When She's Gone

A Thriller

De: Rea Frey

Narrado por: Jennifer Jill Araya

In this haunting story that spans three decades, a young gymnast escapes a kidnapping. Years later, she’s forced to face the past when her own daughter disappears.

Cora Valentine has her whole life—and a shot at the Olympics—ahead of her. But when she’s kidnapped on Halloween, her name is splashed across headlines not as an athlete but as a victim. Not even her safe return changes that, especially since no one is caught for the crime.

Hounded by the public, Cora’s time as a missing girl and member of the Magnificent Eight has its consequences. Years later, when Cora has her own daughter, she’s determined to leave the past behind for a better life. Her daughter will never face those fears. And Cora will never face them again.

But four years later, on Halloween, the past comes knocking.

Now, Cora’s daughter is gone, and to get her back, Cora must take someone else’s child.

Clearly, whoever took her all those years ago isn’t done with her yet…but as long as they have her daughter, Cora’s not done with them either.

©2025 by Rea Frey. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Rea Frey is at the top of her game in this twisting, binge-worthy thriller about trust, betrayal, and the thorny tangle of memory and trauma. Compelling, deep, and character rich, When She’s Gone will have you tearing through the pages until the haunting conclusion. Put this on your must-read list.”—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The New Couple in 5B

“With the backdrop of cut-throat competitive sports, When She’s Gone is a page-turning story about a mother who will do whatever it takes to protect her daughter. Tense and twisty, Rea Frey’s newest psychological thriller will have you turning pages late into the night. Read this one with the lights on!”—Lauren Nossett, award-winning author of The Resemblance

“Rea Frey sticks the landing in this taut, gripping thriller that takes mean girls to a whole new level. You’ll be desperate to turn the page!”—Hannah Morrissey, author of When I’m Dead

I Can’t Make it Make Sense

I am enjoying this story for the most part. I just don’t understand why Cora is getting so upset by pictures of a doll. It seems like if her daughter was being mutilated… they’d send pictures of the daughter…. Idk seems like a plot hole or something because it’s too obvious to be a twist.

Lots of twists and turns

I liked how the story took the reader back in time, the forward to the present. It gave the story more depth. It was one of the best books and performances I have found in quite a while.

Not her best…

This one definitely isn’t the author’s best. I usually love her books, but this one was a letdown.

Suspense

I enjoyed it. It was predictable. But I still liked the ride. The ending was unrealistic. But it was like putting a cherry on top. The author needed to wrap up some holes in the story.

Mom’s ability to stay focused.

I liked it all. Good narrator and a good writer. Glad I ran across this book ok and can’t wait to read a few more from the writer.

Entertaining

It was a little predictable but still a good read. I enjoyed it and read another of one of Rea Frey’s books

I have a lot of questions...

... like did a high school creative writing student write this? was there an editor? why are things repeated over and over? why was this story not cut down by like 3/4? why would she name her daughter LuLu when one of the bad guys was named Lou? Jakayla and then also Kayla? why was there no character development? HOW could Joe possibly trick her to that extent? who is Lulu's father? I've never given up on a book, so I forced myself to listen to the way through and it just got worse and I just got more annoyed. definite MISS on this one 😞

poor acting

I liked nothing about this story. it's totally ridiculous, not believable, it's not worth my time to leave a review.

terrible storyline

I struggled to finish listening to it. was hoping it would pick up towards the end but I was not thrilled.

Predictable Plot Twists

I listened to this as a recommendation from whatever AI generated software suggested based on the fact I read and enjoy books by Freida McFadden. While the narrator did a great job, the writing was subpar at best and the plot twists were eye-rollingly predictable. I pegged the perpetrator from the gate and also predicted (early on) the truth revealed at the very end. Maybe I've just read too many mysteries and psychological thrillers but I won't be a returning reader for this author, unfortunately.