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    They Disappeared

    By RICK MOFINA

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    A loving family, fracturing under pressure

    Jeff Griffin, a mechanic, and his wife, Sarah, travel from Montana to Manhattan to give their nine-year-old son, Cole, his dream vacation as they secretly face the heart-wrenching turmoil that has them teetering on divorce.

    In the wake of their heartbreak, a mother and son disappear

    While sightseeing near Times Square, Jeff steps into a store to buy batteries for their camerabut upon returning to the street he finds that Sarah and Cole have vanished.

    A frantic father searches for clues as time ticks down

    Battling his anguish and police suspicions, Jeff fights to rescue Sarah and Cole. He knows now that the love he and Sarah have is worth saving. But he could lose the chance to tell her amid growing fears that they have become entangled in an unfolding plot that could have global consequences.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin MIRA
    Release dateOct 1, 2012
    ISBN9781459241145
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    RICK MOFINA

    Rick Mofina is a former crime reporter and the award-winning author of several acclaimed thrillers. He's interviewed murderers face-to-face on death row; patrolled with the LAPD and the RCMP. His true crime articles have appeared in The New York Times, Marie Claire, Reader’s Digest and Penthouse. He's reported from the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, Qatar and Kuwait's border with Iraq. For more information please visit www.rickmofina.com

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    • 3/5
      They Disappeared caught my attention in the way most thriller novels do but particularly as another title by this author, Vengeance Road, has been on my wishlist for a while.When Jeff Griffin’s wife, Sarah and nine year old son Cole, disappear from Times Square during a family holiday, the police are dismissive, suspecting a domestic quarrel. Frustrated by the investigators, Jeff takes matters into his own hands and frantically searches New York for his missing family, unwittingly blundering into the midst of a terrorist plan to disrupt the current UN meetings in the city.While the tension that stems from Jeff’s frantic search for Sarah and Cole and the developing threat to the UN conference taking place in New York, is high, unfortunately the plot of They Disappeared is simplistic and predictable. I was disappointed by the formulaic storyline which relies on a string of convenient critical events that conspire to keep Jeff from saving his family. Jeff falls and smashes his phone, a courier is hit by a truck, Cole escapes but runs straight into the arms of his kidnapper, these are all somewhat plausible but unconvincing moments of contrivance.As a small town mechanic, albeit with some experience as a volunteer fire fighter, Jeff proves remarkably resourceful, eluding the police and the terrorists and able to stay one step ahead of them both in his fight to rescue his family. It’s not that I didn’t like his character, as I did and I was especially sympathetic to his family’s heartbreaking history, but I didn’t find his motivation to exclude the police and take on armed terrorists alone as credible.In contrast, the terrorist, a professional soldier who has been planning his attack for a year, makes amateurish mistakes, starting with the abduction of Sarah and Cole in an instance where the missing item could have been retrieved with a simple phone call.This novel is not a bad read, for me it’s just lacking the sophistication I prefer in order to fully immerse myself in the action. They Disappeared is a lightweight, uncomplicated thriller and the fast pace will likely keep you turning the pages even if the plot fails to capture your imagination.
    • 4/5
      Visiting New York during a UN meeting of world leaders, Jeff Griffin's wife and pre-teen sin are abducted by terrorists with whos baggage Jeff's son had grabbed from the airport by accident as it looked just like his own. They want it back since it had a vital component in implementing their terrorist plot; without it their plans fail. Frantically in search of them, Jeff has the assistance of the NYPD, CIA, and counter-terrorist government agencies. This all occurs just a few months before Jeff lost his infant daughter from SIDS, which only ex acerbates his emotions and confidence in finding his family.This is an excellent, tight read. The suspense at wanting to know what happens nexts will keep you turning pages. It is well written and the author's descriptions of the steps the NYPD and government agencies take to find the terrorists enhance the suspense.