ookirkpatrick's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
pepperjl's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kayanez89's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kbranfield's review
4.0
4.5 stars.
Last Girl Gone , the first installment in J.G. Hetherton's Laura Chambers Mystery series, is a twist-filled, suspenseful mystery.
After losing her job at the Boston Globe, Laura Chambers reluctantly returns to her small hometown in Hillsborough, NC. Now working for the Hillsborough Gazette, her latest story about the horrifying kidnapping and murder of a ten year old girl is front page news. Fighting to keep the story, Laura connects former Sheriff Don Rodgers and FBI Agent Tim Timinski in order to find out more information that might help locate the other ten year old girl who still missing. The similarities between the current cases are eerily similar to crimes that Rodgers worked on during the 1980s. Could the same killer be responsible for the kidnapping/murders in both the past and present?
Laura's fall from grace puts her right back in the life she fought so hard to leave behind after graduating from high school. Now nearly thirty, she is living with her verbally abusive and spiteful mother, Diane, and she is struggling to resurrect her career. Laura is stubborn and tenacious as she investigates both the current and previous cases while also competing with her ambitious and aggressive colleague Colin Smythe. Her interest in the fate of the still missing girl goes deeper than the story she is chasing since she genuinely cares about the ten year old girl's fate. Laura does not hesitate to put herself in harm's way in her effort to save the girl but will she escape from the twisted killer unscathed?
Laura has good instincts and she refuses to give up her quest for the truth. Despite pleas from her therapist/friend Jasmine DeVane, Don and the local police, she refuses to stop searching for answers. Bothered by inconsistencies and quite certain things are not as they appear, Laura stumbles onto shocking new evidence that puts her in the crosshairs of a clever but very troubled murderer.
Last Girl Gone is a spine-tingling mystery that is fast-paced and impossible to put down. Laura is a very intelligent, compassionate and intrepid woman whose efforts to salvage her career take a backseat to saving a kidnapped girl's life. Don and Tim are wonderful secondary characters who are never dismissive of Laura's concerns or instincts as they go the extra mile to assist her. Laura's investigation unearths several startling leads but the perpetrator's identity remains tantalizingly out of reach. With several shocking twists and unexpected turns, J.G. Hetherton brings this spellbinding mystery to a jaw-dropping conclusion. The Laura Chambers Mystery series is off to a strong beginning that will leave fans of the genre eagerly awaiting the next installment.
Last Girl Gone , the first installment in J.G. Hetherton's Laura Chambers Mystery series, is a twist-filled, suspenseful mystery.
After losing her job at the Boston Globe, Laura Chambers reluctantly returns to her small hometown in Hillsborough, NC. Now working for the Hillsborough Gazette, her latest story about the horrifying kidnapping and murder of a ten year old girl is front page news. Fighting to keep the story, Laura connects former Sheriff Don Rodgers and FBI Agent Tim Timinski in order to find out more information that might help locate the other ten year old girl who still missing. The similarities between the current cases are eerily similar to crimes that Rodgers worked on during the 1980s. Could the same killer be responsible for the kidnapping/murders in both the past and present?
Laura's fall from grace puts her right back in the life she fought so hard to leave behind after graduating from high school. Now nearly thirty, she is living with her verbally abusive and spiteful mother, Diane, and she is struggling to resurrect her career. Laura is stubborn and tenacious as she investigates both the current and previous cases while also competing with her ambitious and aggressive colleague Colin Smythe. Her interest in the fate of the still missing girl goes deeper than the story she is chasing since she genuinely cares about the ten year old girl's fate. Laura does not hesitate to put herself in harm's way in her effort to save the girl but will she escape from the twisted killer unscathed?
Laura has good instincts and she refuses to give up her quest for the truth. Despite pleas from her therapist/friend Jasmine DeVane, Don and the local police, she refuses to stop searching for answers. Bothered by inconsistencies and quite certain things are not as they appear, Laura stumbles onto shocking new evidence that puts her in the crosshairs of a clever but very troubled murderer.
Last Girl Gone is a spine-tingling mystery that is fast-paced and impossible to put down. Laura is a very intelligent, compassionate and intrepid woman whose efforts to salvage her career take a backseat to saving a kidnapped girl's life. Don and Tim are wonderful secondary characters who are never dismissive of Laura's concerns or instincts as they go the extra mile to assist her. Laura's investigation unearths several startling leads but the perpetrator's identity remains tantalizingly out of reach. With several shocking twists and unexpected turns, J.G. Hetherton brings this spellbinding mystery to a jaw-dropping conclusion. The Laura Chambers Mystery series is off to a strong beginning that will leave fans of the genre eagerly awaiting the next installment.
bookkat's review
3.0
A fun read, in part because it was set in Hillsborough, NC, which is very familiar to me. Laura is a journalist who returns to her hometown after being fired from a city paper. She obsessively investigates a series of missing girls, often stepping over authority lines. Numerous twists and turns sometimes too many to keep track of.
lenirlcosta's review
5.0
Great thriller! Very well paced, well constructed characters and plot and great twist. Loved the antagonism between the main characters and the small town. Absolutely detested most of the character, as we were meant to do. Can I just ask what's up with it always being the freaking therapist, nowadays? This is like the 3 in 4, on a row, for me! Hahaha I did not see this one coming, though. Definitely gonna pick up the sequel next year.
abarnson's review
2.0
I couldn’t finish it. The book was confusing and I just didn’t like it. I tried. I read about 6 or 7 chapters. So this was DNF.
rkarjane's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ermanem's review
3.0
3.5 stars. This book had trouble holding my attention to the point where I took a break and forgot the plot. I had to backtrack just to remember what was going on. It was a decent book but the narration was so slow for me I had to turn the speed up. It was also a slower burn than I would have liked it to be. Otherwise definitely worth the read/listen.
tuskergirl's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0