Since You've Been Gone [Mass Market Paperback]

Carlene Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 17, 2001

A decade ago, teenaged clairvoyant Rebecca Ryan gained notoriety helping the local police solve high-profile cases. Then came the shocking kidnapping that hit close to home; the first crime she couldn't solve.

Haunted by guilt since the shattering day her beloved kid brother was found murdered, Rebecca has finally made a fresh start in New Orleans. Then comes the all-too-familar vision: Mind-numbing terror. Shattering pain. The grim certainty that somewhere, a child has been kidnapped from his bed in the middle of the night. A child who shares Rebecca's last name--and perhaps, her brother's grim fate.

Back in quaint Sinclair, West Virginia, Rebecca intends to use her psychic gift to find her cousin's missing son before it's too late. But some people in town--and in the Ryan household itself--still resent her for what her second sight did. Some haven't forgiven her for what it couldn't do. And one vengeful soul is determined that Rebecca and her family will once again pay a deadly ransom...

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"Carlene Thompson creates smart, interesting characters the reader cares about within a gripping suspense story."--Judith Kelman, author of After the Fall

About the Author

Carlene Thompson has a Ph.D. in English and is a native West Virginian. She lives with her husband Keith in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. She spends her time writing and caring for the many dogs and cats she’s adopted over the last twenty years.

www.carlenethompson.us

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (September 17, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312979797
• ISBN-13: 978-0312979799
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,454,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A DEFINITE "BUY IT NOW" MUST READ THRILLER!, September 6, 2001

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Brad Stonecipher - See all my reviews

This review is from: Since You've Been Gone (Mass Market Paperback)

Carlene Thompson has written another blockbuster thrill-ride of a novel. Mrs. Thompson is going out on a limb with this one. "Since You've Been Gone" deals with a woman, Rebecca Ryan, who has ESP psychological powers. Occasionally, Rebecca will get visions in her head of another person's feelings or events that are happening to this particular person. In the past, Rebecca has even helped the police solve a few crimes. Unfortunately, there was one case in particular that Rebecca could not solve- the disappearance and murder of her younger brother, Jonnie, ten or so years ago. The killer was never apprehended.
Rebecca is currently living in New Orleans and she gets a call from her cousin Molly saying that their Aunt Esther has cancer and requests for her presence in West Virginia, the Ryan family's hometown. Rebecca immediately travels up there and on the way, she gets an attack vision of a little boy being kidnapped and being held hostage in a dark, depressing room. He is sad and in mental pain. Rebecca crashes her car into a famous tree in front of a local restaurant. She wakes up later to see Dr. Clay, and old attractive friend back from high school. After Rebecca feels better, she receives news that her cousin Molly's son, Todd, has been kidnapped and that the boy in her vision was Todd. This novels heats up drastically when the kidnapper taunts Rebecca with notes and haunting music. As Rebecca, Molly, and Clay try to determine who kidnapped Todd and what happened to Jonnie, Rebecca has to deal with her drunken mother, Suzanne, and her stepfather, FRANK. This novel of paranormal suspense is right up there with Kay Hooper's psychic series. Carlene Thompson is most certainly one of the best.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A who-dun-nit with lots of possibilities, August 13, 2002

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Denise Bentley "Kelsana" (The California Redwoods) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Since You've Been Gone (Mass Market Paperback)

An attention-grabbing mystery with a protagonist that has ESP and is able to see through the victim's eyes. Her visions are about to lead her on a chase that will keep you turning the pages. It's not the first time Rebecca Ryan has lost someone close to her. A decade ago she was part of several ongoing police investigations that left her with a desire to leave the town of Sinclair behind and never look back, but this is something she can't walk away from. It has struck too close to home and heart, and she must face the fears and guilt that have kept her prisoner all of these years.

Thompson adds more and more possibilities with the turn of every page. Every time I would figure it to be one scenario, another prospect would immerge. The end came as a total surprise, just the way I like my mysteries. If you enjoy this book another book by this author is DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES. Kelsana 8/13/02

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast Pace, A Very Good Read, October 27, 2002

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Kristi Ahlers (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Since You've Been Gone (Mass Market Paperback)

This was my first story by Carlene Thompson and I really liked it. The characters are great including the secondary characters, the pacing of the story is done real well, and there are enought twists and turns that the ending for me was a bit of a surpirse I don't mind saying.

This is a suspense story not a romance although Rebecca and Clay fall in love, there is no romantic scenes between them so those of you that are turned away from any type of romantic interest will not be disappointed by finding pages of soft looks, and discriptions of deep kisses. In fact that portion of the story is so low key as to almost be non existant. If you like suspense, murder, and a little of the paranormal you will like this book. I can hardly wait until some other titles of this authors finally are delivered to my mail box!