Gone in the Night

Whew! Talk about a shocking beginning! Joanna Schaffhausen got my attention right away! Yikes! Gone in the Night is riveting, intense, shocking and hard to put down! I read most of this book in one day as I was fully captivated by the plot. Be warned, this book deals with domestic violence which some readers might find too hard to read. This is the 5th book in the Annalisa Vega series but can easily be read as a stand-alone novel.

Annalisa Vega is pregnant and working as a private investigator in Gone in the Night. After being informed that her imprisoned brother wants to meet with her, Annalisa visits him in prison where he presents her with a case for a fellow inmate, Joe Green, who claims to be innocent of the murder charge that landed him in prison. This is going to be tricky as her husband, Nick, was the officer who arrested Joe. Plus, it quickly becomes evident that one of the witnesses lied about what she witnessed. Annalisa will not stop until she gets to the bottom of what happened. What she finds is a bunch of secrets, a trail of lies, and domestic violence.

This book had a nice amount of twist and turns along the way. This book also sees Annalisa preparing for the birth of her child. She is working hard and dealing with a lot of issues while finding herself in a bit of danger along the way. As with the other books in this series, Gone in the Night is well thought out, nicely paced, with fully fleshed characters, has an intriguing mystery (and a side mystery), tension, and relationship issues. As I mentioned above, this book does deal with domestic violence, abuse and predators. I thought the author handled this well but readers who may be triggered by this need to be aware of the content of the book.

Riveting, shocking, mysterious, twist filled and wonderfully written!

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press | Minotaur Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.