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Summary: Compelling thriller
Review: Imagine meeting your brother, who was abducted as a child almost 30 years ago. The family reunion isn't sweet, however, as he tries to kill you and kidnaps your wife and son. The FBI puts in a token effort, but gives up. You spend the next year on a nationwide manhunt, trying to uncover your brother's past, as you try to get into his psyche to figure out where he may be hiding your family, if they are still alive. This thriller has several tense scenes, which would make for a great movie. Buy it. Read it. You won't be dissappointed.
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Summary: Good read
Review: It's about time I get to enjoy to read this book with different scenery other than paintings/art/pictures from the last two books (Burnt Sienna and Double Image) in a row other than Black Evening. I will look forward reading the next book The Protector.
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Summary: Needs to be made into a movie!
Review: It's been a while since I enjoyed a book as much as I did this one. A man sets out on a hopeless quest to find his abducted wife and son. The abductor? His long lost brother (or is he?). One year after their vanishing, he begins retracing the past of this mystery man, following the slimmest of clues, determined to find their fate, and the ultimate truth about his brother. A great read!!
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Summary: Discover Long Lost
Review: Long Lost is a great book about a man named Brad. When Brad was a boy, his brother, Petey, was kidnapped. Many years later, a man who claims to be Petey comes back. Brad invites him into his home and takes his son and Petey on a camping trip. There, everything goes wrong. He is separated from his son and Petey. When he finds his way home, his family and Petey are nowhere to be seen. Brad decides to go out on a mission to find his family. This is an exiting book that has tons of twists and turns. It will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Summary: Long Lost
Review: Long Lost is Morrell's best book in years. Not to say his latest efforts weren't good, but this one returns me to the days of 'The Brotherhood of the Rose' and 'The Fifth Profession'. The pacing of the book is excellent. David's books are always a quick read, but this one is especially so. It flies by and takes you with it. If you are looking for a burst of adrenaline and like action and suspense then you will not be disappointed.
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Summary: PLENTY OF SUSPENSE--BUT NO COMMON SENSE
Review: LONG LOST is suspenseful enough, and the writing is good, but the plot is utterly silly: A smart, savvy architect has been blaming himself for the disappearance of his brother for over twenty years. The brother suddenly appears out of nowhere, and within a week's time has nearly murdered the architect and has very much succeeded in kidnapping the architect's family, then disappearing without a trace. The "long lost" brother's tale of where he had been for so many years just doesn't ring true but the reader can swallow it to get to the pursuit part of the novel. The pursuit, however, wherein the architect teaches himself to "think like his lost brother", is ridiculous. It requires such a willingness to "suspend disbelief", as the literary folks say, that you might as well be reading a fantasy story about goblins or little green men.
I won't go into detail about why the pursuit is silly, because I don't want to ruin the plot for new readers and fans of this author, but Morrell has asked us to do the impossible: Accept suspense that flies in the face of common sense.
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Summary: A horror novel disguised as a work of suspense.
Review: Many of us regret things we did or said while growing up. Luckily, the majority of us have had the chance to atone for and forget our youthful indiscretions. Brad Denning, however, has lived with his for over two decades. At age thirteen, Brad one day scolded his little brother Petey for being a pest, telling him to "bug off" and "go home." Profoundly disappointed, Petey does just that, except he never made it home-his bike and baseball glove were found lying in the street just a few blocks from the Denning house.Presumed kidnapped, Petey is never found. Brad moves on, becomes a successful architect and raises his own family, but still carries inside his profound guilt over Petey's disappearance. One day, a stranger claiming to be the long lost Petey enters his life. Initially stunned by this development, Brad overcomes his doubts, and eventually embraces this man as his brother. His joy is short lived, however, as "Petey" shows another, decidedly more sinister side, attempting to murder Brad, and subsequently kidnapping Brad's wife and son. After a lengthy recovery period, Brad is told by the FBI that Petey's trail has gone cold. Having narrowly escaped death, the despondent architect vows to track Petey down, no matter what the cost. A powerful reflection on love, loss, courage and despair, LONG LOST is a horror novel disguised as a thriller. Although he leads with classic revenge and chase motifs, Morrell's narrative also includes metaphorical monsters, tombs, even a haunted house. By telling his story in the first person, Morrell makes his readers vicariously experience Brad Denning's triumphs and tragedies, almost pummeling them with his conflicting emotions
of hope and despair, of love, and revulsion. Brad's journey in search of Petey reveals as much about the hunter as it does the prey, as Brad comes to terms with the terrible forces that molded Petey into the monster he's become. Understanding Petey's twisted psyche and motivations does not lead the increasingly cold-hearted Brad to forgive him, however. Brad submerges certain aspects of his personality and uncovers others in his effort to save his family. Brutal, touching, and often horrific, LONG LOST is an example of classic storytelling from a writer who knows how to push readers' emotional buttons.
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Summary: Long Lost
Review: Morrell seems to be losing his luster. This book is not the best I've read, but it is not the worst I've read by this fabulous author. It is slow to funeral durg in parts and the onclusions of the main character are obvious. There is no guessing in this book.
The fact that it is written in first person is a sad attempt for Morrell to get away from what he did best; the government conspiracy type books. Stick with what you know!
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Summary: High-speed, heart-pounding action!
Review: Most of you remember telling a pesky sibling or younger friend, "Get lost. Go away. Leave me alone." You didn't really mean it, of course. You just wanted some time with your buddies without your bothersome little brother getting in the way. You didn't think about "what if?" What if? What if you told your little brother to get lost...and he did--for twenty-five years? Brad Dennings is now a successful architect with a beautiful wife and adoring young son. A quarter century earlier, his nine year-old brother Petey disappears. At a baseball game thirteen year-old Brad gets tired of his little brother following him around and tells him to go home. Petey never makes it home. He's apparently been kidnapped--his bike and baseball glove found abandoned just blocks from home. Brad carries the guilt of his brother's kidnapping with him into his adult life, but buries it deep inside, where it lies dormant as he becomes a happy successful business owner, husband and father. One unexpected day,the persuasive words of a stranger bring Petey back into Brad's life. His feelings of guilt also return, so Brad shoves away his lingering doubts about this hardened, disheveled man who claims to be his "long lost" brother. His suspicions are validated when Petey disappears once again--this time taking Brad's wife and son with him. Now Brad must literally step into his brother's shoes to find his stolen family--before it's too late. David Morrell is truly a master novelist. His ability to balance rich descriptions of characters and scenery with heart-pounding action makes you feel as if you are perched on the edge of a sheer cliff, feeling the adrenaline burn through your veins as you desperately try to keep from falling.
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Summary: DOOGIE DOES DRAMA!
Review: Neil Patrick Harris, probably best known for his leading role on TV's "Doogie Howser, MD," gives authentic voice to the beleagured narrator and protagonist in David Morrell's latest thriller. Brad Denning, it would seem, has it all - a terrific wife, Kate, a young son, Jason, and a top-of-the-heap career as an architect. Nonetheless, he is haunted. Years ago his younger brother, Petey, was lost. Petey had been 11-years-old, and Brad blames himself for the boy's disappearance. Then from out of nowhere a man presents himself at Brad's Colorado office with an astounding claim - he is Petey, the lost brother. At first it seems too incredible to be true, but then Brad puts aside his disbelief and accepts the man as Petey. A poor decision. Kate, Jason, and the presumed Petey disappear. The police and FBI are stumped. It's up to Brad to find his family and discover why they have disappeared. Is that really Petey? The story is in the hunt. - Gail Cooke
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