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Lost and Gone Forever
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Lost and Gone Forever
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Lost and Gone Forever
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Lost and Gone Forever

Written by Alex Grecian

Narrated by John Curless

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Many changes have happened to the Murder Squad. Rash actions have cost Sergeant Nevil Hammersmith his job, and in response he has set up his own private detective agency. Inspector Walter Day has been missing for a year, and no one knows where he is-though there is a strong suspicion that Saucy Jack has him. Hammersmith has made finding Day his primary case, and he has company-a pair of bounty hunters, a man and a woman. It is only gradually that he has come to realize that they are not what they seem . . .
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMay 17, 2016
ISBN9780147524966
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Lost and Gone Forever
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Alex Grecian

ALEX GRECIAN is the national bestselling author of Red Rabbit, The Yard, The Black Country, The Devil’s Workshop, The Harvest Man, Lost and Gone Forever, and The Saint of Wolves and Butchers, as well as the critically acclaimed graphic novels Proof and Rasputin, and the novellas The Blue Girl and One Eye Open. He lives in the Midwest with his wife, his son, their dog, and a tarantula named Rosie.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I received a copy of Lost and Gone Forever from Putnam Books and the Goodreads giveaway. This Scotland Yard Murder Squad mystery is the fourth or fifth in a series of novels. I have not read any of the previous books but will definitely be putting them on my to read shelf as this book was chock full of suspense, interesting characters and plot twist and turns at every corner! As mysteries go this has everything you could ask for. I was glued to the edge of my seat as I followed the hunt for Jack the Ripper and the missing Scotland Yard detective Walter Day and surprised by the unpredictable plot. I loved the historical aspect of the Victorian setting, the inclusion of the grand new department store and the emergence of several very strong somewhat modern female characters. The addition of a pair of hired assassins (serial killers) add to the mayhem and intricacy of the story Alex Grecian tells so well. Can't wait for more!!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    PennsyLady (Bev)Lost And Gone ForeverScotland Yard Murder Squad #5Saucy Jack is back, continuing his wicked puppetry of Walter Day.Although this is #5, I was still thoroughly engrossed in the plot and the parade of characters.The characters I knew are evolving and one even left me with a bit of a surprise twist (unexpected).Jack and his ingenuity and ruthless ways never ceases to amaze me.I'm a little undecided about the Day character but we'll see where he is heading.Goddreads Giveaway from PutnamIf you've enjoyed Neville Hammersmith, he's fully aboard in this edition.There are some new characters, some plot meandering and hopefully #6 will come along and continue the series of escapades.Goodreads Giveaway supplied by Putnam
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Love this! Walter has become Jack's toy. What is the destructive act that Jack has programmed Walter to do through mesmerization? Will he ever be reunited with his family? Can Nevil interest the coppers to keep looking for Walter? Will they catch Jack? This one is super fast paced, I read it in an afternoon. And what is up with the assassin couple. Wowza! My thanks to the author and the Penguin First to Read program for a complimentary copy.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I've been reading and enjoying Alex Grecian's Murder Squad series since the very first book, The Yard. Grecian has created several marvelous characters, and it's easy to become irritated when you feel that they all aren't getting their fair share of time in the spotlight. And that can happen here. Points of view can change from one book to another as a certain character takes charge of the narrative. Relationships shift... and bad things can happen.Bad things have been happening to Walter Day for an entire year. He's been held captive by Jack the Ripper, and if you're afraid that Lost and Gone Forever's gore factor is going to be too high for you, or that you just don't want to read scenes of torture, you can rest easy. Grecian does something much worse (in my opinion) than describing gore and torture: he lets your imagination fill in the blanks. Toward the end of Walter's lightly described time with Jack, Jack looks at Walter and makes the comment that he's broken his favorite toy. I don't know about you, but my imagination can fill in a lot of blanks with that one short sentence.It's so tempting to talk more in depth about the plot of this book, but I don't like giving things away, so let's talk about more general things. There are quite a few plot threads in this book, and sometimes it seems as though they jostle each other for space. Did I find it confusing? Not at all. I just admired Grecian's ability to keep everything straight. Throughout the book, Claire Day was working on a children's story, and we were treated to excerpts from it. Something tells me there was supposed to be some symbolism there, but frankly the story almost bored me to tears, and I skimmed through those sections quickly. I probably missed something important, but I have yet to feel any real remorse.I've always found Alex Grecian's writing to be very visual, very imaginative, and his pacing and characterization are wonderful. If you're new to this series, I do suggest that you start at the beginning with The Yard because, as I said earlier, characters grow and change, things happen to them, relationships shift... and that information will be invaluable in later books. Be warned: these books read quickly, and they are very addictive!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Saucy Jack is back and no one is safe. Will we find out what happened to Inspector Day? Will Nevil finally find him? Will Nevil and Fiona ever get together? So many questions, but do we get the answers? For some yes and the door is open for more books to follow. At least I hope there will be more! I should point out that like in the previous books the author does not shy away from the brutality and harshness of life in Victorian England. The seeming casualness of violence and death at times is a little hard to take. Another solid entry for fans of historical mysteries set in this time period.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This has been one of my favorite in this series. I give it a five out of five stars. I had a hard time putting this down. I love Seargeant Nevil Hammersmith and Walter Day. I look forward to the next book in this series. I love this time period. I received this ebook from Firsttoread for a fair and honest opinion.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This author is much more obsessed with Jack the Ripper than I am. In fact, I'm over serial killers entirely. In addition to the overriding Jack story, there is also a completely unbelievable married pair of killers with a weird relationship. The entire Mr. and Mrs. Parker story was so over the top that I'm not completely sure that it wasn't a joke (very Boris and Natasha, for those who remember Bullwinkle). The search for the missing Walter Day is repeatedly thwarted by contrived missed opportunities. How many times can you have people sight their target but just barely be unable to reach them? In this book it felt like there were 50 such instances. To cap it off, there were some strange and pointless excerpts from what I assumed was a children's book. This is definitely one of those books that I would have skimmed a lot had I not been listening to the audiobook. Unless the serial killer stuff goes away, I won't be continuing with this series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Detective Walter Day has been missing from Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad for more than a year. The squad’s work load has increased and it is feeling the pressure as Sgt. Hammersmith, Day’s friend, has resigned to spend his full time trying to find any trace of the missing detective. It has been a fruitless quest. Hammersmith is no closer to finding Day now than he was a year ago. His small detective inquiry business is barely holding it’s own. His assistant Hatty, is secretly doing more than her share of work, including investigations that help pay the bills. Walter Day’s wife, Claire, is also paying many of the bills to keep the business going in hopes that Hammersmith will find her long lost husband. Where has Walter been this past year? He has been in the clutches of England’s most notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper. Locked alone and naked in a dank, cold cell, Day has been the object of Jack’s demented torture for the better part of a year. As Walter awakens one day in his dark cell, he can’t even remember who he is. When he notices his cell door is open, he is so deep in his fevered condition, he cannot even believe what he sees. He thinks at first that it is only one more of Saucy Jack’s tricks designed to break his will. One more evil way to torture Day with false hopes of freedom. Naked and barely strong enough to walk, Day cautiously tests his new found freedom, expecting every second to feel the wrath of Jack once again. With each staggering step, he gets closer and closer to freedom. But, without his memories, where will he go? How will he survive? Can he go back to his family and Scotland Yard after a year of torture? Does he even want to go back? Why has Jack let him go? This is the latest installment in the adventures of Scotland Yard”s Murder Squad. Once again we have an exciting story driven by mystery and excitement. Another winner. Book provided for review by Amazon Vine.