Girl Missing [Audiobook, CD, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Tess Gerritsen (Author), Susan Ericksen (Reader)

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Product Description

THE FIRST BODY IS A MYSTERY.
She’s young. She’s beautiful. And her corpse, laid out in the office of Boston medical examiner Kat Novak, betrays no secrets – except for a matchbook clutched in one stiff hand, seven numbers scrawled inside.

THE NEXT BODY IS A WARNING.
When a second victim is discovered, Kat begins to fear that a serial killer is stalking the streets. The police are sceptical. The mayor won’t listen. And Kat’s chief suspect is one of the town’s most prominent citizens.

THE FINAL BODY . . . MIGHT BE HERS.
With the death toll rising, Kat races to expose a deadly predator who is closer than she ever dreamt. And every move she makes could be her very last.

About the Author

Tess Gerritsen left a successful practice as an internist to raise her children and concentrate on her writing. She gained nationwide acclaim for her first novel of medical suspense, the New York Times bestseller Harvest, and went on to write many more top-5 bestsellers. Tess lives with her family in Maine.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged; Unabridged edition (December 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1441817867
• ISBN-13: 978-1441817860
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #242,226 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Early Gerritsen novel rereleased, not worth picking up, February 13, 2010

By	Bill Garrison (Oklahoma City, OK USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)    (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Girl Missing (Audio CD)

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Tess Gerrittsen's GIRL MISSING is an audiobook only release that is a reprint of a mid 1990s book she wrote. As the author says in the introduction, this is one of her first forays into suspense after spending a lot of years writing romance. I've read several recent Gerritsen novels, and was excited to get this book through the Amazon Vine program. Truthfully, this is a plain vanilla novel that lacks the suspense and twists and turns that highlight the author's later works.

Long time heroine Kat Novak is the medical examiner and recently divorced. A sudden slew of deaths are coming in, and Kat can't explain why they died. But, she finds a phone number in one of the dead girl's pocket. The number is Adam Quantrell's, the rich CEO of a pharmaceutical company. She suspects him at first, but soon finds that Adam is concerned his daughter Maeve is involved in drugs.

The biggest problem for me in this book is that the plot never advances past the first level. There is never a discovery that leads to a new mystery. Kat and Adam spend the entire novel trying to figure out what drug is killing the kids and where it came from.

While interesting, this novel isn't nearly as good as Gerritsen's latest thrillers. I recommend you take a pass on this one.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mildly interesting mystery but too much romance..., January 26, 2010

By	Denise "DC" (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)

This review is from: Girl Missing (Audio CD)

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It's difficult to get the gist of what this book is about from reading the fairly inaccurate product description. This was a mystery about the deaths of some young people from a new narcotic-type drug that hadn't been released to market yet. Kat Novak, the medical examiner, gets suspicious that there's more to these deaths than accidental drug overdoses.

I have read all of Tess Gerritsen's previous suspense books and even some of her early romances. It is easy to see the progression and development of her skills as author by reading them in order of publication dates. It was fairly evident that this was an earlier work, but without having seen the original printed book, Peggy Sue Got Murdered, I can't say for certain what changes and updates were made for this particular version of the novel.

This is a review of an audiobook, which I find quite a different medium than print, and tend to like and enjoy less. I found the narrator of this version to be acceptable, but some of her voices, accents and affectations did bother me somewhat -- especially the male voices. Adam sounded completely stilted most of the time and the cops were portrayed as whiny and inept (so cliche). Some of her pronunciations of medical and chemical terms were off -- perhaps some coaching should have been done prior to the recording session. I feel that it would enhance the audiobook if different voices were used for the various characters - make it much more realistic and dramatic.

As far as a story -- well this was OK. I didn't think the denouement was very exciting and the motivation for the murders was slim. The last action packed chapter again is typical of the genre -- men and women go beyond normal human capabilities to survive against incredible odds. I could have done completely without the romance part -- Tess reduced Kat Novak to a simpering fool in the face of her love for Adam and once again we have another rich knight in white armour rescue of a damsel in distress (emotional or physical -- it's all the same). I prefer my suspense thrillers to have less focus on the love interest and more on the science and the procedure. Typical forensic pathologists do not go investigate cases in the field, but we wouldn't have many thrillers to read if the authors didn't write them doing exactly that or if they left them in their labs!!

So, all in all, the book was fairly enjoyable but unremarkable. I like Tess Gerritsen's recent suspense and thriller novels so much better and still plan to buy them. But this one can be skipped or borrowed!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Trapped in My Car Without ANother Choice, May 21, 2010

By	Lee S. Mairs (Romney, WV United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Girl Missing (Audio CD)

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I liked neither the story nor the reading. In fact, the only reason I finished listening to the CDs was that I was trapped in my car on a long trip without any alternative other than Bluegrass music on XM radio.
I find it as annoying as a finger nail being slowly dragged across a blackboard to be forced to listen to characters explain their inner feelings time and time again. If one is talking to a possible murderer, one does not occupy ones mind with thoughts of what in the murderer's inner self caused him to say that! Might be this is a "guy thing", but it drives me up a wall!