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    When All the Girls Have Gone
    When All the Girls Have Gone
    When All the Girls Have Gone
    Audiobook10 hours

    When All the Girls Have Gone

    Written by Jayne Ann Krentz

    Narrated by Amanda Leigh Cobb

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    About this audiobook

    New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz delivers a thrilling novel of online deception, explosive passion, and deadly vengeance. When Charlotte Sawyer's step-sister, Jocelyn, vanishes, Charlotte joins forces with Max Cutler, a struggling PI who recently moved to Seattle after his previous career as a criminal profiler went down in flames. After surviving a near-fatal attack, Charlotte and Max turn to Jocelyn's closest friends, women in a Seattle-based online investment club, for answers. But what they find is chilling. When her uneasy alliance with Max turns into a full-blown affair, Charlotte has no choice but to trust him with her life. For the shadows of Jocelyn's past are threatening to consume her-and anyone else who gets in their way.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateNov 29, 2016
    ISBN9781501938382
    When All the Girls Have Gone
    Author

    Jayne Ann Krentz

    The author of over fifty consecutive New York Times bestsellers, Jayne Ann Krentz writes romantic-suspense in three different worlds: Contemporary (as Jayne Ann Krentz), historical (as Amanda Quick), and futuristic/paranormal (as Jayne Castle). There are over 30 million copies of her books in print. She earned a BA in history from the University of California, Santa Cruz and went on to obtain a Master’s degree in library science from San Jose State University in California. Before she began writing full time she worked as a librarian in both academic and corporate libraries. She is married and lives with her husband, Frank, in Seattle, Washington. Jayne loves to hear from her readers and can be found at Facebook.com/JayneAnnKrentz.

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    • 4/5
      Lighthearted fun from Jayne Ann Krentz. I actually read the second in this mini-series first, then went back to read this one. They're stand alone, and it's alright to read them out of order. There's sufficient suspense and her usual quirky characters. A fairly light read.
    • 5/5
      Krentz's latest romantic suspense title pairs a struggling PI named Max Cutler and a woman who works in a retirement community. They meet when Charlotte picks up her vacationing stepsister Jocelyn's mail and finds a note from her sister's best friend and fellow member of their investment club. When Charlotte tries to contact the friend, she learns that she has died, the apparent victim of a drug overdose. Charlotte decides to go to the friend's - Louise's - home to pick up some papers that she wanted Jocelyn to have.Max Cutler has been hired by Louise's cousin who doesn't believe that his cousin was using drugs. Max has relocated to the West Coast after some issues with his previous job as a profiler. He is obsessed with trying to find a villain from his childhood. His mother got involved in a cult and, when the cult fell apart, the leader set off a series of explosions. His mother died but he and eight other children were rescued by a local police officer. Most of the kids were reunited with relatives but Max and two other boys were orphans. They were raised by the cop who became their foster father. The question of what became of the cult leader has haunted Max ever since.When Charlotte and Max try to contact her sister Jocelyn, they learn that she is where she said she would be. Max and Charlotte partner up to try to find her. Meanwhile, the other members of their investment club are also receiving threats. Max and Charlotte also find themselves barely surviving an attempted murder.I enjoyed this story. I liked that both Max and Charlotte had similar characters. Neither is looking for a new relationship but something just clicks when they meet. She has an unwavering faith in him and an innate understanding of him. He also feels comfortable sharing things about his past with her that he hasn't shared before. This is a great story with a couple of nice twists along the way.
    • 5/5
      When Charlotte Sawyer's step-sister, Jocelyn, vanishes, Charlotte joins forces with Max Cutler, a struggling PI who recently moved to Seattle after his previous career as a criminal profiler went down in flames. After surviving a near-fatal attack, Charlotte and Max turn to Jocelyn's closest friends, women in a Seattle-based online investment club, for answers. But what they find is chilling. When her uneasy alliance with Max turns into a full-blown affair, Charlotte has no choice but to trust him with her life. For the shadows of Jocelyn's past are threatening to consume her-and anyone else who gets in their way.
    • 4/5
      I received this audio book as a Good Reads Giveaway for review.

      The narrator had a pleasant voice which is important when listening to audio books.
      The story begins rather mysteriously with a murder but then moves on to the disappearance of a woman. Soon, the cousin of missing woman teams up with a PI to uncover the events which led to the disappearance after the death of a close friend. The past may be something people try to forget but somehow it always has a way of resurfacing if not resolved. Some secrets are dangerous and could get someone killed just to protect it.
      Suspenseful!
    • 4/5
      When All the Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz is an intriguing mystery with quite a few unexpected twists and turns.

      Hired to investigate Louise Flint's death, private investigator Max Cutler is not as convinced as the police that Louise's death was an accidental or deliberate overdose. The evidence he uncovers points to murder, but trying to find a motive for the crime proves somewhat daunting. After discovering some perplexing information about her activities immediately preceding her death, Max teams up with Charlotte Sawyer, whose stepsister Jocelyn Pruett was a close friend of Louise. Jocelyn is also currently missing which leaves Max and Charlotte wondering whether or not her disappearance is connected to Louise's death. After learning that Jocelyn and Louise belong to a investment club with three other women, Max and Charlotte are rather puzzled by their reactions to the news of Louise's death and Jocelyn's disappearance. It quickly becomes apparent the remaining members of the investment group might be in danger, but Max and Charlotte are having trouble understanding why the women have been targeted by the killer.

      Having recently relocated to Washington following his divorce and resignation from his job as a profiler, Max is struggling to get his private investigation business off the ground. Despite the circumstances that resulted in his career change, he is still an impeccable investigator with finely honed instincts. It does not take long for him to realize that Louise's death was most likely foul play but his investigation hits a dead end almost immediately. While some of Max's investigative techniques are a little unorthodox, he is a slow, methodical investigator who turns to good old fashioned detective work to help solve the case.

      Fresh off a break up just days before her wedding, Charlotte does not exactly trust her instincts when she first meets Max. She is a little naive and trusting but she is a genuinely kindhearted person who takes people at face value. Charlotte is very concerned about Jocelyn's suspected disappearance but she has complete faith that her stepsister has done nothing wrong. Convinced Jocelyn is in danger, she refuses to let Max shut her out of the investigation and she is surprisingly resourceful as they track down clues and follow up on leads.

      Although the mystery aspect of the storyline is interesting, it is fairly easy to put the pieces of the puzzle together. There is little attempt to hide the identity of the villain but the motive for the crimes is obscured for much of the novel. A couple of secondary story arcs add suspense to the main storyline but how these threads fit into the original investigation is quite difficult to discern. The plot feels a little disjointed and slow-paced for the first half of the novel, but the second half of the story moves at a fairly brisk pace once the various arcs begin to intertwine. The novel hurtles to a fairly dramatic conclusion with plenty of plot twists that are impossible to predict.

      When All the Girls Have Gone is an enjoyable mystery that will appeal to fans of the genre. The characters are vibrantly developed and easy to like. The romance element is understated but believable. While the investigation into Louise's death and Jocelyn's disappearance are fully resolved by the novel's conclusion, the lack of closure for events from Max's past seem to indicate When All the Girls Have Gone is the first installment in a new series from Jayne Ann Krentz.
    • 4/5
      3.5 stars

      I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

      Checking her step-sister's mail while she is on vacation, Charlotte comes across a letter and a set of keys from one of her sister's friends that has her very curious. When Charlotte finds out that friend is now dead, she has even more questions. Teaming up with private investigator Max, they start to discover that each thread they pull on only stirs up more questions. A decades old rape case, murder, money, and friendship hold all the clues but will they be able to find all the answers before it is too late?
       
      Not the handsomest man in Seattle---not by a long stretch, she thought. But probably the one most likely to survive if he went into the gladiators' ring to confront the best-looking guy.
       
      Where Have All the Girls Gone is at heart a mystery thriller with Charlotte and Max's building romance and relationship a companion piece. From the moment they meet it's obvious that they have chemistry but their past hurts keep them cautious. Charlotte is freshly off a broken engagement that ended only five days before the wedding and Max recently moved cross country after a divorce and job burnout. Both were fully flushed out characters whose insecurities and shy vulnerability kind of made them adorable. Their instant connection didn't feel too fast as they just seemed to click and as they spent more time together it was apparent their personalities gelled. They're not a hot and cold drama angst couple but cool and calm sexily belonging together partners.
       
      The catalyst for the murder mystery is Charlotte's step-sister Jocelyn investigating rapes and murders that have occurred recently that seem to match her rape in college where the man was never caught. We learn the investment group Jocelyn belongs to and didn't want Charlotte a part of doubles as a cover for her and her friends to find men who abuse their wives and covertly punish them. When Jocelyn's friend Louise is found dead, it's not known if she really did overdose, one of the punished men found out about the group, or if Jocelyn's rapist has discovered that she is hunting him. As Charlotte and Max investigate, the tangled weave starts unraveling with even more threads, a corrupt police department, the investment group might be coming into some money, a serial rapist might have turned murderer, and even more lies, backstabbing, and deceit. Add all this in with multiple povs from secondary characters who have their own very flushed out storylines, background drama with Max and his biological father, and a reappearance from Charlotte's ex-fiancée and you have enough storylines for at least five books.
       
      All the characters and their storylines were interesting on their own but we already had a great kitchen, each added drama started to feel like an extra sink being thrown in. The secondary characters and their storylines were obviously added to keep the reader guessing as to who was guilty of what but they ended up detracting from the true villain/s as their storylines were hidden towards the end; made them feel the least flushed out with their motivations. The ending and big reveals ended up feeling dragged out and full of info dumps, very staggered. We are left with some loose threads in regards to Max's past and with mentions of two other brothers, one coming to work for Max, along with Jocelyn and her friends in the investment club, it looks like this might be the start of a series.
       
      With rape and murder being the center of this mystery thriller it had some darker tones but Max and Charlotte brought a lightness and charm that also gave it some light. Too many plot lines unnecessarily overcomplicated and cluttered the story at times but the danger, mystery, romance, and fully fleshed out secondary characters will keep you locked in, engaged, and entertained.
    • 4/5
      This was my first Jayne Ann Krentz book and i highly enjoyed it. It was a perfect blend of mystery and romance, and the story had my attention until the end. With audio books, the narrator can make or break the book; this narrator definitely "made it."
    • 4/5
      When Louise Flint is found dead in her condo of what appears to be a drug overdose her cousin doesn't buy it and hires PI Max Cutler to look into it. Cutler has just left his job as a profiler back in D.C. where he burnt out on his job and blew up his marriage. Seattle is his chance to start over. One night Charlotte Sawyer shows up with a key to Louise's locker at her condo. Charlotte works at an old folks home as the entertainment director. Her sister and Louise were really close friends and Louise had sent Jocelyn the keys with the cryptic message that her copy of the hard drive would be in the locker in case anything happened to her and now she was dead. Jocelyn was away on a retreat that did not allow technology so there was no way to get in contact with her.Max is interested in Charlotte because she is the first person to show up to have known Louise. Charlotte doesn't believe that Louise was using again after she had gone through so much to quit and built up a new life that meant so much to her and besides Jocelyn would have noticed and done something. Besides, the theory that her apartment was robbed by a dealer since her computer was missing doesn't hold up when you notice that her jewelry and the cash in her wallet were still there. Charlotte and Max decide to join forces to get answers.The hard drive Louise refers to is a map with five cities circled on it and a printout of two women's obituaries where their deaths were listed as drug overdoses, but Louise had written on the paper that they had been murdered. Also included were documents of women who had been raped where drugs were involved. When Max tells Charlotte that Louise's last destination on her car's GPS was Loring, Washington, Charlotte freaks because that is where her sister was raped over ten years ago back when she attended college there. The suspect came at her from behind and put a bag over her head and a knife at her throat and she wasn't able to identify him. However, she did go to the hospital immediately afterward to do a rape kit, but the evidence box would conveniently disappear.Louise and Jocelyn belonged to a mysterious investment club that also included Emily, who works in HR in a big business, Victoria, who works in marketing in the fashion world, and Madison, an investment banker. Charlotte doesn't know the real purpose behind the group or why they might fear that their activities would lead to Louie's death or their own which has them running scared because Jocelyn isn't at the retreat she is on the run and the rest will soon follow. Or is one of them killing each other off in order to get a bigger piece of the pie on a rather large investment that they are working on that is coming together?There is plenty here to keep Charlotte and Max busy as they try to unravel the many strands of this mystery and nearly get killed doing so. Of course, they slowly get closer to each other physically as well as romantically. I've read better Krentz books, but this one is still pretty good. I like the characters of Charlotte and Max and the people at the retirement home are a delight. While it is a little predictable it does hold some surprises that make is worth reading.
    • 3/5
      A Seattle based story of two stepsisters Charlotte and Jocelyn. Jocelyn's background causes her to start somewhat of an investment club. Investments is not the groups only agenda Charlotte discovers when her sister disappears soon after one of the club members is found dead. An ex career profiler turned starving Private Investigator, Max Cutler takes on the case of the so-called over dosed club member but is intrigued when Charlotte provides proof that the dead girl was trying to get important documents to Jocelyn. So together Max and Charlotte agree to work to find Jocelyn Why isn't Jocelyn on her planned retreat ? Does the background of the new PI skew his perspective? This was my first Jayne Ann Krentz novel. I found this to be a romantic murder mystery with just enough humor. I was also left with a curiosity for more info on Max's storyline.
    • 4/5
      One of the better recent books by Krentz. A pretty good mystery with multiple plot lines and villains. Of course, the villain do monologue to explain how and why they did the things they did but it wasn't quite as ridiculous as it has been in some of her other books.
    • 4/5
      When All the Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz is the perfect blend of suspense and romance, and ideal for an audiobook. The action is non-stop, with plenty of clues but so many twists and turns you are kept guessing right up until the end.Jocelyn and Charlotte are stepsisters. Jocelyn seems to be the adventurous, reckless one, in spite of or maybe due to tragedy in her past, while Charlotte appears to be the one-foot-in-front-of-the-other, rule-following plodder who plays it safe. Turns out they are both brave and determined. Max is a former profiler and new PI, hired to find out what happened to Jocelyn’s friend who just died. Charlotte convinces Max they should work together and look for Jocelyn as well.Charlotte and Max are likeable. They are both carrying some baggage and it is interesting to watch them try to work through it and at the same time deal with the strong, instant attraction they feel for each other.As soon as they start investigating, they discover many people who will go to any lengths to keep their secrets. At times it seems the danger will never end and there is no one they can believe or trust. Charlotte can be a bit too stubborn and insistent upon doing things her way, which gets them into even more danger, but Max is a good balance to her personality and the humor in the story lightens things up just when you need it most.There are several chapters after the main mystery has been resolved. I believe they could have been presented in a better way, perhaps as an epilogue. I kept waiting for another major reveal or dangerous situation when in fact it was really just a wrapping up of events and characters.I received this audiobook from LIbraryThing in exchange for an honest review. I recommend it. It is a fast-paced, solid mystery with just the right touch of romance.
    • 4/5
      Liked! Listened to the audiobook, compliments of LibraryThing's Early Reviewers. My kind of romantic suspense: a believable romance, but the story stayed focused on solving the mystery. Full review coming soon. :-)
    • 4/5
      Charlotte Sawyer’s step-sister Jocelyn has disappeared and, desperate to find her, Charlotte enlists the aid of a new-to-Seattle private investigator, Max Cutler. But there are secrets in Jocelyn’s past and they may prove deadly.Interesting, well-developed characters, romance, and two appealing protagonists make this plot-driven tale a winner. With its witty dialogue, danger around every corner, and a few unexpected twists in the fast-paced plot, readers will find it difficult to set this book aside. Recommended.
    • 4/5
      Other reviewers here have detailed the basic story of "When All the Girls Have Gone" by Jayne Ann Krentz, so I'll skip that. This is my first Krentz novel, and I enjoyed it. The characters were believable and compelling. I will say that I was surprised Jocelyn (Charlotte's step-sister) was as normal as she was when she finally made her appearance. I thought she'd be wildly different from Charlotte, but she seemed very similar. Max Cutler is a great character. He's a good guy, but a deep and complicated man, my favorite kind. I hope his personal quest to right a childhood wrong works out for him at some point.I can certainly recommend this one! The publisher, Berkley Romance, provided me with a free copy of the audiobook CDs to listen to and write a review.
    • 5/5
      I love Jayne Ann Krentz's new book Where All The Girl's Have Gone. Pre-ordered it as soon as it was available in hardback and read it the same day I received it. She doesn't disappoint. Her characters are always strong and compelling and her stories catch and hold your interest from the beginning. In this one Charlotte Sawyer starts her search for her step-sister Jocelyn after discovering she was missing and not at a retreat in the Caribbean. Her sister's friend is found dead and sends a letter to Jocelyn that Charlotte opens, this begins the search. She meets and becomes partners with ex criminal profiler Max Cutler. Max is hired by the nephew of Jocelyn's friend who doesn't believe that she committed suicide. Max agrees to add the search for Charlotte's sister Jocelyn to the search for the murderer of Louise Flint and possibly 2 more young "suicides" in nearby towns. The mystery deepens as they learn that Louise had visited these towns just before she died and that everything might be tied to Charlotte's sister Jocelyn college rape 10 years before that was never solved and the evidence "lost". There is also the fact that Louise withdrew $10,000 the day she died that is now missing. As the mystery deepens so does the relationship between Max and Charlotte and they both become the target of the murderer. I love the audio copy as well. Amanda Leigh Cobb does a beautiful job of narration and creating good separation with her voice of the individual characters. I have listened to and enjoyed both the CD version and the audiobook for my Kindle.
    • 4/5
      Charlotte Sawyer likes to think the best of people and now she has to start into a murky world of revenge and murder, accompanied by a man who is distracting her and without her beloved sister who is missing and whose friend is dead. Max Cutler is a former criminal profiler whose career has gone up in flames but he's reinventing himself as a private investigator and the investigation of the death of one woman leads to a complex web of murder and deceit.Interesting, somewhat predictable but fun.
    • 4/5
      This was my first Jayne Ann Krentz novel, and I enjoyed it for the most part. It was a little different, refreshing, actually, to have a Private Investigator on the case instead of a police related person investigating what had happened, although the reason there is a PI on this case is because the police have pretty much just blown off the death of Louise Flint as a suicide only based upon this person having had a history of drug use. Somehow Daniel Flint, Louise’s cousin, does not believe her death was a suicide, especially because of the state of her apartment, including the fact that her technology was missing, ie., her computer and phone. Who and why would that have been taken? Daniel contacts Max Cutler, Private Investigator, new to the area ready and willing to start his own PI firm. They are standing in the apartment and it’s clear as day to them someone killed this woman just from the way the apartment looks tossed. This starts the hunt to find out what is going on and why this person was killed.In the meantime, this person’s friend, Charlotte Sawyer can’t get a hold of her sister, Jocelyn, who was supposed to be at a convent retreat going technology free. Apparently this is the new rage for vacations, but this leaves Charlotte at a loss to be able to tell her sister that her friend had been killed. Charlotte now knew with the disappearance of Jocelyn that this definitely meant she was worried for her own life, thus the disappearance. Something major is going on and Jocelyn knows her own life is in danger, and most likely the lives of her friends.Charlotte ends up working this case with Max Cutler, the PI, and he finds Charlotte very attractive. A romance between the two happens, but there is not enough heat between them that would make you think a romance would even be likely, but there is one. I would have liked to have seen more of this attraction between the two develop, In order to have romance, in my opinion, you need to have that heat, and the author definitely fell short here. Jocelyn and some of her friends had formed an investment group, and these friends were the friends who were at danger. There is also something about Jocelyn getting raped and that he could possibly be the killer as she had continued to follow rapes of other girls because they could not catch her rapist and her evidence box disappeared. This story had a lot in it that made for a great yarn. The author lead you in several directions, and you enjoy the ride. The book picks up pace towards the end again with all the twists and turns along with the unexpected events you deserve a good mystery to give you. I have to say in the beginning with these four friends, a sister, the dead girl, her cousin with the same last name, the PI, I began to get a little over-charactered. It took a while to get used to all of the characters, and at one point I wondered if I would ever catch on to ALL the characters. I did. It was a good one you should enjoy. I don’t know that if this book becomes a series that the author has me dedicated enough to it that I would continue reading it, though. The publisher, Berkley Romance, provided me with a free copy of this book to read and write a review of my own opinion, and I thank them for this.
    • 4/5
      This was a decent book. I would probably rate this book closer to 3.5 stars but I decided to round up since I am feeling generous. It was a very readable story that I never quite figured out but it failed to completely pull me in. I thought that the book had some really nice elements with a fast paced plot. There were some parts of the story that were a bit predictable but it was entertaining nonetheless.I liked both Charlotte and Max. It was nice to see them work together on the case from the very beginning of the story and I thought that they made a nice team. I liked that they both gave equally to their partnership and really tried to work together. The romance between them was nice but it never felt very exciting to me. For some reason, I didn't really feel their chemistry like I had hoped. I believed that their feelings were genuine but I missed the extra spark that I had hoped to see.The mystery was fairly complex. Max and Charlotte were busy trying to solve a murder and find a missing person from the start of the book. As they worked to figure things out, the book takes a few twists and turns that keep the book moving along. There were times that I was able to predict some of the twists but I still enjoyed the overall mystery aspect.I would recommend this book to fans of romantic suspense. This was a quick read with a lot of enjoyable aspects. I have not read a lot of books by Jayne Ann Krentz but I have found that I enjoy her writing style and I plan to read more of her work in the future.I received a copy of this book from Berkley Publishing Group via NetGalley.
    • 5/5
      This is a great suspense novel by Jayne Ann Krentz. There are so many twists and turns that had me guessing most of the book. I love that. I love the characters of Max and Charlotte. Can they find Jocelyn who is Charlottes stepsister? I love how this story unfolded. I received an ebook copy from Firsttoread for a fair and honest opinion.
    • 4/5
      Another solid romantic suspense novel from Krentz. Unlike many of her books, there is no psychic undertone here, just a suspensful plot and an engaging romance between two appealing characters. Recommended.