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A review by thebookpear
Long Time Gone by Charlie Donlea
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Dr. Sloan Hastings is pursuing a forensic pathology career, and her fellowship research project requires her to submit her DNA to an online genealogy site. She does so a little apprehensively because she is adopted and has never tried to find her biological parents. Her DNA results reveal a disturbing connection to a decades old cold case, the mysterious disappearance of a baby and her parents.
I really enjoyed Long Time Gone! I loved how it kicked off with a crime fiction type storyline involving forensic pathology and genetic genealogy. I was immediately hooked by the plot, sucked into mystery of Baby Charlotte, and intrigued by Margolis family's hold on the small town of Cedar Lake. The dual timelines and short chapters propelled the story forward at a perfect simmering medium pace. Donlea writes characters that really stick with you, I was rooting for Sloan and Eric to find the truth and heal from their traumatic pasts. You do have to suspend disbelief a tiny bit at the end, but overall I thought it was an incredible story!
4.5 rounded up!
I really enjoyed Long Time Gone! I loved how it kicked off with a crime fiction type storyline involving forensic pathology and genetic genealogy. I was immediately hooked by the plot, sucked into mystery of Baby Charlotte, and intrigued by Margolis family's hold on the small town of Cedar Lake. The dual timelines and short chapters propelled the story forward at a perfect simmering medium pace. Donlea writes characters that really stick with you, I was rooting for Sloan and Eric to find the truth and heal from their traumatic pasts. You do have to suspend disbelief a tiny bit at the end, but overall I thought it was an incredible story!
4.5 rounded up!