Before She Disappeared: A Novel (A Frankie Elkin Novel, Book 1) Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Lisa Gardner (Author), Hillary Huber (Narrator), Brilliance Audio (Publisher)

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2022 Audie Award Finalist for Best Female Narrator

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a propulsive thriller featuring an ordinary woman who will stop at nothing to find the missing people that the rest of the world has forgotten

Frankie Elkin is an average middle-aged woman, a recovering alcoholic with more regrets than belongings. But she spends her life doing what no one else will--searching for missing people the world has stopped looking for. When the police have given up, when the public no longer remembers, when the media has never paid attention, Frankie starts looking.

A new case brings her to Mattapan, a Boston neighborhood with a rough reputation. She is searching for Angelique Badeau, a Haitian teenager who vanished from her high school months earlier. Resistance from the Boston PD and the victim's wary family tells Frankie she's on her own--and she soon learns she's asking questions someone doesn't want answered. But Frankie will stop at nothing to discover the truth, even if it means the next person to go missing could be her.

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12 hours and 7 minutes
Author

Lisa Gardner
Narrator

Hillary Huber
Audible release date

Jan. 19 2021
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English
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Brilliance Audio
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B08DF7CDNK
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	12 hours and 7 minutes
Author	Lisa Gardner
Narrator	Hillary Huber
Audible.ca Release Date	January 19 2021
Publisher	Brilliance Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08DF7CDNK
Best Sellers Rank	#1,794 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #21 in Women Sleuth Mysteries #28 in Police Procedural Mysteries #44 in Crime Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals)

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Attention grabber

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 9, 2022

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This book grabbed me from the "get go." I found the characters interesting, well written, and captivating. It did not drag for one moment. I can hardly wait to read the next one about this main character. Well done!

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Gloria J Lilley

Great read!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 2, 2022

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One of the best I've read from Lisa Gardener in a while Thoroughly enjoyed it. Love Frankie Elkin.
Can't wait for the next one!

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Debbie Chute-Burns

Good Book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 9, 2021

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Her book was very good but of course any book by Lisa Gardener are usually good!

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Audrey

I wanted her to stay!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 5, 2021

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Great book. I felt like the characters were real and the event possible. The traumas, the joys, they all seem to work. I got right into the story and never doubted its realism.

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Excellent

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 18, 2021

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Lisa Gardner writes Boston Police Department thrillers.If you like page turner books trying to figure out who did it you will have a hard time putting down this author’s books!!

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Not the best

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 30, 2021

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Although recommended by another site, I found the novel banal. Save your money. Buy something else. Buy something else. Sigh

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Mackenzie

A plot with many layers

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 24, 2021

This is not my first experience with Gardner's work, but that doesn't mean I wasn't impressed. Other works I've read are from her Quincy & Rainie series, which were really good from my distant recollection.

<b>Before She Disappeared</b> is a thrilling read with so many twists and turns leaving the reader in the dark until the grand reveal where all the pieces lead back to one place. Frankie is a recovering alcoholic who spends her days moving from city to city, chasing down cold-cases on missing persons that others seem to have forgotten. This novel centres on the story of Angelique Badeau, a Haitian teen, from a rough Boston neighbourhood. Frankie is met with resistance, both from the police and family... but that doesn't stop her as she follows up on leads and uncovers more and more secrets.

I really enjoyed the plot of this novel - it takes your typical mystery/thriller told from the cop's perspective and twists it around. You have a civilian playing at detective on cases the police have since given up on... AND getting results while doing so. In that respect, I found it to be a very unique starting point.

Let's get more into Frankie. She's got spunk. She's a bit of a nomad, doing things others wouldn't dare do and getting herself into situations most people would run from. She's steadfast in her determination to bring closure to the victims families and doesn't mind stepping on the toes of the local law enforcement to do so. I really enjoyed her narratives, along with her witty and sassy responses. I found it interesting that we do get more of her back story as the novel progresses and learn about Paul, who is clearly important to her... but I must say that I am still a bit confused about their relationship and would have liked to uncover more of this. If Gardner makes this into a series where Frankie is the lead... and we get a little more time in Boston with Detective Lotham in the mix.... well you can bet I'll be diving in deep!

I was shocked at the layers that the plot had. Just when I thought to myself 'okay, this must be it... this has to be a dead end'.... well lo-and-behold, a new piece of information that leads us spinning our wheels to figure out how it all comes together. A spectacular read, no doubt about it. The grand reveal left me in awe, because I really hadn't seen it coming. A pleasant surprise to any mystery/thriller. The ending was bittersweet and left me wanting more... a sequel perhaps?

Finally, I must recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good mystery, driven by the narrative of a witty woman ready to risk it all!

<i>I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher of this advanced digital copy for the opportunity to read this novel in exchange for an honest review! I will also be posting my review to Amazon Canada upon publishing.</i>

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April Bresky

Suspenseful, but annoying at time.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 2, 2022

I liked the continuous action and suspense and kept me listening whenever I could, bit it has cringe worthy moments. The Paul stuff was so repetitive, and made her sound desperate and depressed. Hearing some of the same lines over and over and Angelique Badeau's full name 1000 times was hard to get over. First novel by Lisa Gardner and I'm not sure it won't be the last.

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Silvia

Not impressed.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 25, 2021

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I love all her books until this one. It didnt appeal to me this depressed lady that goes around looking to find missing persons.and the plot was not great all sad and boring. Dissapointed.not a bad read but not what i would expected from Lisa Gardner.

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Annie

So disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 9, 2021

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I preordered this book as Lisa Gardener is one of my favourite authors. Delighted when it finally arrived on my Kindle.
What a disappointment. I did not enjoy anything about this book in fact I skim read most of it because it was so boring.
If this is the start of a new series I will definitely not be buying the book!

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T. Wood

Excellent Standalone

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 21, 2021

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Frankie Elkin is a woman who travels light at least as far as possessions are concerned. The mental scars she carries guide her every waking moment, haunt her dreams each night and can only be temporarily warded off by her life's goal to find those the police have stopped searching for.

Angelique Badeau was 15 when she disappeared without trace leaving only her backpack and bewildered family behind. Eleven months later the leads have dried up, time has moved on, and Frankie, arriving in the Boston neighbourhood of Mattapan, knows she is the Haitian teenager’s last hope.

It's fair to say female, white, middle-aged, recovering alcoholics are not spotted that often in Mattapan but Frankie's used to being in the minority. Having found herself a job and somewhere to sleep she begins her task, but there are things happening which put all those involved in far greater danger than they can imagine and finding Angelique could be the least of their problems.

Lisa Gardner is a first class thriller writer and this very good standalone novel is an excellent example of her craft. Frankie is likeable, believable and motivated. Gradually her back story is revealed and adds so much to her character. This isn't a fast moving story, it doesn't hurtle rather it evolves slowly until everything is satisfactorily dealt with. Both Frankie and the reluctantly helpful police detective Dan Lotham would definitely warrant another outing sometime in the future.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the opinions expressed are my own. I enjoyed this very much, it is a good read.

7 people found this helpful

Licketysplit

The world needs more Frankie Elkin

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 31, 2021

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An investigator with a dark past and ghosts that drive them every on in the hunt for a missing girl? Not exactly a new set up and yet, somehow, Frankie feels like a welcome addition to this tired old trope. She hasn't got a special set of skills, she hasn't got a deadly, shadowy protector to step in when things get tough, she isn't young, she isn't pretty. She's just determined. I'm really going that this is the start of a new series. The world needs more Frankie Elkin. I do too.

4 people found this helpful

Chloe

First but not last

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 17, 2022

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After speaking to Lisa during a podcast interview I wanted to read this book. It has taken me this long to get to it.

I am no kicking myself for waiting so long!

Francie hunts for missing people. The ones that have been missing so long others have forgotten. Looking for Angelique was a much bugger and more dangerous case than she had anticipated.

I lived the writing style. It was well paced and gave you all the information you needed.

I really enjoyed the budding relationships between the characters and found myself sad when they were over.

This is my first book by Lisa Gardner, but o found myself putting off finishing it because I enjoyed it so much. I'm really sad that thus isn't a series. I will be looking out and reading more from Lisa that's for sure.

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