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Loading... Still Missing (edition 2010)by Chevy Stevens
Work InformationStill Missing by Chevy Stevens
  
No current Talk conversations about this book.  DemFen | Oct 31, 2024 |    ) purpleiris | May 19, 2024 |  ) Mariafrendo | Apr 6, 2024 | BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 | This is my first introduction to Chevy Stevens. Yes, most of my thriller loving reading peers have been singing her praises for years, and yes, I have several of her books on my TBR list- but for some reason I never got around to reading any of them. When I saw this book was available in the Kindle Unlimited program, (as of this writing), I checked it out on impulse. The setup: A real estate agent, Mary O’Sullivan, is kidnapped after an open house event. She’s held captive in the mountains by a monster she dubs 'the freak', and is subjected to every kind of horror imaginable. One year later, after a miraculous escape, she describes what she went through via her sessions with her therapists, which alternates with current day events, as Mary and her family adjust. But is Mary’s ordeal really over? The book starts out describing Mary’s kidnapping and time in captivity, which is very intense and had me squirming in my seat. I realized I had not read this type of thriller in a very long time, and I was no longer desensitized to this type of content. Whew! It was a little rough, I have to admit. But as the story progressed the crazier things got. Still, I never would have guessed how things would turn out. What a truly messed up, twisted story! I would have given the book a higher score, but the ending felt abrupt and a bit unsettled. I felt unsure of what Mary's plans were- for sure. I wondered if she was backing out, letting people sway her decisions, which was not the ending I wanted for her. Overall, though, this was a very solid debut for this author. This book, despite being around thirteen years old has stood the test of time very well. I will definitely read more of her work- when I’m sure my heart is able to take the suspense… 3.5 rounded up. (  ) gpangel | Jul 11, 2023 |
 Stevens’ gripping debut novel starts at the end of Annie’s year-long ordeal, during which she was the physical and psychological captive of a blithe psychopath at his remote mountain cabin.. Stevens already has the goods for a strong career in psychological suspense. The debut novel from local author Chevy Stevens, Still Missing is the story of a young female realtor who gets abducted by a psychopath with a wide range of creepy obsessions. Drugged and tossed in the back of a van, Annie O’Sullivan is held captive in a remote cabin on Vancouver Island... All in all, Stevens has given us a remarkably accomplished first novel. AwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
On the day she was abducted, Annie O'Sullivan, a thirty-two-year-old Realtor, had three goals: sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she's about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all. Interwoven with the story of the year Annie spent captive in a remote mountain cabin--which unfolds through sessions with her psychiatrist--is a second narrative recounting the nightmare that follows her escape: her struggle to piece her shattered life back together, the ongoing police investigation into the identity of her captor, and the disturbing sense that things are far from over. The truth doesn't always set you free. Still Missing is a shocking, visceral, brutal, and beautifully crafted debut novel about surviving the unsurvivable--and living to bear witness. No library descriptions found. |
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Annie Sullivan is a realtor from Vancouver Island who at a open house viewing is abducted and bundled into a van by a man she later comes to know as the freak. She is transported to a cabin somewhere in a forest. Much of the story is then told by Annie to her therapist and we lean the horrors she physically and mentally endures in captivity and how she eventually escapes. Wanting answers as to how this could possibly happen to her Annie learns the truth of her abduction.
This book has been getting rave reviews and I decided to buy it in audio format to listen to as my running companion and trust me it certainly had me running faster!
The book is a page turner and you really are caught up in the drama. The first 40 pages I wasn't sure if I would continue to listen as I found it a little uncomfortable and was not sure it there was going to be too much graphic details for me. But it is not too graphic and as I wanted to find out what happened and continued with the book and was rooting for Annie all the way. I liked the character of Annie but found the other characters totally flat.
I wasn't convinced by the last part of the book and that is the reason for my 3 starts. I liked it but did not love it.
The audio version was extremely well narrated for anyone who would rather listen to the book. (