an amazing addition to the world of TR Ragan ， its suspense and characters both written well。Standalone book so it's a good entry point for readers Loved the Book an amazing addition to the world of TR Ragan ， its suspense and characters both written well。Standalone book so it's a good entry point for readers 。。。more
Lisa Wetzel
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Count to Three by T。R。 Ragan is a chilling thriller that has left me speechless！ This is a story of every Mother’s worst nightmare！ A child abducted and can’t be found！ This book has multiple mysteries happening that keep you turning the pages。 It pulls you in from the very start and keeps pulling until that jaw dropping ending！ I still can’t believe what I read！！ Ragan gets your heart beating with each turn of the page！ She keeps you centered on each mystery but I would buckle up because you ar Count to Three by T。R。 Ragan is a chilling thriller that has left me speechless！ This is a story of every Mother’s worst nightmare！ A child abducted and can’t be found！ This book has multiple mysteries happening that keep you turning the pages。 It pulls you in from the very start and keeps pulling until that jaw dropping ending！ I still can’t believe what I read！！ Ragan gets your heart beating with each turn of the page！ She keeps you centered on each mystery but I would buckle up because you are in for one bumpy roller coaster ride！！！ The twist and turns are as twisty as they can get！！！ There are dark and horrific parts that will make you want to cry！！！ The more I think about it， the more goosebumps I get！！ This one will stay with me for awhile！！！ If you enjoy a jaw dropping thriller that you can’t put down？ I highly recommend you read this one！！！ Ragan will not disappoint！！Thank you T。R。 Ragan Ans Thomas and Mercer for this gifted copy of your unbelievably suspenseful new book！！！ This is my honest and unbiased review。#counttothree。 #trragan #thomasandmercer。 #arc 。。。more
Linda Strong
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Dani Callahan is a private investigator。 She is well known for her ability to locate missing children and has brought many of them home。 There is one case that she continually works on 。。。 the disappearance of her own daughter， who was 5 years old。 She never made it home after her first day of school。Five years later， she's still looking and will never give up。 A divorce from her husband has freed him to move on 。。and that' s what he's done。 He has a new wife who is pregnant。 But for Dani， she w Dani Callahan is a private investigator。 She is well known for her ability to locate missing children and has brought many of them home。 There is one case that she continually works on 。。。 the disappearance of her own daughter， who was 5 years old。 She never made it home after her first day of school。Five years later， she's still looking and will never give up。 A divorce from her husband has freed him to move on 。。and that' s what he's done。 He has a new wife who is pregnant。 But for Dani， she will never move on until she either finds her daughter 。。 or learns what happened to her。Her newest case is the disappearance of Ali Cross。 The police write it off as a runaway situation。 However， a young boy witnessed Ali's abduction。The more she investigates， the more she finds that this case may be connected to her own daughter's case。 As their investigations lead down two twisting paths， disturbing secrets are revealed and new victims find themselves in mortal danger。Suspenseful from start to finish， this is well written with a few twists and turns that seem to pop up just as you think you've solved the crimes。 As with all this author's previous books， the story line is intriguing and the characters outstanding。 Dani and her assistant， Carla， have a great relationship， both in their professional life and in the personal side of things。 The conclusion was riveting and so unexpected。Many thanks to the author / Thomas & Mercer / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction。 Read and reviewed voluntarily， opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own。 。。。more
Cheryl
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I read a book to be entertained。 The genre is flexible， the entertainment factor is not。 If this was a movie there are several scenes I would be covering my face。 Scary， gruesome and the underlying thread of hope in humanity。 I liked Dani， she struggled through and persevered after the loss of her daughter。 Was not enamored of her ex husband the first time he appeared on scene。 You sort of new where that was heading， and yet T。R。 Ragan managed to throw in a surprise。 Ethan， the 12 yr old who wit I read a book to be entertained。 The genre is flexible， the entertainment factor is not。 If this was a movie there are several scenes I would be covering my face。 Scary， gruesome and the underlying thread of hope in humanity。 I liked Dani， she struggled through and persevered after the loss of her daughter。 Was not enamored of her ex husband the first time he appeared on scene。 You sort of new where that was heading， and yet T。R。 Ragan managed to throw in a surprise。 Ethan， the 12 yr old who witness Ali kidnapping， lets say that kid stole everyone's heart。 I kept crossing toes and fingers to pls， pls let him be okay。 Quinn also captured my attention。 I see comments of no surprises， and trashing same ol same ol。 Ladies and Gentlemen how many times can you reinvent the wheel and hey I am ready to read ya all's books if yours are so great， sign me up。 Everyone has an opinion， everyone is entitled。 I hope if a book disappoints me enough to leave such a low review， I would let the author know privately and just say it wasn't for me， or didn't do it for me with my starts on the various platforms。 I don't know， maybe I am off target。 Sigh， now I digress。 If you want some thrills and chills， this will do it。 If you want a HEA as much as can be， this will do it。 I have no problem recommending this to people who like to cringe with their feet up and lights on。 Thank you Thomas Mercer， Net Galley and T。R。 Ragan for the arc。 I freely volunteer my thoughts， my opinions。 。。。more
Sharon Grow
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Dani Callahan never planned to become a private investigator， but she did after her daughter was kidnapped。 She had arrived to pick up Tinsley， from kindergarten， only to find that someone who resembled her had taken her。 Now five years later and a divorce， she is still searching…will always be searching for Tinsley。 She has assistance from Detective James Lee Whitton， who has never given up on finding her daughter as well as her assistant Quinn Sullivan。 Quinn is an eager young woman， still in Dani Callahan never planned to become a private investigator， but she did after her daughter was kidnapped。 She had arrived to pick up Tinsley， from kindergarten， only to find that someone who resembled her had taken her。 Now five years later and a divorce， she is still searching…will always be searching for Tinsley。 She has assistance from Detective James Lee Whitton， who has never given up on finding her daughter as well as her assistant Quinn Sullivan。 Quinn is an eager young woman， still in training， who is determined to bring closure to the case。 Also， Quinn begins investigating the kidnapping of teenager Ali Cross。 A young boy saw Ali pushed into a white van， but the police are reluctant to believe him as he had issues with the authorities。 Will they be able to locate Ali before it’s too late？ Will a crucial piece of evidence lead to Tinsley’s return？ A step-by-step process， with twists and turns， that will keep you guessing。 I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review。 （by paytonpuppy） 。。。more
Stephanie
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Count to Three by T。R。 RaganA special thanks to Thomas & Mercer Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC of this book。 I voluntarily read and reviewed this ARC。 All opinions are my own。 Dani Callahan had always wanted a children。 It didn’t come easy for her and her husband Matthew。 After lots of disappointments and an intense round of fertility treatments they finally conceive Tinsley。 But disaster is coming。 Tinsley is kidnapped on her first day of kindergarten。 Five years pass without any ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Count to Three by T。R。 RaganA special thanks to Thomas & Mercer Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC of this book。 I voluntarily read and reviewed this ARC。 All opinions are my own。 Dani Callahan had always wanted a children。 It didn’t come easy for her and her husband Matthew。 After lots of disappointments and an intense round of fertility treatments they finally conceive Tinsley。 But disaster is coming。 Tinsley is kidnapped on her first day of kindergarten。 Five years pass without any luck。 Dani and Matthew are divorce。 Dani is a PI now and she refuses to give up on Tinsley。 After hiring a new assistant Quinn， they begin to work on a new case， a missing teenager Ali Cross。 She too disappeared without a trace。 Will this case help her find Tinsley？ This was an intense read。 It publishes on 12/14/21 and is expected to be a series。 。。。more
Mike
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With its somewhat abstruse title， Count to Three by T R Ragan is a missing persons thriller。 Dani Callahan and Quinn Sullivan are a private investigator team specialising in missing person cases， each with their own history of lost loved ones。 A missing teenager girl vanished off the streets in Sacramento is witnessed by a twelve-year-old lad who police don’t believe。 He then hires Dani and Quinn to find her， but then he too disappears。 With its likeable characters， enjoyable narrative and slow With its somewhat abstruse title， Count to Three by T R Ragan is a missing persons thriller。 Dani Callahan and Quinn Sullivan are a private investigator team specialising in missing person cases， each with their own history of lost loved ones。 A missing teenager girl vanished off the streets in Sacramento is witnessed by a twelve-year-old lad who police don’t believe。 He then hires Dani and Quinn to find her， but then he too disappears。 With its likeable characters， enjoyable narrative and slow suspense build up， this read makes for a solid enough three-star rating。 However， the ending was predictable， truncated and a little schmaltzy， so felt a jarring add on， better left unresolved。 With thanks to Thomas & Mercer and the author， for an uncorrected advanced review copy for review purposes。 As always， the opinions herein are totally my own and are made without fear or favour。 。。。more
Teresa
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A well-written book with likeable main characters and an action-packed， fast-paced story。 Dani Callahan's daughter， Tinsley， was abducted on her first day of kindergarten， 5 years ago。 Dani has never given up hope that she will find her， even though her （now ex） husband has。 Dani is now a private investigator， and she and her young assistant Quinn （who has suffered a loss of her own） are dedicated to helping other people find missing loved ones。 Their new case is the disappearance of Ali Cross， A well-written book with likeable main characters and an action-packed， fast-paced story。 Dani Callahan's daughter， Tinsley， was abducted on her first day of kindergarten， 5 years ago。 Dani has never given up hope that she will find her， even though her （now ex） husband has。 Dani is now a private investigator， and she and her young assistant Quinn （who has suffered a loss of her own） are dedicated to helping other people find missing loved ones。 Their new case is the disappearance of Ali Cross， a 17 year old girl who the police think is a runaway but a 12 year old boy comes to Dani and Quinn， swearing he saw her abducted by a man in a white cargo van but the police won't believe him。 Can they find Ali before it's too late？ And will Dani ever find out what happened to her daughter？ There are several plot lines in this book， some are given more time & detail than others， and the story is told from multiple points of view （not all of them "the good guys"）。 Overall， I enjoyed it and would recommend it to fans of thrillers。Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Eadie
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On her first day of kindergarten， five-year-old Tinsley disappeared without a trace。 5 years later， her divorced mother， Dani Callahan， is a private investigator。 Quinn Sullivan is her young assistant and both of them are devoted to finding missing loved ones。 Dani has been focused to finding Tinsley ever since she went missing 5 years ago。Their newest case is Ali Cross， a teenager who vanished recently from the streets of Sacramento。 Thank goodness for a 12 year old boy named Ethan who witnesse On her first day of kindergarten， five-year-old Tinsley disappeared without a trace。 5 years later， her divorced mother， Dani Callahan， is a private investigator。 Quinn Sullivan is her young assistant and both of them are devoted to finding missing loved ones。 Dani has been focused to finding Tinsley ever since she went missing 5 years ago。Their newest case is Ali Cross， a teenager who vanished recently from the streets of Sacramento。 Thank goodness for a 12 year old boy named Ethan who witnessed the abduction of Ali。 What does Ali and Tinsley's abductions have in common is the nagging question that needs to be solved？I'm in the midst of reading Ragan's Lizzy Gardner's series。 I love all of the author's characters。 Her books are character-driven and all very interesting and well-drawn。 I'm finding the same page turning aspects in this book too。 She has a way with suspense that makes you feel like you're on a roller coaster with the twists and turns of the plots。 I'm now hoping this is a start of a new series and I'm looking forward to reading the next book。 If you enjoy mystery thrillers then I'm sure you will enjoy Ragan's books。 I would like to thank NetGalley and Thomas and Mercer for a free copy for an honest review。 。。。more
Denise
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I thought this was a good book。 It holds your interest， grabs your emotions and has that creepy， depraved madman you’d expect as the kidnapper。 There are three storylines throughout the book that all get resolved in some fashion at the end。 Having them all tied up neatly was nice but also a bit unrealistic。 All in all， a well written engaging read。
E Dod
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This is my first novel by T。R。 Ragan and it was a really good book。We meet Dani who has her own backstory， unfortunately her daughter was kidnapped and missing ever since and this happened some years ago。 Dani is now working as a detective helping other people find their missing ones。 Dani along with her assistant are helping to find Ali who is a teenager that has disappeared。 Whilst they are searching for Ali there appears to be more information about Dani's daughter and this really kicks off t This is my first novel by T。R。 Ragan and it was a really good book。We meet Dani who has her own backstory， unfortunately her daughter was kidnapped and missing ever since and this happened some years ago。 Dani is now working as a detective helping other people find their missing ones。 Dani along with her assistant are helping to find Ali who is a teenager that has disappeared。 Whilst they are searching for Ali there appears to be more information about Dani's daughter and this really kicks off the great storytelling。 I do not want to say too much but this was a good novel overall and worth a read。As a mother myself， I do not really enjoy reading about missing kids but this is a great book and full of emotion that really seems to grip the reader。 The author's writing is gripping and keeps you wanting to uncover what really happened to these kids。Thanks to Netgalley， TR Ragan and the publishers for an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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Dani's never given up on finding her daughter Tinsley， who disappeared on her first day of kindergarten。 Five years later， though， she's a PI who is working to find 17 year old Ali， who was abducted by a man with a van。 And then clues surface about Tinsley。 This moves back and forth between Dani and Ali， who is being held by a creep。 Dani's an interesting character and you will feel for her。 Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC。 It's a tightly plotted and tense read that， if a bit trope-y， is still a Dani's never given up on finding her daughter Tinsley， who disappeared on her first day of kindergarten。 Five years later， though， she's a PI who is working to find 17 year old Ali， who was abducted by a man with a van。 And then clues surface about Tinsley。 This moves back and forth between Dani and Ali， who is being held by a creep。 Dani's an interesting character and you will feel for her。 Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC。 It's a tightly plotted and tense read that， if a bit trope-y， is still a page turner。 。。。more
Victoria Jackson
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When I read the description of Count to Three I was really looking forward to getting into the book but unfortunately it just did not grab me as I hoped it would。 I did not really like the characters and although it was quite a quick read it just did not work for me。Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for my ARC。
Sue Plant
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would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this bookthe worst nightmare to happen to any parent is the disappearance of their child and its also doubly worse when your child is abducted from schooltinsley is this child and her parents dani and matthew are never the same againdani has recreated herself and has her own P。I license and is doing well but still holds out that one day she will find out what happened to tinsleyas another young girl goes missing this time a wit would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this bookthe worst nightmare to happen to any parent is the disappearance of their child and its also doubly worse when your child is abducted from schooltinsley is this child and her parents dani and matthew are never the same againdani has recreated herself and has her own P。I license and is doing well but still holds out that one day she will find out what happened to tinsleyas another young girl goes missing this time a witness comes forward but will it be enoughi thoroughly enjoyed parts of this book and enjoyed meeting dani and seeing how her life carried on and how she coped with her grief at her loss and though i felt the ending was sadly missing elements to it i hope this could be another series that could be enhanced as you get to know the characters bettera good read though 。。。more
Pat
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I was looking forward to this as I have read most of the author’s books and really enjoyed them but I was very disappointed with this one！ I thought it was lazy writing。 I have read this story， with different names， many times before。 You know the sort of thing - some weird guy can’t get a girlfriend so he abducts a girl/woman， keeps her captive and tells himself they are having a relationship。 Oh， and his mummy made him this way！ There was nothing new here， the characters were thin and the plot I was looking forward to this as I have read most of the author’s books and really enjoyed them but I was very disappointed with this one！ I thought it was lazy writing。 I have read this story， with different names， many times before。 You know the sort of thing - some weird guy can’t get a girlfriend so he abducts a girl/woman， keeps her captive and tells himself they are having a relationship。 Oh， and his mummy made him this way！ There was nothing new here， the characters were thin and the plot predictable。Dani Callahan’s 5 year old daughter disappeared 5 years ago so naturally her marriage collapses and she becomes a PI to help other families find missing people。 She has also never stopped looking for her daughter。 She has a young assistant， Quinn Sullivan， who is a ‘natural’ investigator。 These two decide to look into the recent disappearance of 17 year old Ali Cross because a young witness， 12 year old Ethan Grant， comes forward to say he witnessed the abduction。 The narrative switches between the PIs， Ali in her captivity and a few ‘insights’ into the abductor’s twisted mind （insert eye roll）。 There are no surprises， the story goes exactly as you expect and， after 5 years of constant searching， Dani also suddenly works out what happened to her daughter and - voilá， everything is wrapped up in a pretty bow。 I know the author can do better than this！I’m sorry for being the outlier again and I know many people enjoyed this book。 Unfortunately I was not one of them。 Many thanks to Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for the much appreciated arc which I reviewed voluntarily and honestly。 。。。more
Elysia
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Thank you @amazonpublishing for my gifted copy of Count to Three by T。R。 Ragan。 My Thoughts: Wow！ Wow！ Wow！This book was intense， wild， scary， and page-turning good！！ I typically don't read many books about children being abducted because it is one of my biggest fears。 However， once I started this book， I couldn't put it down！ I needed answers。 Count to Three is not for the faint of heart！ T。R。 Ragan wrote in a way that made me feel how the characters were feeling， parts were intense， gory， and Thank you @amazonpublishing for my gifted copy of Count to Three by T。R。 Ragan。 My Thoughts: Wow！ Wow！ Wow！This book was intense， wild， scary， and page-turning good！！ I typically don't read many books about children being abducted because it is one of my biggest fears。 However， once I started this book， I couldn't put it down！ I needed answers。 Count to Three is not for the faint of heart！ T。R。 Ragan wrote in a way that made me feel how the characters were feeling， parts were intense， gory， and extremely vivid。 I enjoyed how everything was wrapped up and all of my questions were answered at the end。 I did feel parts of the ending was wrapped up a too neatly， but it didn't take away from the story。 I love finding new to me authors that make me want to read more of their backlist！ I have ordered Don't Make A Sound， and look forward to started it soon。 Available Today！！ 🥳 Trigger Warning: Child Abduction， Abuse 。。。more
Cortney
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Thanks to the author， Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I love books with strong female leads， plots that revolve around cases that others have given up on， and villains who both terrify and fascinate me。 Unfortunately， this one completely missed the mark for me。 There was nothing original about the plot， which is fine if it’s done just as well or better than others， but it wasn’t。 The story is told through dual POVs， one of which completely lack Thanks to the author， Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I love books with strong female leads， plots that revolve around cases that others have given up on， and villains who both terrify and fascinate me。 Unfortunately， this one completely missed the mark for me。 There was nothing original about the plot， which is fine if it’s done just as well or better than others， but it wasn’t。 The story is told through dual POVs， one of which completely lacks nuance and devolves into something that borderline satirizes itself。 It was ridiculous。 There was little to no character development， just a few paragraphs here and there reiterating the MCs personal experience with missing loved ones。 And the ending was abrupt。 Every single loose end was tied up so quickly and perfectly that it felt totally implausible。 In other words， you’ll know what happened but you won’t get a satisfying answer about why it happened。If you like stories about a missing person， police or private investigators， and sadistic antagonists （if you’re not too squeamish） I would recommend Lisa Regan or Karin Slaughter。 。。。more
Angie
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Pub day: today December 14th 2021This is my first T。R。 Ragan， but I'm sure it won't be the last。 Fast-paced and full of suspense， this is a fascinating detective story that follows two stories in one。When Dani Callahan's five-year-old daughter， Tinsley， disappears from kindergarten， Dani's world comes crashing down。 And shortly afterward。 So does her marriage。 Five years pass and Dani becomes a private investigator， dedicated to finding missing persons。 Her latest case is that of Ali Cross， a te Pub day: today December 14th 2021This is my first T。R。 Ragan， but I'm sure it won't be the last。 Fast-paced and full of suspense， this is a fascinating detective story that follows two stories in one。When Dani Callahan's five-year-old daughter， Tinsley， disappears from kindergarten， Dani's world comes crashing down。 And shortly afterward。 So does her marriage。 Five years pass and Dani becomes a private investigator， dedicated to finding missing persons。 Her latest case is that of Ali Cross， a teenager who is abducted in broad daylight。I really enjoyed following the main investigation while having Ali's POV。 Her spunk was refreshing as were her futile attempts to escape her kidnapper。 I also really enjoyed Dani's private investigation to find out more about her daughter's disappearance。 I loved seeing her gradually put the pieces of the puzzle together until she had a solid clue as to who kidnapped her daughter。We get a conclusion for both cases which was brilliant！If you love police procedurals or spine-chilling crime thrillers you need to pick up this book！ My thanks goes to #netgalley and the publisher #thomasandmercer for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Susanne
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Thank you to the author， Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley， for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Some of my favorite crime novels are those with a strong female lead， so I was looking forward to this book centering a young female PI。 I had not read any of the author's other books， so was surprised to find out how prolific she is。 However， I cannot in good conscience recommend this book。 Although the emotionally compelling opening （flashback giving the backstory of the kidnapping of the PI's d Thank you to the author， Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley， for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Some of my favorite crime novels are those with a strong female lead， so I was looking forward to this book centering a young female PI。 I had not read any of the author's other books， so was surprised to find out how prolific she is。 However， I cannot in good conscience recommend this book。 Although the emotionally compelling opening （flashback giving the backstory of the kidnapping of the PI's daughter） was gripping， everything after that was like reading a basic write-by-numbers book。 Little to no character development， plot mechanisms that you can see coming a mile off and a truly disturbing POV strand - which also popped up much too frequently - by the person who kidnapped a young girl whose case the PI and her assistant are working on。 This composite of all the truly sick horrors of serial killers was completely extraneous and seemed calculated to get a rise out of the reader。 The ending was rushed and all too obviously striving to tie up all the loose ends in a neat bow。 。。。more
Faith Hurst-Bilinski
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Another good one from TR Ragan。 Dani doesn’t know what happened to her dsaughter 6 years ago。 But it haunts her enought that she has redirected her life to finding the missing relatives of others。 She is joined by another woman who has lost someone， Quinn。 When Ali goes missing and a 12 year old boy comes to her saying he saw the abduction but no one will listen， Quinn becomes obsessed。 This has all the markings of the beginning of a good series。 I hope。 The ending crammed a lot of stuff in ther Another good one from TR Ragan。 Dani doesn’t know what happened to her dsaughter 6 years ago。 But it haunts her enought that she has redirected her life to finding the missing relatives of others。 She is joined by another woman who has lost someone， Quinn。 When Ali goes missing and a 12 year old boy comes to her saying he saw the abduction but no one will listen， Quinn becomes obsessed。 This has all the markings of the beginning of a good series。 I hope。 The ending crammed a lot of stuff in there， but it was a great read before that。 。。。more
Cindy Stamm
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