The Girl Who Disappeared Twice

I have very few rules about what I WON'T read. I won't read novels about vampire lovers. I won't read books with pictures of over-endowed and half-dressed pouty women (or men, for that matter) on the dust cover. I won't read books that glorify sadism or sadists. I won't read books about Hitler. And......more

Have you ever noticed when you read a great book that you've fallen in love with the characters so much that you just know in your heart that they'll return in another book in the future? That's what I thought when I read The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane. Not so much for Judge Hope Will......more

I have never read an Andrea Kane book but I will be reading more. Hope’s sister is kidnapped when she was a child, and now thirty years later her daughter is kidnapped. Is this related or just coincidence? Leave it to Casey and her badass team to figure it out. It’s a must read.......more

The ratings for this book are all over the place. The book is somewhat unbelievable in the cooperation between various government and private agencies. Additionally, the main independent agency has a cast of characters that are somewhat over the top. Despite this, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. (It......more

Review originally published October 2011 Five year old kindergartener Krissy Willis is SO excited to see her mother, Hope, has surprised her by picking her up from school. Precocious Krissy does not even think it is strange her mother honks for her to hurry along. Usually they meet on a bench nex......more