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"Masterful storytelling . . . first-class fiction about fear, love and lies. Highly recommended." --Kirkus Reviews
Read the first page and kiss the next 24 hours goodbye. Bravo!" --Jeffery Deaver, internationally bestselling author of The Skin Collector
Everyone in the quiet Jersey Shore Town of Silver Bay knows the story: On a Sunday evening in September 1991, Ramsey Miller threw a blowout block party, then brutally murdered his beautiful wife and three-year-old daughter. But everyone is wrong. The daughter got away. Under the name Melanie Denison, she has spent the last fifteen years in small-town West Virginia as part of the Witness Protection Program. She has never been allowed to travel, go to a school dance, or even have access to the Internet at home. Precautions must be taken at every turn, because Ramsey Miller was never caught and might still be on the hunt for his daughter. Despite strict house rules, Melanie has started a secretive relationship and is ten weeks pregnant. She doesn't want her child to grow up in hiding as she has had to. Defying her guardians and taking matters into her own hands, Melanie returns to Silver Bay in hopes of doing what the authorities have failed to do: find her father before he finds her.
- Sales Rank: #610255 in Books
- Published on: 2016-02-09
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.20" h x 1.20" w x 5.40" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 384 pages
From School Library Journal
In the New Jersey beach community of Silver Bay in 1991, the Miller family hosted a block party; later that night, Ramsey Miller murdered his wife and disappeared, along with their three-year-old daughter Meg. Fifteen years later, the case is still open. Most people believe that Ramsey also murdered his daughter and then fled the country. But no one knows except for Melanie Denison, the now 18-year-old who was once Meg Miller, and her adoptive parents, Uncle Wayne and Aunt Kendra. For 15 years, they have lived in Fredonia, WV, mostly staying off the grid, hoping that Ramsey doesn't find them. But Melanie/Meg now has her own reasons for wanting to stop hiding and move out into the real world, and so she sets off for New Jersey to find some answers. Told in alternating sections between Melanie's search in 2006 and Ramsey's actions leading up to the murder in 1991, this is a compelling and layered story about truth and lies, and love and loss. Melanie is a typical teen, although more naïve than many, and her mistakes and blunders are as natural a part of her personality as her determination and resolve. VERDICT Teens who enjoy thrillers and mysteries that keep them guessing will gobble this one up.—Sarah Flowers, formerly of Santa Clara County (CA) Library
Review
“There’s always a creep factor in psychological suspense novels, and it makes itself felt right at the outset of Michael Kardos’s Before He Finds Her, a well-crafted woman-in-peril narrative with an uncommon premise and an ending you don’t see coming.”—New York Times Book Review
“Suspenseful, fast-paced and why they invented the term ‘nail-biter.’”—Huffington Post, “10 Must-read Books for Spring”
“Before He Finds Her is that rare thing, a novel as human as it is suspenseful, as patient as it is thrilling, as genuine as it is surprising. With strong, compelling prose, Michael Kardos paints a tale of fear and redemption, of anguish and hopefulness, of subtle corruption and good intentions gone awry. In doing so, he maps the human heart in all its complex glory.”—Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Look Back
“Brilliant. Before He Finds Her is one of the most innovative and compelling thrillers to come along in recent years. Read the first page and kiss the next 24 hours goodbye. Bravo!”—Jeffery Deaver, internationally bestselling author of The Skin Collector
“Utterly compelling, innovative and packed with beautifully drawn characters, Michael Kardos’ second thriller propels him into the front rank of contemporary American thriller writers.”—Independent (Ireland)
“Even the most astute readers may be surprised by Kardos’s satisfyingly twisted plot.”—Strand Magazine
“Kardos delivers another outstanding crime thriller with this complex and moving account of a young woman trying to make sense of her past and craft a viable future. . . . Sophisticated characterizations enhance the intricately constructed story line.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Terrific . . . a white-knuckle thriller that burns with urgency . . . It’s a book that pulses with energy and truth, one that will stay with me for a long time.”—Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)
“Brimming with a page-turning plot, depth of character, and gutsy, raw writing . . . Kardos tells a distinctly American story: of a young man’s rebellious, unpredictable nature, and of an embattled girl who must eventually work to peel back the distraught layers of her own complicated past.”—Curled Up With A Good Book
“An engrossing tale. . . . First-class fiction about fear, love and lies. Highly recommended.”—Kirkus Reviews
“It’s the clever ways in which the truth is revealed—gradually, tantalizingly, through the actions of characters we thought were dead—that the book generates its considerable appeal.”—Toronto Star
“A gripping literary thriller.”—Dispatch (Columbus, MS)
“Kardos peels back layers and makes revelations, page by page . . . Before He Finds Her proves that a work of suspense need not be gory, bloody, or pushed by threats of explosion—the power of the past and the tenderness of the unfolding present make this a very unusual page-turner.”—Kingdom Books
About the Author
Michael Kardos is the Pushcart Prize-winning author of the novel The Three-Day Affair and the story collection One Last Good Time. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he currently lives in Starkville, Mississippi, where he codirects the creative writing program at Mississippi State University.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Engrossing and Entertaining
By Harrison
A little more than two years ago, I read Michael Kardos' stellar debut novel, "The Three Day Affair." Considerably impressed with the impressive writing and wonderful story line, I vowed to read all of the books Kardos would write in the future and added his name to a growing collection of authors whose works I look forward to, periodically checking to see if he had released anything new.
Thus, when I learned that his second novel was due for a release I quickly put it on hold at my local library and looked forward to it. "Before He Finds Her" wound up becoming one of my favorite books I have read this year. Although 2015 is still in its relative infancy, I am a voracious reader and have read seven other books, so my vociferous endorsement of this novel attests to its quality.
The story follows Melanie Denison, almost eighteen years old. Over a decade and a half ago, her mother was brutally murdered and her father mysteriously disappeared, leading authorities and others in the small town of Silver Bay to presume he was responsible. Melanie, missing and also presumed dead, has been living several hours away in secrecy with an uncle and aunt who became her foster parents after she was assigned to them by US Marshals. Frustrated and tired of living in such discreet conditions (and also, ten weeks pregnant with her boyfriend's child) Melanie returns to Silver Bay in hopes of finding her father.
Michael Kardos did an exceptional job with this book. The plot unfolded delicately but with a considerable degree of mounting suspense, and this does not read like a second novel. Frankly, it reads like yet another book from a collection of many written by a seasoned veteran. Kardos' prose is terrific, his story captivating and his characters both equally endearing and repulsive. Kardos chose to alternate the story frequently with narration from different perspectives and vantage points, and this technique serves to add to the mystery central to the plot, but also contribute to the foundation of the idea which affirms against making hasty generalizations based solely on initial appearances.
This was a very enjoyable book and I look forward to additional offerings from Michael Kardos. He keeps getting better and better.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Not an exciting thriller but the characters are good
By TChris
An elderly reporter, nearing death, blogs about the unsolved murder that has obsessed him -- unsolved in the sense that Ramsey Miller, who killed his wife and fled with his daughter, has never been apprehended. Of Ramsey's guilt and the daughter's death, the reporter is certain.
Melanie hates the isolation that defines her life, but living in witness protection means no internet, no travel, and no real friends. Melanie lives with her aunt and uncle and is, of course, hiding from Ramsey.
Early chapters of Before He Finds Her alternate between the past and present. The chapters in the past follow Ramsey, who believes he is just awakening to the beauty of life but is actually awakening to madness, embodied in his belief in an impending apocalypse he attributes to the "orbital axis." Ramsey's childhood is depicted more realistically and sympathetically than most thrillers manage.
As the novel moves forward, Melanie, being young and foolish, decides she needs to find Ramsey before he finds her. Michael Kardos never quite sold me on that motivation. In any event, to further her quest, Melanie meets with the blogger. Her investigation proceeds in an unexpected direction. More than that I will not say.
Most of the first half of Before He Finds Her reads more like a human interest story than a suspense novel. I would not say that the second half is more suspenseful but it reads more like a thriller. None of the surprising revelations are particularly surprising, which is the novel's greatest weakness.
While I was reading the first half, I found it difficult to suspend disbelief in certain aspects of the story that just didn't seem plausible. To my relief, Kardos deals with those in the second half. That cemented my interest. The story is plausible (a plus in the modern era of implausible thrillers). Even if the ending is telegraphed at an early point, eroding the excitement and shock value that thriller fans crave, I enjoyed the characters and the storytelling.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
A Troubling Gimmick
By Ken C.
It's well-written, it's enjoyable, and it's based upon a gimmick that I feel cheats the reader of a real chance to investigate the mystery along with the author. I can't say more without giving too much away, but the author was more interested in holding back than giving us the facts we needed. Not admirable. But yes, until I knew that, I thought the book was fine.
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