Missing Rebecca [Kindle Edition]

John Worsley Simpson (Author)

Book Description

Death and deception. After a whirlwind romance, Liam and Rebecca marry, knowing almost nothing of each other's backgrounds. Only months later, on an afternoon shopping trip to a mall in the Buffalo, New York, suburb of Cheektowaga, Rebecca vanishes, seemingly abducted. Or did she make herself disappear? Was the marriage a sham? Was Liam a dupe? This is a novel of high crimes and dark shadows, involving the immensely profitable drug industry in which exclusive access to the market for a medication can mean billions of dollars, and holding on to that exclusivity might lead to lies, deceit, corruption, payoffs, and even murder.

Product Details

• File Size: 409 KB
• Print Length: 216 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007QLK8DU
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #895,429 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars A Cornucopia of Mayhem, Mystery & Machinations September 28, 2012

By CabinGoddess

Format:Kindle Edition

I love a good mystery, especially one promising to have things hidden in dark corners and the idea of it being in a world I feel is pretty corrupt over all, our drug industry. This book truly intrigued me and I jumped for the chance to read and review. The most important things I require to rate a book a good mystery are:

**Suspense and creative action
**Keeps me guessing with character twists and puzzles.
**Good character builds and believable settings.
**Surprises me till the end

There was tons of great suspense and a lot of action. From start to finish we were running along, tying our shoes and tucking in our shirts just to stay caught up. To the point where I wasn't sure if I was going to the Ball or to McDonald's for lunch. One minute the Russian Mob was trying to kidnap them or managing to do so, torture information out of them. The next some corrupt officials from some odd FDA office are doing the same thing. Throw in my favorite program WITSEC and a wayward witness and.. wait where are we going? It has a whirlwind romance, whirlwind hijinks, and whirlwind craziness.

It definitely kept me guessing, some of it good, and some of it not so good. The good was I never saw things coming! The puzzles presented were just mind-boggling. Since this is a mystery I cannot go into details on what worked and what did not work for me. A lot of the problems I had were because there was not enough information given. Things just were not fleshed out so I had to take it at face value.

My biggest problem, the character builds. I do not have a problem not liking characters, but the only one I liked, was the U.S. Marshal and he was just not in it enough. I did not like Rebecca for many good and if you read the book obvious reasons. I started off liking Liam only to want to kick him a lot, which still is OK. Liam is the most complex character but I grew up in that world of big money and a lot of responsibilities and being able to live like he did. Some of that stuff just did not jive with me, but again that is me. If I had not known the ins and outs of the accounting I would not have caught on to the inconsistencies. The settings were there, believable however not enough descriptors! I wanted to have the scent of the breeze, the flow of her hair, the light in the room etc. It felt rushed and not very three-dimensional.

I enjoyed the story and the idea behind the story and the puzzles through to the end. I did not stop reading it once I started. I only put it down when things frustrated me and to sleep for the couple of days while I was reading it. As I was nearing the end I really was getting excited, it seemed to be coming together and seemed it may not let me down. Without spoiling Missing Rebecca, I did not see the end coming and the end was.... jarringly unexpected and not really in a goodway.

Full of suspense, mystery and thrills. I would recommend those who want a quick read at the airport. Be prepared it has a lot of f-bombs being dropped and some really over the top mob stereo types. The swearing did not bother me, but it may bother others! It was OK, I did not hate it, did not love it, but it worked for a weekend read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced Mystery October 20, 2012

By Yvonne Reviews

Format:Kindle Edition

Liam Peters falls in love and marries Rebecca Hancock after a whirlwind romance. Only a couple of months after their marriage, Rebecca is kidnapped from a shopping mall. Liam does everything in his power to find her, but the police are less than helpful.

As Liam desperately searches for his wife, he discovers she might not be the innocent woman he thought. Perhaps there was a reason for their quick romance and marriage which had nothing to do with love. Liam doesn't want to believe it, but he quickly realizes he was played for a fool.

As he does his own investigation, he discovers his wife was mixed up in quite a few illegal activies. His own life hangs in the balance as he comes up against the Russian mob, corrupt pharmaceutical people, and US Marshals. As Liam travels across the country to find his wife, readers will be on a rollercoaster themselves as they try to figure out the bad guys from the good guys.

The premise of this story is captivating and it has the potential for a great storyline, but I felt as if I needed more. I wanted to know the characters better than I did. There were a few slow parts in the middle of the book, but I thought it got off to a great start and had a great end.

I loved that the author kept giving us twists and turns to the point that the readers have no clue which characters to trust. We needed a score card to keep this straight, which I found fun. Missing Rebecca is a quick read and suspense lovers will enjoy this one.

FTC Disclosure: The Partners in Crime Blog Tour provided me with a copy of this book to review. This did not influence my thoughts and opinions in any way. All opinions expressed are my own.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars More! I Wanted MORE! October 19, 2012

By Lori Caswell TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

No one is who they seem to be! Nothing is as it appears! I get that but... More, I wanted more.

The premise of this story is very sound and very intriguing and this could have been an awesome story. As is it's o.k. but it needs to really be expanded.

The characters need to be better developed. There is no one to root for in this story. No one the reader becomes invested in. Also everything seems to happen at a frantic pace from Liam and Rebecca's wedding to the search and the traveling hither and yon. At times this pace adds to the suspense but it clearly draws away from it in others. The whole thing needed more detail and back story, the why so the reader can understand the journey. This story has a short story feel.

A quick mystery with twists that will keep you guessing past the final page. But like me you will be wanting MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!