The One I Left Behind, Jennifer McMahon
The One I Left Behind, Jennifer McMahon
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The One I Left Behind

Author: Jennifer McMahon

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Unabridged: 19 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/02/2013


Synopsis

The summer of 1985 changes Reggie’s life. An awkward thirteen-year-old, she finds herself mixed up with the school outcasts. That same summer, a serial killer called Neptune begins kidnapping women. He leaves their severed hands on the police department steps and, five days later, displays their bodies around town. Just when Reggie needs her mother, Vera, the most, Vera’s hand is found on the steps. But after five days, there’s no body and Neptune disappears.Now, twenty-five years later, Reggie is a successful architect who has left her hometown and the horrific memories of that summer behind. But when she gets a call revealing that her mother has been found alive, Reggie must confront the ghosts of her past and find Neptune before he kills again.

About Jennifer McMahon

Jennifer McMahon is the author of Dismantled, the New York Times bestseller Island of Lost Girls, and the breakout debut novel Promise Not to Tell. She lives in Vermont with her partner, Drea, and their daughter, Zella.

About Julia Whelan

Julia Whelan is a screenwriter, lifelong actor, and award-winning audiobook narrator. She graduated with a degree in English and creative writing from Middlebury College and Oxford University. While she was in England, her flirtation with tea blossomed into a full-blown love affair, culminating in her eventual certification as a tea master. 


Reviews

Another really good book by an author I have read before and will read again. This is a mystery about a missing woman who turned up at a homeless shelter many years later. The story goes back and forth in time between when the woman was kidnapped and presumed dead and when she was found very sick in......more

Goodreads review by Robert

Fate has a funny way of intervening in my life, and if it wasn’t for fate, I probably wouldn’t have ended up with an Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) of THE ONE I LEFT BEHIND. I attended Bouchercon at the beginning of this month (October 2012), and on Friday, several authors were signing advanced copies......more

Goodreads review by Nancy

I read another book by McMahon a couple of years ago and was unimpressed with the story. This time around I found a strong plot and story along with strong writing. The point of view toggles between present day-ish Reggie and childhood Reggie. I believe the book begins with 39 year old Reggie gettin......more

Goodreads review by Auđur

2,5*......more