Vanished

A Luca Mystery, Book 2

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Vanished

By: Dan Petrosini

Narrated by: Andrew Start

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Obsession can be deadly. That's what Dom Stewart discovers when his buddy, Phil, goes missing. Dom has long coveted Robin, Phil's beautiful wife...is it time for him to step in? Detective Luca is also dazzled by Robin - even while acknowledging she may be involved in Phil's disappearance. Luca struggles with his heart as the investigation reveals the case is about much more than a missing man. Something dark and disturbing is behind the scenes. Is there a murder here?

As fraud and romantic interests verging on pathological fixation emerge, the question remains: What happened to Phil?

Modern Detectives

Mystery

Police Procedural

Fiction

Heartfelt

Suspense

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Phil and Robin had been married for ten years when she reported him missing. They both earned good money, she more than him, and he'd failed to come home some nights: he was a womaniser. But this time he hadn't come home at all. Had he decided to simply run away or had something happened to him? No traces of him anywhere, dead or alive.
Whilst Phil's best friend tries to comfort the abandoned wife, Frank Luka has the task of trying to find out what has happened, assisted by his new female partner who seems pleasant but has weird ideas like interpreting dreams and alternative therapies. Not like his old friend and partner who had died.

This is a well constructed mystery, with alternating chapters giving the first person viewpoints of Luka and the dead man's friend, Dom Stewart. As time passes, both go through crises, one of illness and the other of hopes for a cherished relationship, and the case of the missing husband very slowly evolves. Without violent action but with attention to detail, and covering a considerable time, this is an intriguing and tense character based procedural thriller which has a feel of reality.

The book is well read by Andrew Start, well paced with just the right amount of inflection and good intonation for both of the main characters. He also gives distinctive voicings to the dialogue of the other protagonists and carries the story forward in a way appropriate to the text. A good narration.

Vanished is slightly unusual in that, although case focused, it also follows the lives and inner workings of two of the characters over a more than a year long period of time, with shifting circumstances altering their outlooks. Very interesting. My thanks to the rights holder for freely gifting me a complimentary copy of this book, at my request, via Audiobook Boom. This is the second in a series, apparently, but is completely standalone with no knowledge of book one being necessary to fully enjoy this one. Recommended.