CSI Darby McCormick find an emaciated, terrified woman hiding in the shadows of a crime scene. A DNA search reveals the woman was abducted five years ago and, somehow, she’s escaped the dungeon in which she was caged. With a teenage girl also missing, Darby knows the clock is ticking and this woman is their only lead. But what she doesn’t know is that this is a serial killer who has been prowling America for decades. A killer who Darby knows. The Man with No Face. Once, long ago, he tore her life apart. Now he wants to finish the job.
“Scare story, scary talent. I love this book.”—Lee Child
“I devoured The Missing in one greedy, breathless sitting. This is a scary, breakneck ride with thrills that never let up.”—Tess Gerritsen
“The Missing is an absolutely gripping mix of suspense and mystery . . . Compelling, thrilling and touching.”—Michael Connelly
-
Creators
-
Series
-
Publisher
-
Release date
April 3, 2007 -
Formats
-
OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781415939550
- File size: 239611 KB
- Duration: 08:19:11
-
-
Languages
- English
-
Reviews
-
AudioFile Magazine
The only element missing in this audio is a credible plot. If you can forget how unlikely some of the twists and turns really are, you still can be highly entertained. One of the reasons this thriller is worthwhile is narrator Bernadette Dunne, who turns in a well-focused performance as Darby McCormick. The Boston crime lab expert is in pursuit of a serial killer who murdered two of her childhood friends and who appears to be at large more than 25 years later. Ignore the huge body count and enjoy instead the quick-moving narration and the differentiation in Dunne's female characters. A.L.H. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine -
Publisher's Weekly
February 12, 2007
At the start of this competent but unoriginal thriller from Mooney (Deviant Ways
), it's 1984 and teenager Darby McCormick is hanging out in the woods with her friends Melanie Cruz and Stacey Stephens when they stumble across a man killing a woman. Darby calls the police, which sets in motion events that lead to Stacey being murdered and Melanie abducted. Fast forward to 2007: Darby, with a doctorate in criminal psychology, is working as a crime scene investigator for the Boston Crime Lab. When Darby finds herself investigating another missing girl, Carol Cranmore, she vows to find the perpetrator and save Carol. The fiendishly clever killer is always two steps ahead, while Darby and her handsome partner, Jackson "Coop" Cooper, must struggle with the usual bureaucratic snafus, disbelieving supervisors and obstructive FBI agents. There are twists and turns aplenty, but they're all based on familiar formulas, including the final, de rigueur chase through the killer's basement torture chamber.
-
Loading
Why is availability limited?
×Availability can change throughout the month based on the library's budget. You can still place a hold on the title, and your hold will be automatically filled as soon as the title is available again.
The Kindle Book format for this title is not supported on:
×Read-along ebook
×The OverDrive Read format of this ebook has professional narration that plays while you read in your browser. Learn more here.