The Disappearing – Lori Roy
Lori Roy’s first novel Bent Road was published in 2011. In 2012 it won an Edgar Award for best first novel. Lori’s third book Let Me Die in His Footsteps was published in 2015. It won an Edgar for Best Novel in 2016. That win made Lori thee first woman to win An Edgar Allen Poe Award for both Best First Novel and Best Novel. She’s only the third person to do it overall!
Her latest release The Disappearing was released last year to rave reviews. After finishing the book the other day I’m ready to join that group who have raved about the book. While it’s not the type of book I usually read I truly enjoyed the book.
About The Disappearing
The Disappearing tells the story of Lane Fielding ,who after twenty years away, has returned to her hometown in Florida. Lane had fled her hometown partially to escape from her father’s sins as the former director of an infamous boys school. The sins included.severely beating and maybe killing boys who were sent there. Lane also fled to escape her own past!
The story opens with the disappearance of a Florida State coed who had been working at the Fielding Plantation. This disappearance is eerily similar to Lane’s own disappearance. And when Lane’s daughter Annalee disappears the Fielding family’s lives are turned upside down. Could it be revenge for all their pasts sins?
Praise for The Disappearing
Ok so I can tell you how much I liked the book, but authors Lisa Unger and Michael Koryta. can tell you better than I can.
As dark and as atmospheric as a northern Florida summer night The Disappearing is Lori Roy at the top of her game. Her shimmering tale is at the heart a compelling mystery. But it is also a deep meditation on family and the secrets and lies that can twist through our lives like a strangler fig. The powerful sense of place and a haunting cast of characters linger long after the book is closed. If you haven’t read Lori Roy, now is the time – Lisa Unger
From:Michael Koryta
Lori Roy has been on my must-read list since her debut. There’s a reason she’s already won two Edgar awards-exemplary plotting, clever twist, and compelling characters-but for me it is her voice that holds the most power she writes with an ingenius whispering menace and a masterful understanding of the way the past works on the present, and on the human heart. The Disappearing is her finest work to date.
The bottom line is The Disappearing is a great read . So Check It Out! As for me I can’t wait until June when Lori’s new book Gone Too Long will be released!
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