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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True to life… realistic….
I don’t remember the story
I loved this book so much that I read the whole Roy Ballard series one after the other. Will look forward to more of them, hopefully!
I think others might enjoy this book but the type of characters are not my cup of tea.
Pretentious wordy and boring struggled to make through a few chapters then deleted from library
LOVED this author! Really like how he writes…not predictable at all, but totally interesting. I couldn’t get stuff done because all I wanted to do was read the next chapter. I will read everything I can find by him. His descriptions, the way he formulates a sentence, then a paragraph…superb! Can’t wait for the next free one
written by him!
Liked the book. At first I had a little trouble following, but once I got into it, I enjoyed it.
This was a really good book with a great story line that grabs your attention right from the start.
This was one of the many books that I have read recently, and thoroughly enjoyed. I live just outside Austin, so was familiar with the areas in the story. I am an AVID reader!
Couldnt put it down.
I’m getting more of his books. Really enjoyed the book.
Kept my interest from beginning to end
Its believable. I recommend it.
I enjoyed the comedic approach to the character’s view of circumstances. Good plot with some unexpected twists. I will read others in this series.
Another great book by Ben Rehder
Couldn[‘t put it down from the start!
it is soooo bad
A great mystery.
Great detective novel with a humorous take on life,unforseen twists. And a race to save a child.
Awesome read