Good as Gone: A Novel of Suspense by Amy Gentry. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016. Adult fiction/mystery.Julie's parents and sister Jane have lived years after eight year old Julie was apparently abducted from their home. At age 21, Julie appears on the doorstep. Is this really Julie? Where has she been?
Set in Houston, the settings ring true. Mom is an English professor and her drive to work is one that you could practically follow along the freeway as described in the book. A megachurch set in the Astrodome in many ways mirrors a real church set in another abandoned sports' venue. Different chapters about young women seem disconnected, but mesh together as the suspense builds. The story will make readers think twice about abductions, kidnappings, sexual predators, and how families who experience any of these can continue to function and find ways to heal.
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