Review of Disappearance
Posted: 01 Sep 2024, 15:15
[Following is a volunteer review of "Disappearance" by Julien Ayotte.]
Do you feel safe going about your daily activities? What if you knew that there could always be someone looking for you with horrible intentions? And that they probably want to kill you? The participants in the WITSEC (Witness Protection) program feel this kind of fear every day. They have to trust the US Marshals, who vowed to keep them safe with their very lives. For more information on what happens when they can’t, read Disappearance by Julien Ayotte.
The story centers on Paul O’Malley and Jason St. Clair, two US Marshals sent to find “The Phantom,” a man accused of killing two WITSEC witnesses and attempting the murder of a third. This “Phantom” was a very good liar and had even convinced his wife that he was a good man with a legitimate job. O’Malley and St. Claire enlisted the help of former FBI agent Harry Esten and current agent Sean Connors.
Harry and Sean did most of the initial legwork and computer work that was involved in locating the whereabouts of this man, but he was always one step ahead. O’Malley and St. Clair followed “The. Phantom“ and his wife all over this side of the world. Once the two fugitives decided to remove their residence from the US, they traveled all over the Caribbean, too. The couple went first to Honduras on a vacation, and then they made their decision to stay forever. Did the Marshals catch up with them? Did they get away clean? Did Harry and Sean make a real difference in the outcome? The answers to these and other questions can be answered by reading the book for yourself.
I really enjoyed that most of the chapters in this book were labeled with the location where they took place. This was extremely helpful since the action never stayed in one location for very long. I also liked the relationship between Harry Esten and his wife, Laura. They were extremely lucky to have found each other, especially given the circumstances of their meeting. There was really nothing that I did not like. There were very few errors and little profanity.
Because of these facts, I rate this novel 5 out of 5 stars. I believe that it was professionally edited and extremely well done. My recommendation would be to lovers of novels involving a suspenseful chase. It is not a mystery because we know the crimes’ perpetrator almost from the beginning, but it is very thrilling.
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Disappearance
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Do you feel safe going about your daily activities? What if you knew that there could always be someone looking for you with horrible intentions? And that they probably want to kill you? The participants in the WITSEC (Witness Protection) program feel this kind of fear every day. They have to trust the US Marshals, who vowed to keep them safe with their very lives. For more information on what happens when they can’t, read Disappearance by Julien Ayotte.
The story centers on Paul O’Malley and Jason St. Clair, two US Marshals sent to find “The Phantom,” a man accused of killing two WITSEC witnesses and attempting the murder of a third. This “Phantom” was a very good liar and had even convinced his wife that he was a good man with a legitimate job. O’Malley and St. Claire enlisted the help of former FBI agent Harry Esten and current agent Sean Connors.
Harry and Sean did most of the initial legwork and computer work that was involved in locating the whereabouts of this man, but he was always one step ahead. O’Malley and St. Clair followed “The. Phantom“ and his wife all over this side of the world. Once the two fugitives decided to remove their residence from the US, they traveled all over the Caribbean, too. The couple went first to Honduras on a vacation, and then they made their decision to stay forever. Did the Marshals catch up with them? Did they get away clean? Did Harry and Sean make a real difference in the outcome? The answers to these and other questions can be answered by reading the book for yourself.
I really enjoyed that most of the chapters in this book were labeled with the location where they took place. This was extremely helpful since the action never stayed in one location for very long. I also liked the relationship between Harry Esten and his wife, Laura. They were extremely lucky to have found each other, especially given the circumstances of their meeting. There was really nothing that I did not like. There were very few errors and little profanity.
Because of these facts, I rate this novel 5 out of 5 stars. I believe that it was professionally edited and extremely well done. My recommendation would be to lovers of novels involving a suspenseful chase. It is not a mystery because we know the crimes’ perpetrator almost from the beginning, but it is very thrilling.
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Disappearance
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon