For such a long book I was surprised by at how quickly I read it. It was gripping and suspenseful. She is curre. [It holds true, even when we discover that that Ian never hit Isabel, and Isabel is actually a serial-killing, identity-stealing con artist with absolutely no limits or morals. There is so much going on in this story but it doesn’t get confusing or overwhelming at all. That's okay with Grayson as she has left her past behind too, but the more she looks for Isabel to confirm she is alive, the more she finds things are not adding up and the case becomes a lot more complex. This new private investigator series is engaging and suspenseful (the diner scene at the end is excellent), and i was totally invested in the story of Grayson, a woman running from a dark past while trying to solve a missing persons case she feels connected to. And how dare she steal his dog? Grayson and Isabel have alot  in common, and Grayson feels a connection to Isabel. Good enough. Had Isabel Lincoln met her end like this? Class of 2009. This is outstanding, powerful, twisty, riveting, surprising and absolutely unputdownable! Grayson has also been abused by her ex husband, and that also has much to do with this story. She fumbled through her purse again. time,’ so not five ten or five thirty. 39-year-old Los Angeles-based newbie Private Investigator Grayson ”Gray” Sykes is assigned a missing persons case by her new boss, long term friend and secret crush, Dominick ”Nick” Rader, the owner of Rader Consulting, and is really nervous about working the field once again. It's written in dual POV and The author did a great job of it. ? I hope the author reconsider to write more books with this memorable character. I liked the specificity (Los Angeles is its own character) and the discussion of domestic violence, particularly towards Black women, was eye-opening an. And now she has to … As the case goes on, Grayson suspects that Isabel doesn't want to be found and Ian is mostly interested in getting his dog back. . September 22nd 2020 She has a history of being abused by her boyfriend. It appears that Isabel is missing by choice and her cardiologist boyfriend might not even care to look for her if she hadn't taken off with his dog, Kenny G. Everyone leaves something out of the narrative...There were big secrets everywhere", Grayson Sykes, a new PI in LA has been given her first case to investigate. A boyfriend looking for his girlfriend and dog. She told me about ‘C.P. She popped one giant pill dry and it scraped along her throat. Alone again, Gray squeezed her eyes shut, waited for the pain in her middle to pass, and wished that she had completed her regimen of amoxicillin, then remembered that she carried in her purse the new refill of oxycodone that Dr. Messamer had prescribed for the pain. This was a great thriller/mystery about Isabel Lincoln, she's gone, but is she missing?! The following is an exclusive excerpt from And Now She’s Gone, by Rachel Howzell Hall. Personal investigator Grayson Sykes is hired to find her, but not so sure she wants to be found! If you somehow combined the writing brains of Janet Evanovich and James Patterson, you would get Rachel Howzell-Hall. He was the Man. As the case goes on, Grayson suspects that Isabel doesn't want to be found and Ian is mostly interested in getting his dog back. So many shiny things and my own brain seemed to have plotted against me because I absolutely LOVED this book and am mad I took so damn long to finish it! I've been in a weird reading funk with other things going on in my life and it took me 4 days to finish this book. Welcome back. And Now She's Gone is the latest standalone thriller from bestseller Howzell Hall and boy is it one hell of a thrill ride from exciting start to shocking conclusion. And Now She's Gone is the latest standalone thriller from bestseller Howzell Hall and boy is it one hell of a thrill ride from exciting start to shocking conclusion. But does she want to be found? by Forge Books. What a page turner that was! She is also the co-author of The Good Sister with James Patterson, which was included in the New York Times bestseller The Family Lawyer. Then there is the investigation itself. Cardiologist Ian O'Donnell is looking for his missing girlfriend Isabel Lincoln who has disappeared with his dog. RACHEL HOWZELL HALL, author of the bestseller and Anthony Award-, Lefty Award- and ITW-award nominated They All Fall Down (Forge), writes the acclaimed Lou Norton series, including Land of Shadows, Skies of Ash, Trail of Echoes, and City of Saviors. I went to Brown for undergrad, then Har- vard Med, and now I’m here. I was as excited as a cork ready to burst from a bottle of champagne to read this book, cuz I had read so many great reviews that I was sure I was gonna luv it. “Sharp, witty and perfectly paced, And Now She’s Gone is one hell of a read!” —Wendy Walker, bestselling author of The Night BeforeIsabel Lincoln is gone.But is she missing?It’s up to Grayson Sykes to find her. Girls are prettier, too.” He chuckled. Was Ian O’Donnell always this . If you like Lisa Jewell and old school Ruth Ware novels, Rachel Howzell Hall will exceed your mystery/thriller goals. I need another pen. Five sharp. “Seriously?” Gray texted back I’m good, and she started her trek to the Alumni Center. “We used to see each other for lunch every day,” Ian O’Donnell said now. Two hours later, Ian had returned to his office with her phone number and Isabel had left the E.R. She couldn’t find the oxycodone—she’d just picked it up from the pharmacy—but she did find a bottle of ibuprofen, 600 milli- grams. Grayson Sykes knows Isabel Lincoln has vanished. Isobel begins texting Gray asking her to stop the investigation and Gray comes to the realisation that Isobel may have changed her identity, something Gray also did eight years ago. Terrific review Liz, this sounds like a character I’d love too!