The Disappearance, J. F. Freedman
The Disappearance, J. F. Freedman
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The Disappearance

Author: J. F. Freedman

Narrator: Patrick Cullen

Unabridged: 17 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/02/2010

Categories: Fiction, Legal


Synopsis

On a soft summer night, she vanishes. With her friends sleeping nearby, with her parents wealth and power guarding her, someone walks into her bedroom and takes fourteenyearold Emma Lancaster away. That is the first crime. Eight days later, abduction becomes murder. Police hunt for the killer; a year later, they make an arrest. With an outraged town crying out for blood, powerful media tycoon Doug Lancaster vows to see his daughters accused murderer convicted and put to death. Only one man stands in his way. Once a harddriving, takenoprisoners DA, Luke Garrison sent a defendant to the death chamberonly to discover that he was innocent. Now a defense lawyer, Luke is faced with the toughest decision of his life. If he plays it right, it could give him back his life. If hes wrong, he could die. And a killer could walk.

About J. F. Freedman

J.F. Freedman is the New York Times bestselling author of The Disappearance, Key Witness, Against the Wind, House of Smoke, and The Obstacle Course. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Crystal

I came across this book by accident. And I'm glad I did. It's been a long time since I found another book that I literally can't put down. I was a bit surprised at how Freedman told the story. I was already oriented with Dan Brown, Rick Riordan and Michael Scott's writing. The sudden twists of storie......more

Loved getting back into a Courtroom Drama, Absolutely Fantastic!!! The whole storyline was excellent, but very sad as well. :-( I could very easily see this being a true story and hopefully it won't be... Great Great WRITER**********......more

Goodreads review by Tgordon

So this from a new author to me was great! I love court drama. What I also love is a great who done it and why? I figured this out early however it still had enough to keep me enjoying the story. No 4 stars because I could not engage with lawyer for the defense. It all happened too quickly and then......more

Goodreads review by Grace

It's obvious based on the number of reviews and ratings that this isn't a super well known book, and given that it was published over 20 years ago, I doubt it's going to see a surge in popularity anytime soon. Since I had never heard of The Disappearance before, I wasn't sure what to expect going in......more

Goodreads review by Julie

The Disappearance by J.F. Freedman was originally published in 1998. This book is now available in digital format and published by Open Road Integrated Media. I received a copy of this book from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Luke was a high flyer in the D.A's office. He......more