The truth isn’t what it seems in this stirring novel of suspense.After presenting a major scientific breakthrough to a rapt audience across the country, renowned astronomer Sarah Mayfield returns home to a disturbing discovery. Her husband, Ben, a Los Angeles restaurateur, has disappeared, leaving behind an unexplained bank deposit of a million dollars, a loaded Glock in the nightstand, and a … nightstand, and a video security system that’s been wiped clean. The only answers their son, Zack, can offer are the last words his father said to him: keep the doors locked and set the alarm.
Sarah’s marriage was more troubled than anyone suspected, but now she is afraid that her husband’s recent past could be darker than she dares to admit. Suspecting that nothing about Ben’s vanishing is what it seems, Sarah must delve into the space between old memories, newfound fears, and misleading clues to piece together the mystery of her husband’s disappearance—and find what she hopes in her heart is the truth.
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This is a page Turner. I would recommend this book. Really like the writing style. Hope everyone enjoys.
I loved this book for so many reasons! It grabbed me from the start and did not stop. The science and astronomy references were also something that I enjoyed because astronomy has always been something I had an interest in.
This story has just enough mystery, romance, family relationships, and love of space to make for one heck of a read!
Suspenseful
I enjoyed the story, but I gave it 4 stars for two reasons. The ending is predictable and it took me a bit to get used to the voice of the narrator. At first I almost quit the book because I didn’t like the way her voice lifted and fell. I’m not sure how to describe the quality of her voice that bothered me. Even though it was predictable I enjoyed the story and the ending.
I liked it and kept me intrigued. It could happen to any of us.
This book has it all; beautiful imagery, intrigue, romance and a story that is a real page turner. Such a treat to read!
The Space Between Us, by Dete Meserve.
The book starts out with an Astronomer, Sarah, who just returned home from DC giving a presentation for NASA. She comes home to find her husband, Ben missing. Weird things have happened, a gun appears in her drawer, surveillance camera has been erased, a large amount of money has been placed into Sarah’s account, a black car parked out in front of her house. She begins to wonder if someone wanted Ben dead, since Ben was in the middle of a law suit, and her worries are validated, after she learns he was poisoned, and a security guard was shot. But who wants him dead?? The book takes you through many twists and turns!
The book is faced paced, and even though I figured out the plot, it was still a good book. I also learned a little about Astronomy!!
The Space Between by Dete Meserve grabbed my attention immediately and held it throughout the entire book all the way to the {somewhat} shocking ending.
The Space Between focuses on the story of Sarah Mayfield who works for the Carnegie Institute of Technology and lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband Ben and son Zack. She has just returned home from DC after a 3 day presentation to NASA only to find out that Ben has mysteriously disappeared. The rest of the novel is a continuous amount of startling discoveries and a police investigation on where Ben, a successful restaurant owner, has disappeared to.
That is just the bare bones of the story, but I think it is enough to get you going. I went into the book blind not really knowing what was going on and I’m glad I did. I didn’t consider Sarah an unreliable narrator even though there is suspicion cast on her from the police. However, sometimes I did wonder a little at her choices (especially considering how smart she must be). The chapters moved at a quick pace, and they continued to get shorter as the book went on, especially toward the end. It ended up being a very quick read, and I thought the pacing was fast enough to make it hard to put down.
The book is a bit repetitive in a few spots, but nothing that really bothered me too much. I was a little shocked at the ending, but not overly. I did have my suspicions and most of them were right. Even though that was the case, the pace and excitement of the book kept me reading anyway.
There is also a tiny dose of romance in The Space Between but nothing crazy. This is not a book with love scenes, just some affection that didn’t bother me in the slightest.
I loved the astronomy aspect to this book, it was something different from what I have read in other novels. I love when the female characters have an actual career, and reading about space was very interesting for me. I love that the author applied something she knows about to the novel, I really enjoy when an author does that. And of course, I thought the cover fit into the story beautifully – such a gorgeous cover! I would probably buy this book just based on the cover alone because that is the type of person I am.
Final Thought: This book might not amaze anyone, but I think it was a super fun, fast-paced read. I also consider it to be on the lighter side, even though the subject matters are a bit on the heavier side. Meserve’s writing just made everything come together nicely and in a way I think was fitting for the book. No big surprises, but if you don’t think too much about it you might just be surprised. 😉
Sarah is married and the glow of their marriage is fading. Her husband is under a lot of pressure business wise and is now accused of murder after he goes missing. Sarah tries hard not to believe her husband could do such a thing and she is hanging by a thread. It was very interesting following along with her and seeing all the incremenating evidence. I followed right along with her trying to decide did he or didn’t he.