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The Missing Ones by A.R. Torre
Crestmore Estates is a northern California enclave for the rich, but behind those manicured lawns are secrets. Crime does not confine itself to a certain zip code and lies surface no matter how deeply buried. Three women with diametrically opposite recollections of the past. Torres tells the story in third person. The perspectives are all female but differ in background and perspective. “…she had been borrowing another woman’s husband this entire time.” Andrea Kendal married her husband, Eric after his first wife, Roxanne, died. He is an accomplished cardiothoracic surgeon. Andrea… The new Mrs. Kendal’s past is murky. Because Roxanne’s body was never found, gossip abounds. Half of the community suspect Eric murdered his first wife, others believe she abandoned a lackluster relationship. Police located Roxanne’s abandoned blood-soaked car, but the investigation stalled, then died. Sara Batcher reported her husband, David, missing. He vanished five months after Roxanne. David worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative. A Vicodin addiction and wandering eye sank his marriage. Sara didn’t need David. She sold her business for a fortune. Nevertheless, she didn’t hesitate to cash in on his million-dollar life insurance policy. Before their marriage, Katie Morrow worked for her husband, Mark. His first wife, Willow, disappeared soon after David. Katie, however, has no interest in anyone but Mark. Circumstances change when a body is found weighted down in a pond located on Crestmore’s exclusive golf course. Had Willow and David had an affair? How did their disappearance relate to Roxanne? Coincidence? I find most novels with multiple points of view confusing. A reader becomes distracted by the different cast of characters and the writer neglects to fully develop each one. Torre’s crafted an intriguing plot. In the third act, all the different angles come together and form a cohesive narrative. The climax does not disappoint. Because the story flowed well, I easily finished the book in under a week and most in a night. Strong recommendation. Torres is quickly becoming an author I can depend upon to deliver a great read.
Crestmore Estates is a northern California enclave for the rich, but behind those manicured lawns are secrets. Crime does not confine itself to a certain zip code and lies surface no matter how deeply buried. Three women with diametrically opposite recollections of the past. Torres tells the story in third person. The perspectives are all female but differ in background and perspective. “…she had been borrowing another woman’s husband this entire time.” Andrea Kendal married her husband, Eric after his first wife, Roxanne, died. He is an accomplished cardiothoracic surgeon. Andrea… The new Mrs. Kendal’s past is murky. Because Roxanne’s body was never found, gossip abounds. Half of the community suspect Eric murdered his first wife, others believe she abandoned a lackluster relationship. Police located Roxanne’s abandoned blood-soaked car, but the investigation stalled, then died. Sara Batcher reported her husband, David, missing. He vanished five months after Roxanne. David worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative. A Vicodin addiction and wandering eye sank his marriage. Sara didn’t need David. She sold her business for a fortune. Nevertheless, she didn’t hesitate to cash in on his million-dollar life insurance policy. Before their marriage, Katie Morrow worked for her husband, Mark. His first wife, Willow, disappeared soon after David. Katie, however, has no interest in anyone but Mark. Circumstances change when a body is found weighted down in a pond located on Crestmore’s exclusive golf course. Had Willow and David had an affair? How did their disappearance relate to Roxanne? Coincidence? I find most novels with multiple points of view confusing. A reader becomes distracted by the different cast of characters and the writer neglects to fully develop each one. Torre’s crafted an intriguing plot. In the third act, all the different angles come together and form a cohesive narrative. The climax does not disappoint. Because the story flowed well, I easily finished the book in under a week and most in a night. Strong recommendation. Torres is quickly becoming an author I can depend upon to deliver a great read.
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