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Mystery · 2006 · PG-13

Gone

by Lisa Gardner

A toddler is missing. His mother says his father took him. The father says he didn't.

From the bestselling author of Alone and The Killing Hour comes a thriller that goes from heartbreaking to heartstopping in the blink of an eye.… When someone you love vanishes without a trace, how far would you go to get them back? For ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy, it’s the beginning of his worst nightmare: a car abandoned on a desolate stretch of Oregon highway, engine running, purse on the driver’s seat. And his estranged wife, Rainie Conner, gone, leaving no clue to her fate. Did one of the ghosts from Rainie’s troubled past finally catch up with her? Or could her disappearance be the res

For14+GenreMysteryLength359 pagesRead time~10 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Some

Moderate violence — a missing toddler; the investigation; threats

Language

Some

Moderate profanity — D

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No meaningful substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

A missing child — the sustained dread; the parents' competing stories; D

What this book is about

Sergeant Detective D.D. Warren of the Boston Police catches a missing child case: a toddler last seen with his father during a custody exchange. The father denies taking him. The mother has a past. Gone is the first D.D. Warren novel — introducing one of crime fiction's most compelling female detectives.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

A missing toddler — the central emotional driver

D.D. Warren's introduction — one of crime fiction's most compelling detectives

The parents' competing stories — neither is fully trustworthy

First in the D.D. Warren series — 11+ books

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