Customer Reviews

Lost (Mira)

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Six years ago in Split Creek, Texas, an unknown assailant killed SandyPowers, fiancee of the current Police Chief Jared Morgan. The murderer was never apprehended. Now, a message on the local high school wall announces that the killer is back.LOST is a fabulous romantic suspense with the emphasis on suspense. The thrilling story line never eases on the throttle as two major subplots tie back into the prime tale. The lead characters are a charming duo and many readers will empathize with Michaele's plight. With novels like this one, COME SUNDOWN and MORE THAN YOU KNOW, Helen R. Myers deservedly becoming a fan favorite.

From the first page I was hooked! Helen Myers has written this book in a way that flows several characters in one suspensful plot. She even had time to throw in a steamy romance between a hard core virgin and a "by the book" town sheriff.

I haven't picked up a book in a long time, but when I recieved this book as a gift I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend you read this book.

"Lost" was by far the best novel that Helen R. Myers has written! The whole book was practially ALL MYSTERY and not so much of the romance garbage! I loved ever page of the novel. Helen Myers had great characters throughout the whole novel. It also had many suspects who you thought could have been the murderer. But whoever you think is the murderer, I guarantee you that you will be wrong, because the ending shocked me. I am greatly awaiting Helen's next mystery novel coming in 2001. This book is definitely worth the money!

Helen Myers serves up a steamy, suspenseful pot-boiler with this latest release. This fascinating tale is guaranteed to keep readers on the edges of their seats until the very last, plot twisting page. This is Myers' fourth romantic suspense for the Mira mainstream line, and it is her absolute best work so far. She is certainly destined to become one of the greats of the genre.

The variation in reviews on this book are certainly evidence of a difference in expectations. Considering what I spent (little) and the publisher (Mira) I expected my money's worth. Even so, I was disappointed, because I also spent --wasted-- time on Helen Myers' predictable plotting, thinly-drawn characters and triteness. <Oh, please...give me an original thought! For books like this the romance genre deserves a bad rep.> All of it, including the sex scenes, echoed other writers who have done it before, done it better. "So many books, so little time".... I wish I'd not spent any of mine on this book!

WOW! THIS WAS AN AWESOME BOOK BY HELEN R MYERS. THE LOVE STORY TUGGED AT MY HEART STRINGS. YOU WILL ABSOLUTELY FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS COUPLE. THEY JOINED TOGETHER TO FIND THE HEROINE'S SISTER AFTER SHE HAS DISAPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE. THIS PLOT GOES THROUGH SEVERAL TWISTS AND TURNS AS WELL AS THEIR RELATIONSHIP. I EMPHASIZE AGAIN " READ THIS BOOK."

Lost had an interesting plot--full of suspects, twists, and turns. However, the two main characters, Michaele and Jared, were underdeveloped. The minor characters were much more interesting. As for the steamy love scenes, they're all alike from book to book. However, my main complaint about this book and author was the ridiculous similes occurring on every page. They were contrived and wordy. The only reason I finished the book was to find out "who done it".

Being on spring break, I only have so much time to read and I want to read the best in what time I have. I read the reveiws on this book and though, "Oh wow, this has to be a great book!" That isn't how I would characterize this book. It's not bad, but frankly, it's not that great. The plot goes something like this: Six years ago a young woman was brutally killed in her home. Flash to the present, another young woman disappears and a message is left on the school's walls "I'm back! 666." Sounds good. The book doesn't play up on this to the point that I'm fascinated with the suspense. The heroine did have a different twist with her occupation and dysfunctional family. All in all, this book is ok but it's nothing to get excited over.

She's done it again. Helen Myers knows her craft. "Lost" is a woven tapestry of complex lives in a small town. The atmosphere of danger she sets on the first page carried this reader spellbound all the way to the end. It has it all -- suspects galore, charmers and cons mixed with tender romance to add plenty of sizzle. The recipe Helen's stirred up is sure not only to entertain, but provides points to ponder long after you finish reading. I fully recommend!

My only problem with Helen Myers is that its too long between books! After willingly losing a nights sleep with LOST, I bemoan the fact that it will be a whole year before the next one. You want compelling characters, a plot that immediately draws you in and a mixed bag of suspects then this book is for you (while you're at it enjoy a steamy romance and constant suspense!). Helen R. Myers delivers!