One Step Too Far
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- Author：Lisa Gardner
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Summary
A young man disappears during a stag weekend in the woods。
Years later， he's still missing。
But his friends who were with him that day are still searching for him。 Still hunting。
They hike deep into the wilderness。
With them is missing person specialist Frankie Elkin。
What they don't know is that they are putting their own lives in terrifying danger， and may not come back alive 。 。 。
Years later， he's still missing。
But his friends who were with him that day are still searching for him。 Still hunting。
They hike deep into the wilderness。
With them is missing person specialist Frankie Elkin。
What they don't know is that they are putting their own lives in terrifying danger， and may not come back alive 。 。 。
Reviews
Read All About It
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I did not read the first book about Frankie so I wasn’t sure what to expect but it was not this intense wilderness thriller。 “My name is Frankie Elkin，” I state。 “I specialize in working missing persons cold cases。 And I’d like to help to bring your son home。”Timothy O’Day went missing on a bachelor camping trip five years ago and has never been seen again。 His father has come to search for him to fulfill his mother’s dying wish。Suspicion and danger are everywhere。 Frankie like all new main char I did not read the first book about Frankie so I wasn’t sure what to expect but it was not this intense wilderness thriller。 “My name is Frankie Elkin，” I state。 “I specialize in working missing persons cold cases。 And I’d like to help to bring your son home。”Timothy O’Day went missing on a bachelor camping trip five years ago and has never been seen again。 His father has come to search for him to fulfill his mother’s dying wish。Suspicion and danger are everywhere。 Frankie like all new main characters by this author had to grow on me and by the end I was totally in her corner。Lisa Gardner has long been one of my favorite suspense authors。 Her stories are edgy and not always for the faint of heart but no matter what she writes it’s always holds you in it’s grip and doesn’t let go until the shocking ending that you’ll never see coming。 。。。more
Laura
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Book reviews on www。snazzybooks。comI knew I was in for a treat with Lisa Gardner’s new release in the Frankie Elkin series （I really enjoyed the first， Before She Disappeared）， but I didn’t expect to be this gripped。 The story follows Frankie， who spends her life helping to find people who have disappeared a long time ago， as she gets involved in a missing person case where a stag do went terribly wrong five years ago， resulting in the injury of one of the attendees and the disappearance of the Book reviews on www。snazzybooks。comI knew I was in for a treat with Lisa Gardner’s new release in the Frankie Elkin series （I really enjoyed the first， Before She Disappeared）， but I didn’t expect to be this gripped。 The story follows Frankie， who spends her life helping to find people who have disappeared a long time ago， as she gets involved in a missing person case where a stag do went terribly wrong five years ago， resulting in the injury of one of the attendees and the disappearance of the stag， Timothy！Frankie joins Tim’s father and an array of colourful characters as they trek into the forest where Tim disappeared to try and find his body。 But things don’t go quite to plan…I really enjoyed this tense， addictive novel。 Frankie is a great character and one I’ll always be happy to read more about。 She unearths the truth where no one else can。 The setting is very different to other novels – almost entirely set in the forest – and I thought this might become a bit dull but it’s quite the opposite: the location felt so vibrant it almost felt alive at times。 It took me a little while to get into but once I did， I was hooked！As the search into the forest continues， the danger ramps up as well， and the more I read the more I wanted to work out what exactly had happened out there。 The tension is high and other are some twists I definitely didn’t see coming， but One Step Too Far also did a great job of further developing the main character Frankie， and allowed us to learn about the cast of other interesting characters who feature。I struggled to put this book down – addictive reading！Many thanks to the publisher， Penguin， for providing a copy of this book on which I chose to write an honest review。 。。。more
Meggy Chocolate'n'Waffles
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Susan
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I love Frankie。 She is fantastic。 The snark， the fight， the stubbornness。 And the whole cast of characters were brilliantI was pleasantly surprised that this was more thriller than procedural。The only thing that kind bugged me was the ending was drawn out。 I had an idea of how it would play out and and I learned a long time ago that doesn't make for a bad book。 It just means I read too much lol。 But it IS in the execution and I just would have liked I snappier and twister reveal。 The way it play I love Frankie。 She is fantastic。 The snark， the fight， the stubbornness。 And the whole cast of characters were brilliantI was pleasantly surprised that this was more thriller than procedural。The only thing that kind bugged me was the ending was drawn out。 I had an idea of how it would play out and and I learned a long time ago that doesn't make for a bad book。 It just means I read too much lol。 But it IS in the execution and I just would have liked I snappier and twister reveal。 The way it played out was a bit drawn out， for me。But I still loved it， and will read the next installment。 It's a shame all Gardner'a books are huge series。 But I did read that her last book works as a stand alone， so I'm going to check it out for sure。 。。。more
Pauline
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Frankie is a woman who likes to help people find their relatives that have been missing presumed dead。She joins a group of people looking for Tim who went missing five years ago on a camping trip with his friends。Tim’s father is in charge of this search party and has decided that he will stop at nothing to find his son。When strange things start to happen， Frankie is convinced that they have just become prey to someone hunting them。This book was slow to start but I’m glad I persevered as it did g Frankie is a woman who likes to help people find their relatives that have been missing presumed dead。She joins a group of people looking for Tim who went missing five years ago on a camping trip with his friends。Tim’s father is in charge of this search party and has decided that he will stop at nothing to find his son。When strange things start to happen， Frankie is convinced that they have just become prey to someone hunting them。This book was slow to start but I’m glad I persevered as it did get better。Thank you to NetGalley and Random House UK， Cornerstone。 for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Heidi
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Thank you to Dutton Publishers for an advanced e-copy of this book。 This is the second book in the Frankie Elkin series。 I can't believe how explosive this book was。 8 hikers head in to the wilderness to look for one of the hiker's missing son， Tim。 Things quickly begin to go south and members of the hiking team begin to get hurt / go missing。 Once I got familiar with all the characters， I found it pretty easy to determine who was who。 The book was especially intense the last 25% and the ending Thank you to Dutton Publishers for an advanced e-copy of this book。 This is the second book in the Frankie Elkin series。 I can't believe how explosive this book was。 8 hikers head in to the wilderness to look for one of the hiker's missing son， Tim。 Things quickly begin to go south and members of the hiking team begin to get hurt / go missing。 Once I got familiar with all the characters， I found it pretty easy to determine who was who。 The book was especially intense the last 25% and the ending was pretty surprising！ 。。。more
Jessica Moro
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I loooooooove this series。 The emphasis on cold cases makes it very interesting and Frankie's tenacity and ability to draw people out makes this spellbinding。 This is a departure from the first book。 It has Frankie in a more tenuous and threatened environment。 In this story she is more raw and less of a know it all kind of。 This time she may have bitten off more than she can chew when she's thrust into the wilderness of Devil's Canyon and has never been hiking。 The amount of detail in the story I loooooooove this series。 The emphasis on cold cases makes it very interesting and Frankie's tenacity and ability to draw people out makes this spellbinding。 This is a departure from the first book。 It has Frankie in a more tenuous and threatened environment。 In this story she is more raw and less of a know it all kind of。 This time she may have bitten off more than she can chew when she's thrust into the wilderness of Devil's Canyon and has never been hiking。 The amount of detail in the story makes you feel every bit of dirty and sweat and muscle ache she feels as she joins the search for Tim。 He disappeared after a bachelor party and hasn't been seen in five years。 The 4 remaining memver of the party， his father， and guides embark on one lost expedition to retrieve him。 Except Frankie can feel someone watching them from the moment they step into the wilderness。 In all honesty we spent too much time in the wilderness every time I thought we would be getting out， it started all over again。 It felt never ending but Gardner spreads out the twists and turns of this story into an unforgettable， daunting， and gory story。 I did not see that ending coming。 。。。more
Claire Storey
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Wow。 It's been a while since I've read a book that has kept me gripped like this one。 I really enjoyed the first Frankie Elkin novel although I have to say that I think this one was even better。 I wasn't sure how the premise of Frankie being a lone wanderer would work， it's hard not to get attached to the characters in a book and I thought I might miss the characters that were introduced in the first story but Lisa writes characters so well that I was too busy getting to know these characters to Wow。 It's been a while since I've read a book that has kept me gripped like this one。 I really enjoyed the first Frankie Elkin novel although I have to say that I think this one was even better。 I wasn't sure how the premise of Frankie being a lone wanderer would work， it's hard not to get attached to the characters in a book and I thought I might miss the characters that were introduced in the first story but Lisa writes characters so well that I was too busy getting to know these characters to really notice。 I liked how the book managed to blend great characters with some really great action and it was interesting to see Frankie out of her comfort zone compared to the first book and I suppose out of the comfort zone of most thrillers， it's not often that an investigation happens on a mountain。 I'm already waiting with baited breath for the next Frankie installment， I'm quietly hoping for a reunion with past characters but I'm also excited to see what new characters she might come across in a whole new place。 。。。more
Val Robson
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One Step Too Far got me hooked at the beginning as eight people set out to hike to a remote canyon to search for Tim O’Day who disappeared during his stag weekend five years ago。However I ended up skim reading much of the middle 80% as it got very repetitive with lots of information about how to survive in the wilderness and how to pay attention to tiny details when searching for a missing person。 There was a lot of description of densely forested areas， massive boulders， rocks， caves and cliff One Step Too Far got me hooked at the beginning as eight people set out to hike to a remote canyon to search for Tim O’Day who disappeared during his stag weekend five years ago。However I ended up skim reading much of the middle 80% as it got very repetitive with lots of information about how to survive in the wilderness and how to pay attention to tiny details when searching for a missing person。 There was a lot of description of densely forested areas， massive boulders， rocks， caves and cliff which didn’t really help me visualise the terrain other than a sense that it was very challenging to hike or climb in。 I found many things unbelievable but they are hard to explain without giving major spoilers。 There was some strange use of humour in the middle of life threatening situations。 The book was okay in terms of the general plot but not one for me in general。With thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK， Cornerstone for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Barbara Powell
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While I didn’t enjoy this one as much as the first book in the series “Before She Disappeared “ this was still a good， solid read。 I would give it 3。5 stars but I rounded down instead of up on，y because I had high hopes for this going in and it didn’t quite get there for me。 Frankie is still doing what she does， which is finding missing cold case people。 She finds herself constantly on the move， and at one point reads a Wyoming newspaper article about a man who’s been missing for 5 years and his While I didn’t enjoy this one as much as the first book in the series “Before She Disappeared “ this was still a good， solid read。 I would give it 3。5 stars but I rounded down instead of up on，y because I had high hopes for this going in and it didn’t quite get there for me。 Frankie is still doing what she does， which is finding missing cold case people。 She finds herself constantly on the move， and at one point reads a Wyoming newspaper article about a man who’s been missing for 5 years and his family & friends who go every year in and search for him。 So Frankie decided that this is her next case and she gets on the bus and heads to meet the family。 The mother is dying of cancer， the father is obsessed with finding answers and the friends who went camping with him when he went missing are a mess of issues。 As per usual， Frankie is good at listening and getting people to talk， and as such， she finds out that there’s a lot more to the story of how Tim went missing and she sets out to join the search party， including Daisy a trained cadaver dog。 While doing so， secrets come to light， and Frankie learns to face some of her past as well。 This was an interesting look at life in the wild and those who are into hiking and camping will enjoy the setting of this story。 As someone who hasn’t done a lot of either， I learned a few things。 Can’t wait to see what Frankie gets up to next。 Publication date: January 18， 2022Thanks to Dutton Books and Netgalley for this Arc in exchange for my review。 。。。more
EmmaLouise
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 After loving book one （Before She Disappeared） I was excited to return to Frankie。 This did not disappoint。 I was captivated from the beginning。 I couldn't put this down。 I just needed to know the truth。 This felt more intense and suspenseful than book one。 Kept me on the edge of my seat， especially the latter half of the book。 The "twist" that came at around 60% I didn't see coming。 It threw off my theories while also adding another layer of intensity and darkness to the story。 Everytime I trie After loving book one （Before She Disappeared） I was excited to return to Frankie。 This did not disappoint。 I was captivated from the beginning。 I couldn't put this down。 I just needed to know the truth。 This felt more intense and suspenseful than book one。 Kept me on the edge of my seat， especially the latter half of the book。 The "twist" that came at around 60% I didn't see coming。 It threw off my theories while also adding another layer of intensity and darkness to the story。 Everytime I tried to theorise what could have happened or was currently happening Gardner would throw a curveball。 By the end I was holding my breath just hoping people would survive。 All of this happening over just a few days。 The epilogue had me close to tears。 Also if we get a book three I need Lothem and Frankie to be together。 It's so obvious despite him not being in this that she loves him。 I hope we get a book 3 。。。more
Darla
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Why do I do what I do？ Because at the end of the day， the people left behind matter as much as the ones who are missing。 We mourn the ones we've lost， but we agonize over the pieces of ourselves they took with them。 The identities we'll never have again。 The emotions we're certain we'll never feel again。 The sense of our own selves， becoming undone and disappearing just as completely and suddenly as those who vanished。Can Frankie Elkin carry a book without any help from D。D。 Warren？ Although loo Why do I do what I do？ Because at the end of the day， the people left behind matter as much as the ones who are missing。 We mourn the ones we've lost， but we agonize over the pieces of ourselves they took with them。 The identities we'll never have again。 The emotions we're certain we'll never feel again。 The sense of our own selves， becoming undone and disappearing just as completely and suddenly as those who vanished。Can Frankie Elkin carry a book without any help from D。D。 Warren？ Although looking forward to reading more about Frankie， I was not sure her character would be enough。 Was I ever wrong！ This new title from Lisa Gardner showcases her character building while demonstrating her adventure-writing chops。 This is survival tale on steroids。 Eight humans and a dog go out into the Wyoming wilderness on a grim mission。 Their goal is to recover the bones of a promising young groom who went missing days before his wedding。 How many will come back alive？ Besides Frankie， my favorite character is Daisy， the SAR dog。 She really shines and you will love meeting her in the pages of this book。 For readers who love books set in the West （like the Joe Pickett series by CJ Box）， here is a new author to try。 Thank you to Dutton and Edelweiss+ for a DRC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Joanna Lambert
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My first read and review of 2022 and what a way to start！ This sets the bar really high for the rest of the year。 It’s the first time I’ve read anything by Lisa Gardner and I’ll certainly be checking out her back catalogue。Five years ago Tim O’Day and four friends trekked into the mountains to spend a few days there for his bachelor party。 For Tim， hiking and outdoor pursuits were a major part of his life and this was his choice。 It would also be the last time anyone saw him alive。 Five friends My first read and review of 2022 and what a way to start！ This sets the bar really high for the rest of the year。 It’s the first time I’ve read anything by Lisa Gardner and I’ll certainly be checking out her back catalogue。Five years ago Tim O’Day and four friends trekked into the mountains to spend a few days there for his bachelor party。 For Tim， hiking and outdoor pursuits were a major part of his life and this was his choice。 It would also be the last time anyone saw him alive。 Five friends went into the forest but only four returned， traumatised by their experience。 Every year since， Tim’s father Martin has organised an expedition to try and find his son。 Frankie Elkin， who now spends her time tracking down missing people， has been drawn to this search。 She knows it is the last time Martin will carry out his quest。 His wife is dying of cancer， and it is her last wish to have her son’s remains returned so they can be buried together。Frankie travels to Ramsey in Wyoming to ask if she can join them。 At first Martin refuses， but eventually she is allowed to accompany them。Written from Frankie’s POV， it’s a chilling account of the small group’s trek into the mountains and the challenges they face。 From the first night， it is clear someone is trying to sabotage their progress and eventually it becomes a game of cat and mouse between the unseen enemy and the group。 At first， they think it is some sort of animal; later it’s clear what is stalking them is human。Right from the beginning， this story grips。 The fact the group are being trailed by something right from the first night， brings an element of fear about what its intentions are and what is going to happen next。 But is there something following them？ Or is the danger coming from someone within the group？ As the search proceeds， through conversing with each of them， Frankie begins to realise several members of the party are keeping secrets。 A fast paced， gripping story， with hold your breath moments and an conclusion I didn’t see coming。 Worth every one of the five stars I have awarded it。My thanks to Lisa Gardner， Penguin and Netgalley for an ARC of One Step Too Far in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Christine Moore
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Tim O' Day disappeared 5 years ago。 Frankie joins the search for Tim with her cadaver dog Daisy。 Tim's dad and his friends who he was with when he disappeared are on the search。 I enjoyed learning about cadaver dogs。 This book was quite the thriller and kept me reading way past my bedtime。 I received an advanced readers copy and all opinions are my own。 Tim O' Day disappeared 5 years ago。 Frankie joins the search for Tim with her cadaver dog Daisy。 Tim's dad and his friends who he was with when he disappeared are on the search。 I enjoyed learning about cadaver dogs。 This book was quite the thriller and kept me reading way past my bedtime。 I received an advanced readers copy and all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Kailee
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Frankie Elkin is back at it！ I’m a huge Lisa Gardner fan， and instantly gobbled up the first story of her newest character - Frankie Elkin， that I was desperate to get my hands on the second in the series， out today！Frankie is on the road again， this time， helping a search party look for a man， who disappeared in the dead of night in the dense Wyoming forests， during his bachelor party。 His friends and family gather every year to search for him and come up empty。 When Frankie offers her services Frankie Elkin is back at it！ I’m a huge Lisa Gardner fan， and instantly gobbled up the first story of her newest character - Frankie Elkin， that I was desperate to get my hands on the second in the series， out today！Frankie is on the road again， this time， helping a search party look for a man， who disappeared in the dead of night in the dense Wyoming forests， during his bachelor party。 His friends and family gather every year to search for him and come up empty。 When Frankie offers her services to help find the missing man， everyone is skeptical。 She doesn’t have proper hiking gear and she isn’t professionally trained。 But they agree to her help and what begins as a desperate search for the missing， turns into something sinister。I really enjoyed this story。 It was a slow start， as we were introduced to new characters and settings。 However， once the group settled in the dark forest for their first night， things really started rolling and the story kept running after that。 I loved the fast pace， the twists and turns， and the scary spooky setting of an unknown， vast forest， added to the layers of darkness that settled within the pages of this story。 。。。more
Martha Brindley
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Book 2 in the Frankie Elkin series finds her in Wyoming searching for a man who has been missing for 5 years。 It starts slow but what follows is a rollercoaster of a ride in this well written thriller， filled with so many interesting characters and a fascinating plot。 I read this over two days and it's filled with betrayal， friendship， tension and a twist I really never saw coming。 It works well as a standalone and I would definitely recommend the read。 Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC。 Book 2 in the Frankie Elkin series finds her in Wyoming searching for a man who has been missing for 5 years。 It starts slow but what follows is a rollercoaster of a ride in this well written thriller， filled with so many interesting characters and a fascinating plot。 I read this over two days and it's filled with betrayal， friendship， tension and a twist I really never saw coming。 It works well as a standalone and I would definitely recommend the read。 Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC。 。。。more
Kathleen
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“Somewhere outside， a person is screaming。”That sentence alone will pull you into the twisted， terrifying thriller that is One Step Too Far。 Frankie Elkin tracks missing people。 Timothy O’Day has been missing for five years after he disappeared from his bachelor party/hiking trip in a national park。 And for the fifth year in a row， aided by the surviving members of the wedding party， his father Martin has organized a search for his remains。 This year he’s joined by a local guide， a cadaver dog a “Somewhere outside， a person is screaming。”That sentence alone will pull you into the twisted， terrifying thriller that is One Step Too Far。 Frankie Elkin tracks missing people。 Timothy O’Day has been missing for five years after he disappeared from his bachelor party/hiking trip in a national park。 And for the fifth year in a row， aided by the surviving members of the wedding party， his father Martin has organized a search for his remains。 This year he’s joined by a local guide， a cadaver dog and her handler and Bigfoot Bob， who knows a lot about wilderness survival because of his dedication to finding…yes， Bigfoot。 Frankie volunteers to assist and soon she’s headed into uncharted wilderness。 What happens next will keep you turning pages as fast as you can， discarding theory after theory， and learning a lot about basic survival in the woods。One Step Too Far is an unputdownable 5 star read。 The characters all become so real that you can see them as they press deeper into the forest。 Frankie is troubled but quick to learn。 Her descriptions of how to find the missing are fascinating。 Bob， a large red-headed giant with a gentle soul， was my favorite character。 The plot was well crafted， fast paced and full of surprises。 5 stars。Thank you to NetGalley， Random House UK， Cornerstone and Lisa Gardner for this ARC> 。。。more
Caroline Rae
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Wow！ I really enjoyed this book。 From the beginning it grabbed me and I couldn't put it down。 Each person's story unfolding along a trip to find out what happened to someone that went missing 5 years ago。Would highly recommend this book and I will be catching up on some of Lisa Gardner's previous books。Thank you to Netgalley， Random House UK， Cornerstone and the author for an ARC in return for an honest review， Wow！ I really enjoyed this book。 From the beginning it grabbed me and I couldn't put it down。 Each person's story unfolding along a trip to find out what happened to someone that went missing 5 years ago。Would highly recommend this book and I will be catching up on some of Lisa Gardner's previous books。Thank you to Netgalley， Random House UK， Cornerstone and the author for an ARC in return for an honest review， 。。。more
Zoe H Wright
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Wow！ What can I say？ This is the best book I have read in ages！It really is a page turner， and I found myself sitting up in bed until the early hours so that I could finish it！Frankie Elkin is a loner who travels around the country to help search for missing persons。She finds herself volunteering to help in a search for bridegroom Tim， who went missing whilst out hiking in the wilderness with his lifelong friends， to celebrate his 'stag do'。After they made camp， they enjoyed an evening of food a Wow！ What can I say？ This is the best book I have read in ages！It really is a page turner， and I found myself sitting up in bed until the early hours so that I could finish it！Frankie Elkin is a loner who travels around the country to help search for missing persons。She finds herself volunteering to help in a search for bridegroom Tim， who went missing whilst out hiking in the wilderness with his lifelong friends， to celebrate his 'stag do'。After they made camp， they enjoyed an evening of food and drink （lots of it）。 First of all， Scott disappears so Tim， an experienced hiker， decides to look for him。 Scott finally emerges， but has no recollection of where he has been， or why。 After a while the other friends realised that Tim is not coming back。 The group hunt for him， but to no avail。 They decide to head back down the trail to get more help。 A thorough search reveals nothing ， and days merge into weeks， then into months and finally into years。 Tim's dad Martin organises a search each year， on the anniversary of his disappearance。 They search in a different location each time。Five years on， and Frankie joins in with this annual search。 Obviously， they know that they are hunting for human remains ，or just for any signs of Tim。 Will they find anything this time around？The hunters soon become the hunted， in this cat & mouse story。 Who will survive？I wholeheartedly recommend this book， and have already ordered the first book in the Frankie Elkin series。 。。。more
Yvonne
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This is the 2nd book in the Frankie Elkin series and WOW！ A one-sitting read for me， I really was unable to put this one down。Frankie Elkin has her demons， she constantly battles to keep them at bay， but she manages and is 10+ years sober。 She is such an interesting character and I am so glad that I had read the previous book Before She Disappeared。Frankie lives a transient lifestyle， she has a job but it does not pay。 She has no car， no possessions apart from what she can carry with her and she This is the 2nd book in the Frankie Elkin series and WOW！ A one-sitting read for me， I really was unable to put this one down。Frankie Elkin has her demons， she constantly battles to keep them at bay， but she manages and is 10+ years sober。 She is such an interesting character and I am so glad that I had read the previous book Before She Disappeared。Frankie lives a transient lifestyle， she has a job but it does not pay。 She has no car， no possessions apart from what she can carry with her and she looks for people who are lost or missing。 She decides to help in the search for a young man who went missing several years ago。 This is such a dark book and one that had me absolutely riveted。 The way the author gradually increases the tension is great， but to be honest there is tension from the outset as Frankie joins the search。 This isn't a walk in the park， this is more dangerous and extreme than that。 The territory is harsh， has no phone signal is rugged and only those with experience tackle the area。 Having to prove herself to be fit for the week-long search shows how tough this job will be。 A gruelling hike， camping out， wild animals and bitterly cold nights are just the beginning。 The author does a brilliant job of describing the area and instilling the dangers as I read。 At the same time， there is a mystery to solve， one that nags at Frankie as she learns more about the other people in the group and more about the missing man。This is a story that is dark， it is devious and I did sort of twig on to the "who" but it was more of an " I wonder if it could be。。。" but I never saw the complete picture until the author was good and ready to fill in the details。This is a fabulous read and one that makes me want to read more and more in this series。 Gradually learning more about Frankie and her drive to search for the missing。 If you like suspense and nerve-jangling thrillers then this is one you should definitely look out for。 I would suggest reading the first book as it helps to see the journey Frankie has taken and about her past。 Brilliant book and one I would definitely recommend。 。。。more
Kristina Civille
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I loved it！ It was one of those books that I didn’t want to put down。 The plot was so intriguing， and I really liked the twist at the end。 My only critique is that I felt it was too long。 The same greatness could have been achieved with fewer pages。 That’s my only reason I can’t give it five stars， but I still highly recommend this book！
June Walters
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Frankie Elkin is a loner。 A recovering alcoholic， she has a deep and troubled past。 She has no roots， no belongings， no family。 What she does have is a deep abiding commitment to finding lost souls。 Be they dead or alive， she is on a mission to discover the truth and why they disappeared。This is the second in the Frankie Elkin series and runs true to form in that the narrative is very like the first， though the scenery is far more spectacular。 It is an ok story， with the ending tying things up n Frankie Elkin is a loner。 A recovering alcoholic， she has a deep and troubled past。 She has no roots， no belongings， no family。 What she does have is a deep abiding commitment to finding lost souls。 Be they dead or alive， she is on a mission to discover the truth and why they disappeared。This is the second in the Frankie Elkin series and runs true to form in that the narrative is very like the first， though the scenery is far more spectacular。 It is an ok story， with the ending tying things up nicely， but terribly far fetched。 As it is a sequel， there are lots of references to the previous story and to Frankie’s background which are taxing， a brief throwback just the once is enough for readers to catch up。 If there are to be more books in the series perhaps this can be considered。I also hope that all the errors in the book are resolved before publication day。A good read to take on holiday。Thank you NetGalley。 。。。more
Amy Phelps
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A lot of hiking/survival in the woods stuff with a bit of a mystery。 I would have preferred other way around。
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Tracey Dyson
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Book free with NetgalleyFrankie Elkin is a loner， she moves from place to place finding lost people， who everyone else has given up searching for。5 Young men go into the wilderness， camping for a Stag weekend， and only 4 return。 What happened to the groom？？5 years later and Tim's dad has gathered everyone together to do the yearly search for Tim's body。 This time he has recruited the help of a cadaver dog and his handler， a big foot hunter， The local survival expert and the 4 friends that was in Book free with NetgalleyFrankie Elkin is a loner， she moves from place to place finding lost people， who everyone else has given up searching for。5 Young men go into the wilderness， camping for a Stag weekend， and only 4 return。 What happened to the groom？？5 years later and Tim's dad has gathered everyone together to do the yearly search for Tim's body。 This time he has recruited the help of a cadaver dog and his handler， a big foot hunter， The local survival expert and the 4 friends that was in the original trip。 Frankie has seen reports in the news， finding out that Tim's mam is dying of Cancer， so she makes her way to the area so she can join the search。 With no experience in the wilderness， they are reluctant to let her go but she talks her way into the group。Once they get to the location to start searching， then things are starting to wrong， and people start getting hurt。 What is going on and why ？？ Is there a hunter stalking them and how will this random group， work together to get out of the mountains alive ？？Absolutely fantastic book， really scary and exciting， half guessed at what was going on。 Definitely recommend reading this book， if your into thrillers。 。。。more
Jade Doodes
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Set in the woods， this fast paced thriller was impossible to our down。 Several times throughout the book my heart was truly in my mouth and I just had to keep going to find out what would happen next。 There was lots of curveballs that had me questioning lots of characters at different times。
Iz
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Solid showing by Unger with this latest Frankie Elkin story。 This one started off a bit slow for me but by the middle I was in it and had a hard time putting it down。 I loved the band of brothers we meet in this story。 If only we could all have friends like that。 And Daisy， oh Daisy！ I found some of Frankie’s reflections on her past to be a little repetitive and over dramatic at times， perhaps for the reader who wasn’t familiar with the character in the first novel。 I get it， but I have to confe Solid showing by Unger with this latest Frankie Elkin story。 This one started off a bit slow for me but by the middle I was in it and had a hard time putting it down。 I loved the band of brothers we meet in this story。 If only we could all have friends like that。 And Daisy， oh Daisy！ I found some of Frankie’s reflections on her past to be a little repetitive and over dramatic at times， perhaps for the reader who wasn’t familiar with the character in the first novel。 I get it， but I have to confess I found myself skimming those sections。 I do like the recovering alcoholic part of her character and feel like that explains a lot of why she is the way she is。 The ending was a bit ScoobyDoo-ish， but that’s ok。 I don’t read fiction for realism。 I loved the wrap up and will be back for the next Frankie installment。 Definite recommend for anyone who enjoys a straightforward， entertaining thriller。 （And for those looking for a break from the oh-too-common psychological thrillers of late。）Thank you to Netgalley who provided the ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Beth
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#netgalleyarc I really enjoy this author and really enjoyed the first book in this series。 This book， book 2， was good but not great。 This story got o&ff to a very slow start and even though I did enjoy reading it， it never grabbed my attention the way the first book did。
Jennifer
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Thanks to Dutton Books and netgalley for allowing me to read this book。
Jayne Burnett
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I am a big fan of this author， the book started really well - & then dragged on & on in the middle - I got totally bored of these people in the wood searching for Tim O’Day who disappeared5 years ago。 I found the story a little unbelievable that year after year his father would lead another extensive search。 A tense atmosphere does build but I felt the ending was really rushed For me a disappointing read in book two of the new lead female character Frankie Elkin who is a strong kick ass woman wh I am a big fan of this author， the book started really well - & then dragged on & on in the middle - I got totally bored of these people in the wood searching for Tim O’Day who disappeared5 years ago。 I found the story a little unbelievable that year after year his father would lead another extensive search。 A tense atmosphere does build but I felt the ending was really rushed For me a disappointing read in book two of the new lead female character Frankie Elkin who is a strong kick ass woman who I like。 。。。more
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