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Missing, Assumed Dead

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The high desert country of eastern Oregon is a harsh and desolate land. It's a good place to hide if you're running from something, or if you don't want the rest of the world to know what you've been up to. It isn't a nice place for a city girl.

Kam McBride receives a letter from the justice court in Rosewood, Oregon, a town she has never been to. The letter tells her that she is the last living relative of Salvadore Vasco, a man she has never heard of. Mr. Vasco is dead, and she has been appointed the executor of his estate. She travels to the little town, population 12, to discover that nothing is what it appears to be.

Vasco disappeared seven years ago and is assumed dead. Where did he go? What happened to him? Why is the local judge so interested in buying the tiny patch of land that was all he owned? With the help of a deputy sheriff, Kam must unravel the mystery surrounding Vasco's disappearance, and keep herself alive while she searches for the truth.

This is a nice, fast-paced thriller with an interesting setting, good characters, a little romance, a lot of action and a truly creepy villian. Try it, you'll like it.

This is a wonderful tale set right here in my home state of Oregon.

Fictional with the flair and feeling of what the terrain and weather is like on our side of the Cascade Mountains adding in the mystery, flips and turns of a very good mystery thriller that only Marva Dasef in her descriptive and unique way can capture.

I could not put this story down until the last word was read! I give Missing, Assumed Dead thumbs up!!

Action packed, suspenseful, with a good dose of mystery. Ms. Dasef had me hooked from the first page through to the end. Highly recommend this read!

Ms. Dasef has proved she can carry a story in many genres. Missing and Assumed Dead is a another great read. Kam grants her mother's wishes and gets involved with a mystery plus meets a love interest. The high desert country of Oregon is a terrific setting for this action mystery, the plot is well thought out, the characters realistically drawn. Of course my favorite character is Bev. I do think she deserves a book of her own. The action is tense.Another page turner that will keep you glued until you read the words, the end.

I enjoyed this most of the time. The quickness of the romance between the two main characters didn't sit well with me. Loved the author's knowledge of Oregon. Never knew the state had a desert! Lots of twists and suspense. I would recommend this to readers of romance.

Missing Assumed Dead by Marva Dasef

In this fast paced mystery suspense, Kam McBride is summoned to a small town in Eastern Oregon to settle probate on a property of a distant relative she wasn't aware existed, until now.

Kam agrees to go to Eastern Oregon only to appease her mother's wishes of obtaining any family photographs, or family documents, but when Kam arrives in the hot and dusty town, things get a lot more complicated as she delves into what really happened to her long lost relative, Salvadore Vasco, seven years prior.

As she slowly uncovers the town's layered secrets, with the help of a hunky sheriff deputy, and her life is threatened more than once, Kam realizes she's stumbled onto a much deeper mystery than she bargained for.

Ms. Dasef's harrowing action scenes and interesting characters drew me in to the end of this tight mystery, and there are some fascinating twists, which add to the flavor of this story. I felt the intimacy scenes were a little rushed, but that's the romantic in me, and sometimes Kam's character was a little too hard headed for her own good, but thankfully Mitch was able to gently steer her in the right direction. Occasionally, I was distracted by the `he said, she did this' passages, but all in all, Missing Assumed Dead is a solid and unique mystery, with great action and atmosphere, and interesting secondary characters. As an Oregonian, I definitely enjoyed this read and would recommend it for all mystery suspense enthusiasts.

S. Durham

Ms. Dasef packed everything I like into this book...romance and mystery. This storyteller wove entertaining characters, murder, and romantic heat into this page-turner. The setting in a desolate area of East Oregon was the perfect backdrop to play out the non-stop action. I must admit I did not see the ending coming.

A woman is invited to act as her long-missing relative's agent at a probate hearing. She finds more than she bargained for when she visits the tiny community in rural Oregon.

Kam hadn't even known about her Basque side, until her genealogist mother shows her pictures. Charged with bringing back any family mementos and taking a little vacation, Kam, a program analyst, soon discovers there's plenty of action in the back country, starting with the handsome deputy Mitch who comes to her rescue when she gets lost trying to find town.

It's not long before Kam hears versions of her missing relative, Vasco's, disappearance, starting with his friends, ending with a corrupt judge and an unprofessional sheriff. Add in a young girl with multiple personality disorder, white supremacy creeps, blazing guns and a friendly spirit who wants to make sure her brother winds up with the right life partner and you've got one high-spirited read.

An enjoyable, quickly-paced contemporary romantic mystery with quirky characters.

I've read several of Marva's novels, each in a different genre, and they're all terrific. She's a talented author! In addition to the Oregon setting, which I enjoyed, this action-packed mystery is rich with colorful characters, a tight plot, and a warm romance. Recommended!--L.J. Sellers, author of the Detective Jackson mysteries