Monica’s stomach fluttered with excitement as she told the interesting man she’d been flirting with online for weeks all about her weekend plans. He was a great match, and they had so many things in common. But sometimes your life can come down to one single bad decision… NYPD Computer-crimes detective Connor Mitchel’s sister is missing. As he combs through his sister’s life, he realizes … he realizes Monica might not have been this killer’s first target–or his last. In a twisted game of cat and mouse, Connor thinks he’s finally found the man responsible for his sister’s disappearance. Unfortunately, he’ll first need to convince the shy, distrustful Evelyn Price she could be the next victim tangled in the murderer’s web if she doesn’t agree to help him catch the killer. But just as Connor and Evelyn close in on their quarry, the killer has one last trick up his sleeve that could trap them all…
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Gabriel Wilson, Became a killer early on A Guy With Money and Looks
He’s Got it all.
Gabriel was a weird one,
Always building things with wood
Birdhouses… But the things he does with them.
But he also likes to have his little play things .
Things happened when he was younger that made Gabriel more crazy.
This was my first read by this author its a Good book i definitely
recommend to others…
Actually won this copy in a give away .. This review is all my thoughts fabulous book I really liked it.. These are my favorite kind of books….
A romantic suspense, we already know who the kidnapper is straight away.
Evelyn has been though her own demons but she’s still strong. I loved reading her grow as a person and her relationship with Connor. He’s so understanding and the perfect gentlemen.
The kidnapper’s POV was very intriguing.
“Some people believed money was the root of all evil, but Gabriel Wilson knew they were wrong. He’d always been evil. Money just made his life more fun.”
Evelyn Price wants the lucrative deal of web designing for Gabriel Wilson. Little does she know that she is about to get entangled in so much more.
Detective Connor Mitchel is out to catch Gabriel Wilson. He is convinced that Gabriel has kidnapped his sister. Connor begins to piece together other cases that may tie to him. With Gabriel’s money, it’s hard to get far in his suspicions.
Connor and Evelyn begin to work together to find out what is going on. Unfortunately, this only makes Gabriel more intent to toy with Evelyn, if for no other reason than to torment Connor.
As thing escalate, Connor and Evelyn lean on each other. Together, they will find a way to get Connor’s sister back and bring Gabriel down.
Great book! Loved the twists and turns. This is my first read by this author and I look forward to reading more.
Girl Long Gone looked exciting from the blurb, but it fell flat for me. It took me a bit to finish it, I expected alot more suspense, to keep my interest, but after a couple of chapters you can pretty much figure out what was going to happen. For a Dectective Conner seemed to be all over the place, and we can’t forget the insta-love aspect between Evelyn and him. The ending seemed abrupt, I would of liked to have to see how Monica is dealing with what happened to her. If you like romantic suspense then this one is for you. I will say they are some parts that were hard to read.
I received this from Netgalley.
Danielle M. Haas is a new to me author. Romantic suspense is one of the genres I like to read but I’m very picky. The synopsis of Girl Long Gone was intriguing, so I decided to give it a shot. I’m glad I did. It was a good story that I enjoyed from the start. I recommend it if you’re a fan of romantic suspense.
Get ready for the ultimate level of suspense and mystery! Connor’s sister has been kidnapped, and he is extremely frustrated because although he’s a detective, he’s been taken off the case. Determined to find out who took his sister and get her back safely, he works his own angle ends up meeting Evelyn, who he believes is the killer’s next target. Evelyn has decided to attempt to date thanks to her friends nagging, and decides, as a way to ease into it would be to go on a date with someone she went to high school with. She doesn’t know him well but he’s familiar because of their knowing of each other in the past. But once Connor and Evelyn meet, things start to progress and the killer begins to toy with them as he knows they are both on to him. In the end, I didn’t see any of what happened coming, and found myself thoroughly involved in helping Connor put the clues together. In combination with the suspense and mystery, we also found Connor and Evelyn explore the chemistry they realize they have early on, and we see Evelyn work through her past trauma. This book was interesting because we find out who the murder is in the beginning and throughout the storyline we see the detective work to put things together and piece together the clues to find out who it is. While I enjoyed that, it also became somewhat frustrating when Connor had trouble connecting the dots. Overall, I definitely enjoyed this book!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
I remember reading this author once before so when I seen this one I jumped at it. The bonus side too was it was a suspense thriller the kind I had been reading left and right. Needless to say this too no time at all to breeze through it because once it gets you it holds on tight. Evelyn I really liked she was a character you saw develop right before your eyes with the pieces at the right time. Conner will tug at times at your heart because it shows emotions in the right doses at the right time. In the search for his sister other things will be revealed with the level of suspense ramping up as it should. When the peak comes you are on the edge ready to fall. For us romance lovers it also has it place in the right spots with them leaving that smile. Dead or alive is the way it will end one way or another.
This book starts out with a scene that makes you feel like you are going to dive into a dark serial killers mind and live there for a bit. The story has two story lines going on and while reading I got lost a few times in the love story between the police officer and the woman he is protecting. I kinda forgot about his poor abducted sister. Connors sister is taken by a ruthless man and time is running out. Along the way Connor meets Evelyn who is also in danger. The romance and angst between Connor and Evelyn is HOT!! I just felt like the story lines needed to be synced up better. I just felt like one minute I was in the middle of a mystery the next a love story. I read this entire book
In one sitting and I did enjoy it!! I actually wanted more of the romance!! It’s not easy to write a great love scene, but this author did that incredibly well!! loved it.
I’m torn between did I like this book of didn’t. Truthfully, I’d rather of had it just be a suspense book and leave the romance out. I enjoyed the premise of the book and Gabriel is so twisted. I struggled to get past the all consuming romance. I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher and I’m voluntarily providing an honest review.
I don’t totally know how I feel about this story. I think I give it 2,5 stars.
The plot was great and I really liked that we actually know who the killer is right from the start.
But I really didn’t like the romance . I thought it was forced and they should have just stayed friends at least until later when the case was solved. It is like sometimes Connor forgets his sister Monica who is in the hands of the killer (Gabriel) just so he can protect Evelyn. And Evelyn becomes this woman who needs protection and saving in stead of being the resilient woman she always has been.
But the scenes with the investigation and Gabriel what has lead to what he has become are magnificent.
Gabriel is so scary. What he is doing and his methods and his motive are so scary and gory and I am definitely never using online dating again;)!
I loved Evelyn’s and Gabriel’s ending scenes in the cellar. She becomes such a badass of a woman and she fights with her whole being to stay alive. You go girl;).
Evelyn has had a horrible childhood so just be aware of pedophilia, child assault and other bad things her parents made her do for money. It was very had to read but essential to the plot line.
I got this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Girl Long Gone is the first book I’ve ever read by this author. But I’m a romantic suspense junkie so I’m always up for reading those type of books by new-to-me authors. With that said, let’s jump right in!
What I liked about the book: The story flowed well, the writing was good, and the action was fast-paced. All great elements to a really good romantic suspense book.
What I didn’t like about the book: While there was some mystery to the story, I honestly think the mystery could have been a little better. Now, I understand there are time constraints and sometimes word count constraints authors have to work with, so giving this author the benefit of the doubt here that maybe something like that played into how the story was laid out. While there was some mystery surrounding who helped the villain, I think the story could have been explosive if the author had made us guess a bit more regarding who the villain actually was. So in that aspect, I was a little disappointed.
NICUnurse’s Rating: I’ve stated a few times in the last few months’ reviews that this pandemic and shelter-in-place has had me in a weird headspace, so I realize that could also be shaping how I view this book. All in all, Girl Long Gone was an entertaining read. It might not have been couldn’t put it down entertaining, but it wasn’t a waste of my time by any stretch of the imagination. I’d love to see the author stretch her legs a bit and show us a book with even more twists and turns to it to keep us readers guessing a bit more than this one did. I see the potential to do that even in this story, so I hope she’ll do that in her next romantic suspense book. I’ll be looking for it! And I’m probably going to run to Amazon and download a couple more of her books. She has me intrigued and I guess that’s the goal, right?
I give Girl Long Gone by Danielle M. Haas 4 out of 5 stars!
Detective Connor Mitchel has never felt so helpless. His sister, Monica, is missing. Told that he cannot be involved in the search for her, he defies his boss, and begins to investigate himself.
The only clue he has is that Monica recently signed on to a dating site and she’s only spoken to one man. Being a computer-crimes expert, he is able to follow the man he thinks is responsible. His gut feeling is that this was not his first abduction and almost certainly will not be the last.
The man he feels is responsible is now targeting another woman … Evelyn Price. She knew the man from high school and it’s going to take a lot of convincing to keep her safe.
Are they the hunters…. or are they being set up by a cunning killer? The closer they get to him, the closer to danger Mitchel and Price get.
This is a well done suspenseful story nicely balanced with romance. The intimate moments are quite detailed and may not be to everyone’s taste. It sizzles with spice. The characters of Mitchel and Price are skillfully drawn and likeable. The bad guy is revealed early in the story, but it doesn’t take anything away from the tension which remains steady until the final explosive ending.
Many thanks to the author / Entangled Publishing – Amara / Netgalley for the digital copy of this Romantic Suspense. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
A great story that reminds us that real monsters do live among us. When Connor’s sister goes missing, he knows that every minute counts in the effort to find her. Evelyn becomes his key to finding her and also an important part of his life. The story is an adrenaline rush that keeps the pressure on the reader to turn the pages and see what sick turn the killer will take next. The author does a really great job of slowly turning the screws and turning up the heat to the very end. I love the way she switches the scenes at times just when something major is about to take place which enhances that sense of anticipation. The dramatic effects would make for a great movie.
Nail-biting race to stop a killer but execution had some issues
Yes, I was caught up in the race to stop the evil Gabriel from continuing his sadistic kidnapping spree. The basic outline of that part of the plot was good, but I could not get past a string of inconsistent and/or unrealistic details that got me questioning the story and impeding its flow.
I also felt this story tried to become too many things at once. Is it a thriller or is it a romance? I did not really care for the Insta-attraction romance and found it totally wrong when they got so caught up in each other with the Connor’s sister still missing and in the hands of a crazy dangerous killer!
Connor, the male lead, also gets way too much freedom to roam around and do his own investigating. And his attitude, knowledge and actions definitely don’t jive with his position as a detective on the Computer Crimes Squad. After his initial check of his sister’s online history, he’s crashing about town while he leaves others, civilians at that, doing online research?!
Gabriel, the villain who was outed from chapter one, maintains too much mystery all the way through the story’s end. I wanted way more explanation for the what, whys and how many times attached to his macabre crimes.
In sum, I liked the overall thriller aspect of the story but felt it needed better attention to making the details believable and much more focus on Gabriel’s methods, i.e. how he chose his victims, how he entrapped them, what he did with them, etc.
Thanks to Entangled and NetGalley for providing an advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review and the opinions expressed are my own.
This book is a delight for any romantic suspense fan. Girl Long Gone is a rush of excitement from the first paragraph. Gabriel is a slimy, wealthy man whose twisted mind has gotten twistier as he has aged. This time, though, he picked on the wrong person. I won’t give away the plot, I’ll only say I was glued to my seat as I read, and I swallowed this book in two settings. I’ve come to expect suspense from Miss Haas, and she certainly brought it here. Her best book to date and one not to be missed.
So we meet Connor who decides to find out why his sister disappeared, who took her, answers he needs answers and the police are not getting them so he will. He hooks up with Evelyn who had the unfortunate meeting with Gabriel, he is the bad guy and we know this from the get go. I was interested because we enjoy the back and forth, and how Gabriel is and gets away with stuff. What I really didn’t care for was Evelyn and why she was a part of the story she seemed unnecessary for me.
rcvd an ARC at no cost to author..(netgalley) voluntarily reviewed with my own thoughts and opinions
Girl Long Gone by Danielle M. Haas a five-star read that wont ever leave you. I enjoyed this one overall, I did enjoy the romance aspect of this thriller, but I did wonder how realistic this would be, would you really be starting a relationship with your sister missing, especially with someone who was likely the next victim? That being said, once I realised that love/lust hots us all differently and usually at the worst possible time, this became a great thriller and even though it was backwards as we know who the baddie is from the start, but even so it kept me hooked, there was something about the cat and mousiness of it all, that just kept it so easy to be engaged with, the writing is very well done and I will definitely be looking out for more from this author.