Edgar Award finalist Ben Rehder’s novels have made best-of-the-year lists in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Field & Stream. GONE THE NEXT is the first novel in the Roy Ballard mystery series. About GONE THE NEXT:Meet Roy Ballard, freelance videographer with a knack for catching insurance cheats. He’s working a routine case, complete with hours of tedious surveillance, … complete with hours of tedious surveillance, when he sees something that shakes him to the core. There, with the subject, is a little blond girl wearing a pink top and denim shorts—the same outfit worn by Tracy Turner, a six-year-old abducted the day before. When the police are skeptical of Ballard’s report—and with his history, who can blame them?—it’s the beginning of the most important case of his life.
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Great read!!
Well done. Good character development. Crisp dialogue. Minimal plot devices. Emphasis is on the search, not victim, which keeps everything moving.
Wonderful easy read
Kidnapping is always scary, and the depiction of how the kidnapper thinks heightens the reader’s fears, making it hard not to keep turning the pages. Super ending!
Wonderful book, hard to put down!
I like the books that are both witty and page turning with suspense. This has both.
Couldn’t put it down!
Love these characters! Will be buying more right now
I liked it a lot, light reading but very entertaining. Interesting as well.
enjoyable, quick reading, interesting plot
Loved it!
Really loved this book! This author has gone to the top of my list for author’s to read. I probably read 100 plus books a year and he grabbed my attention from the beginning and I wanted more. More of the main character, more of the story, just more of this author’s work. I don’t usually research authors but will be trying to find more of his …
New author for me and I enjoyed this book.
Entertaining and easy to read.
Couldn’t put it down!
What a great book!
Book was good except the chapters by the kidnapper where confusing to me. I didn’t know which kidnapper it was. So probably won’t read this author again.
Plot twist at the end. Very good read.
I enjoyed this book but I much prefer Rehder’s Blanco County books…they are truly hilarious!