Pound Ridge Library Book Group

The Pound Ridge Library Book Group meets on the third Wednesday of every month. This month we will be discussing Here and Gone by Haylen Beck.

Here and Gone is a gripping, wonderfully tense suspense thriller about a mother’s desperate fight to recover her stolen children from corrupt authorities.

It begins with a woman fleeing through Arizona with her kids in tow, trying to escape an abusive marriage. When she’s pulled over by an unsettling local sheriff, things soon go awry and she is taken into custody. Only when she gets to the station, her kids are gone. And then the cops start saying they never saw any kids with her, that if they’re gone than she must have done something with them…

Meanwhile, halfway across the country a man hears the frenzied news reports about the missing kids, which are eerily similar to events in his own past. As the clock ticks down on the search for the lost children, he too is drawn into the desperate fight for their return.

“Here and Gone” is a gripping and suspenseful thriller that takes readers on a heart-pounding journey into the dark underbelly of small-town America. The story unfolds with intense pacing and unexpected twists, keeping readers on the edge of their seats. Haylen Beck, a pseudonym for acclaimed author Stuart Neville, skillfully weaves a tale of suspense and desperation, exploring themes of family, justice, and the lengths one will go to protect those they love. “Here and Gone” is a rollercoaster of a thriller, leaving readers breathless until the final page.