The Girl Who Wasn't There

By: Vincent Zandri

Narrated by: Andrew B. Wehrlen

Sidney O'Keefe just wants to spend a peaceful weekend alone with his wife and daughter in the vacation paradise of Lake Placid, New York, now that he's been paroled after a 10-year stretch in a maximum security prison. But any illusion of a peaceful future is destroyed when his 11-year-old daughter Chloe suddenly disappears from the iconic beach scene, leaving Sidney and his wife Penny stricken with fear and panic.

When it's determined that his old crime boss Mickey Rabuffo might be behind the abduction, it becomes apparent that the past has not only come back to haunt Sidney, but it's come back to kill the entire family.

With the village police assuming that Sidney, an ex-con with a history of prison violence, is responsible for his daughter's disappearance, Sidney is left with no choice - he needs to take the law into his own hands, not only to expose the truth about what's developing into a conspiracy of biblical proportions, but also to render his own particular brand of rough justice.

©2020 Vincent Zandri (P)2020 Vincent Zandri

What. A. Trip.

I have no shame in admitting that Vincent Zandri and Andrew Wehrlen are two of my favorites. I've loved everything from Zandri that I have listened to and Wehrlen delivers every time.

This story was insane. It was a constant shifting of good guys and bad guys. There were a couple of outliers that had me saying, out loud, several times, "I did not see that coming!" It was glorious.

A well-written story from a very good author

The Girl Who Wasn't There (Audible Audio), my thirteenth read from author Vincent Zandri. I've been getting books by this author since 2012, since I own both the Kindle & Audible editions of this book I was able to follow along while reading it and since I own a total of 21 books by him I look forward to reading more! This book was filled with twists & turns & things unexpected. No spoilers from me, Buy the book, read the book & leave a review for an outstanding author & his book. Andrew B. Wehrlen’s narration adds to the book's enjoyment. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).

Just when you thought you had it all

Just when recently parolee Sidney O'Keefe thought he had all that he'd hoped for, events take a tragic turn for the worse when his daughter suddenly goes missing at the moment O'Keefe lets hid guard down. A man with his background should have known better. With ten years in prison for multiple murders as one of New York's major crime boss' most trusted employee, he knows how to look over his shoulder. But when his daughter is taken, he and his wife will stop for nothing, even if it means taking the law in their own hands, to find her.

Just one you think this is a story you've heard before, author Vincent Zandri, throws one red herring after another. Combined with Zandri's multiple twists and turns woven into this story, readers will find in The Girl Who Wasn't There, a story they simply can't put down. But it gets even better. Andrew B. Wehrlen's narration is multi-dimensional, capturing the uniqueness of each character as told in O'Keefe's first person point of view.

Great narration good story

I was given a free copy for an honest review.

This was an interesting listen. The narration was perfect for the content. The story was solid but I never really got attached to any of the characters. Overall I'd give it a 3.5 but I rounded up because it did keep my interest and I was thinking about the book when I wasn't listening. I never struggled to continue listening so that is a very good thing in an audiobook.

Some parts are a bit unrealistic to me but not so much so that I felt it ruined to story. I have quit listening to books if I hear something so stupid I just can't go on... This book never comes close to that... So that's another good thing about this book.

Slight Spoiler...

If this guy is so smart why didn't he understand why his lawyer wasn't asking for witness protection for him. I don't want to give away too much but that's the one thing that doesn't jive with me.

Not what I expected.

I enjoyed this book a lot. I expected the usual ransom or blackmail story, but it took a very interesting turn.

Ex-Con

I totally enjoyed this thriller with good narration. It is about Sidney O’Keeffe who is an ex con and was actually innocent as he who not give his ex-crime boss name. When released him, his wife Penny and daughter Chloe take trip to the beach where Chloe is taken. The cops think he did it (by the way did not like them) that is where the action and suspense start. Toward the end it was sad but liked the ending. Recommend if you like a good thriller. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. Thank you

I don't like dream scenes

I don't like dream scenes in stories and this story featured several such scenes. Fortunately, it wasn't too difficult to distinguish between dreams and actual events in the story, so the story made sense and was quite captivating. The characters were so compelling that I am wanting to know what happens to them after the story ends.

Andrew B. Wehrlen delivers an excellent performance. His narration style fits perfectly with this story.

Note: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Good story

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

I love thrillers and anything to do with a crime book. It can be true crime, sci-fi, fantasy, anything and I will read it. Whether or not I finish it is another story. this was definitely not a book that I wanted to put down (so to speak). I listened to this one all in one sitting and did not put my headphones away until I was done it.

This was a good listen/read and well put together. I liked the characters and the plot and I loved the narrator. There have been times where I ended up ditching a book because of the narrator and just went to read the ebook format. I did not feel that urge at all with this one.

Overall it was a good book and like this author