Today I am part of the Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours for Missing Rebecca by john Worsley Simpson.
Missing RebeccaJohn Worsley Simpson2012
Synopsis provided by PIC Tours
John’s latest book, his fifth novel, Missing Rebecca, is a story of death and deception. After a whirlwind romance, Liam and Rebecca marry, knowing almost nothing of each other’s backgrounds. Only months later, on an afternoon shopping trip to a mall in the Buffalo, New York, suburb of Cheektowaga, Rebecca vanishes, seemingly abducted. Or did she make herself disappear? Was the marriage a sham? Was Liam a dupe? This is a novel of high crimes and dark shadows, involving the immensely profitable drug industry in which exclusive access to the market for a medication can mean billions of dollars, and holding on to that exclusivity might lead to lies, deceit, corruption, payoffs, and even murder.
- Missing Rebecca is a pretty fast read. The beginning starts off a little rough and choppy but then it picks up the pace.
- The mystery was high octane and all over the place, just like your favorite lifetime movie. You are all set to think one thing but then the book twists in another direction. I wouldn’t say that all the twists and turns are predictable, but most of them are pretty common in mysteries.
- Tony Reynolds, a US Marshall was my favorite character. I liked his attitude and dedication till the end.
- Liam is not the sharpest of guys. First of all he marries Rebecca after knowing her only a week and while he is bothered that she won’t share any of her past, he doesn’t press her for it either. Second he falls for several tricks by the criminals. I yelled “idiot” at my book quite a few times. Even in the second half when you learn more I still thought he was an idiot.
- At times Simpson goes overboard and spells everything out to the reader. Things I could easily infer that from the sentence before it were explicitly told to me. Drove me nuts!
- As they start to track Rebecca a lot of stuff comes out about her, and it just goes to show you that you shouldn’t get married to someone you’ve only known a week that won’t disclose their past. Rebecca was not at all who you think she is.
- Missing Rebecca kind of has two parts. I liked the second half much better than the first. You found out a lot more about what was going on in the second half, and it was less choppy, and of course that’s when you begin to really get some answers.
- I liked the ending, it fit the story and I feel like there was justice.
About the Author
JOHN WORSLEY SIMPSON is a crime-fiction writer. John was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, emigrated to Canada at the age of four and grew up in Toronto, He has been a reporter and editor in major newspapers and news services in North America, England and Ireland. He is married and lives in Newmarket, Ontario.
Author Sites
Website (http://www.johnworsleysimpson.ca)
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/johnworsleysimpson)
Twitter(https://twitter.com/#!/jworsim)
Thank you for sharing your review and great post. Good job!
Thanks! It was great working with PIC tours!
I would never marry someone I’ve only known for a week! That is crazy! Of course I would need like a year to plan the wedding and because I’m Catholic I would have to do all of the Catholic counseling and the Priest would never allow me to marry someone I didn’t know!
Anyway, I like the idea of finding out about someone in that way but I’m wondering what his reactions are. Is he finding out things about her that make him like her more or less? See that could be intriguing. I didn’t catch how you rated the book but it seemed like you liked it.
My parents had a Catholic wedding. Obviously I don’t remember it, but I hear lots of stories about the pre marriage counselling.
I don’t know. I’d marry Johnny Depp or similar after an hour, so I guess I can understand the whole week thing, especially since Liam is not the brightest crayon in the box. Glad you got it finished in time!
Aren’t you married? I get Johnny Depp!
I really hate when a book points out unnecessary things. At least it was engaging enough to make you yell at it. ;)
Yeah it was annoying. I just wanted to yell “get on with it!”
Sounds a little like Gone Girl, which I’m listening to the audio of right now. I’m glad you liked the ending! And I hate when things are overstated… annoying.
Yeah it was annoying. I can infer quite a lot you know ;)
The hubs and I got engaged 6 months after our first date, and got married exactly 1 year after our first date. And while it was perfect for us, I can see why even that would be fast for many people. After one week is crazy! This sounds like a cute book, though! Glad you liked it!
I meant *cool book, not cute. I guess this could maybe be called cute but since it’s not like chick lit, I figured maybe cute isn’t the right word. ;)
A lot of people might think a year is fast, but it’s not really too fast. One week however is insane. You can’t possibly learn enough in a week to be happy forever.