Vanishing Point (Sharon McCone Mysteries)
by Marcia Muller
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Author: Marcia MullerEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-07-01
ISBN: 0446619310
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Book Reviews of Vanishing Point (Sharon McCone Mysteries)
Book Review: Muller continues to get better...
Summary: 4 Stars
When I read my first two Marcia Muller Sharon McCone books (her first two), I was not very impressed with this character, this series or the writing. I thought it was just another fluffy female detective series. But a friend convinced me not to give up and McCone has become one of my favorites. Vanishing Point shows Muller at her best.
Jennifer Aldin's mother, Laurel Greenwood, mysteriously vanished 22 years ago when Jennifer was just a girl. When Jennifer's father dies of cancer, the unsolved loss of her mother makes her emotionally fragile. Jennifer's wealthy husband hires San Francisco private investigator, Sharon McCone, to see if she can find out exactly what happened to Greenwood. Is she still alive? If so, where is she living? Is she dead? If that is the case, did she commit suicide or was she murdered? McCone now has her own detective agency with a full staff to help with the investigation. As with many cold cases like this, someone doesn't want the truth uncovered. McCone must also deal with the disappearance of someone important to the case, so she actually has two mysteries to solve.
In Vanishing Point, the plot had me guessing until the end. There is also a subplot involving a big change in McCone's personal life that will come as a surprise to loyal Muller fans. The only downfall for me is that this is another series that you should read in order. I still have to fill in many gaps, but that just means that I'll look forward to reading some of her earlier works.
Summary of Vanishing Point (Sharon McCone Mysteries)
In the latest installment in this critically acclaimed series, McCone is hired to investigate one of San Luis Obispo Countys most puzzling cold cases. A generation ago, Laurel Greenwood, a housewife and artist, inexplicably vanished, leaving her young daughter alone. Now, new evidence suggests that the missing woman may have led a strange double life. But before McCone can penetrate the tangled mystery, she must first solve a second disappearancethat of her client, the now grown daughter of Laurel Greenwood. The case, which forces Sharon to explore the darker sides of two marriages, comes uncomfortably close on the heels of her own marriage to Hy Ripinsky, and she begins to doubt the wisdom of her impulsive trip to the Reno wedding chapel.Contemporary Books
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