The Girl at the Border, Leslie Archer
The Girl at the Border, Leslie Archer
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The Girl at the Border

Author: Leslie Archer

Narrator: Brittany Pressley

Unabridged: 8 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/01/2019


Synopsis

“This wonderful debut is a thought-provoking thriller and a beautifully written examination of a woman’s journey toward identity. The Girl at the Border defies and exceeds expectations.” —Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling authorRenowned archaeologist Richard Mathis is half a world away on the island of Crete when he learns his daughter, Bella, has gone missing. Within twenty minutes, he’s on his way back to the States. Two days later, he’s dead.Richard’s young assistant, Angela Chase, is devastated by the loss of the man who had become both mentor and friend, and she’s determined to find the missing girl, who seems to have made dangerous connections—and whose lonely childhood so resembles Angela’s own. Born Laurel Springfield, Angela now spends her days digging up the origins of a lost civilization while struggling to keep her own past buried. But will the search for Bella expose Angela’s carefully disguised identity—and will she find Bella before she’s lost forever?

About Leslie Archer

Leslie Archer is the nom de plume of a New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five novels.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kylie

This book has no idea what it wants to be, it starts as an action-adventure novel, with the setting an archaeological dig in Crete, then everything moves to the States where it moves from a murder and missing persons mystery to a social commentary. The time jumps without warning, and moving from per......more

Goodreads review by Suze

Confused If I could go back and choose another book for my Kindle First I would. It was presented as suspense, although there was no suspense. It was a very dark read, about a young girl left with her psychotic mother while her father is on a archeological dig in Crete. The girl goes missing, the fa......more

Goodreads review by Mary

Rage and revenge. I personally don't like going back and forth between Times and people in a novel. That said, this book was perfectly crafted to keep you reading it after you got at least halfway into it.......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee

Amazon Kindle First for December. I thought this was an intriguing, intelligent and clever book which may well become quite a significant read although I fully appreciate that this book divided opinion. What I really liked was that it made me think and challenged opinions. The book started with an a......more