The Last Time She Saw Him (A Julia Gooden Mystery)

The Last Time She Saw Him (A Julia Gooden Mystery)

In Jane Haseldineâ€™s gripping and brilliantly crafted debut, a reporter searching for her kidnapped son must untangle the connection to her brotherâ€™s long-ago disappearance.

Julia Gooden remembers nothing about the worst night of her life. Thirty years ago, her nine-year-old brother Benâ€”the person who promised he would always protect herâ€”was abducted from the room they shared. Try as she might to recall any clue or detail, there is a black hole where Juliaâ€™s memories of that terrible event should be.

Now a crime reporter at a Detroit newspaper, Julia tries to give others the closure sheâ€™s never found. But guilt and grief over Benâ€™s disappearance have left her fearful that whoever took her brother is going to come back. Nowhere seems safeâ€”not the city, not the suburbs, not even the secluded lake town where she plans to raise her children. And then, on the anniversary of Benâ€™s disappearance, Juliaâ€™s worst fears are realized when her two-year-old son, Will, is snatched from his bed.

Convinced that the crimes are related, Julia tries to piece together memories from her final day with Ben. Are the sudden reminders of her brother clues that will lead her to her sonâ€™s abductor, or merely coincidence? Julia knows she has hours at best to find Will alive, but the deeper she digs, the more personal and terrifying the battle becomes, and an undying promise may be her only hope of saving herself and her son.

Advance Praise for The Last Time She Saw Him

â€œA sharp, breathless thriller.Â From the opening scene to the last, The Last Time She Saw Him, kept me flipping the pages. I loved it! Jane Haseldine is one to watch!â€ â€”Lisa Jackson, #1 New York Times bestselling author

â€œSo visually written and chilling, with such real, believable characters and twists that shocked. A gripping story that I read in one nightâ€”I could not put it down . . .â€ â€”Debbie Howells, author of The Bones of You

â€œHaseldineâ€™s first novel is a solid read that fans of Debbie Howells, Julia Dahl, and Laura Lippman will appreciate.â€ â€”Library Journal

â€œTerrific! Suspenseful, poignant, and completely surprising. Jane Haseldineâ€™s riveting story of love, danger, paranoia, and family is powerfully and emotionally authenticâ€”and deserves a standing ovation.â€ â€”Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author
Country USA
Manufacturer Kensington
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 55268
ReleaseDate 2016-06-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781496704054

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Kensington
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	55268
ReleaseDate	2016-06-28
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781496704054

The Last Time She Saw Him (A Julia Gooden Mystery)

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