Vanishing Act
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3.8
Thomas Perry
“A challenging and satisfying thriller . . . [with] many surprising twists.”—The New York TimesJane Whitefield is a Native American guide who leads people out of the wilderness—not the tree-filled variety but the kind created by enemies who want you dead. She is in the one-woman business of helping the desperate disappear. Thanks to her membership in the Wolf Clan of the Seneca tribe, she can fool any pursuer, cover any trail, and then provide her clients with new identities, complete with authentic paperwork. Jane knows all the tricks, ancient and modern; in fact, she has invented several of them herself.So she is only mildly surprised to find an intruder waiting for her when she returns home one day. An ex-cop suspected of embezzling, John Felker wants Jane to do for him what she did for his buddy Harry Kemple: make him vanish. But as Jane opens a door out of the world for Felker, she walks into a trap that will take all her heritage and cunning to escape. . . .Praise for Vanishing Act“Thomas Perry keeps pulling fresh ideas and original characters out of thin air. The strong-willed heroine he introduces in Vanishing Act rates as one of his most singular creations.”—The New York Times Book Review“One thriller that must be read. . . . Perry has created his most complex and compelling protagonist.”—San Francisco Examiner
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Author
Thomas Perry
Pages
368
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2007-12-18
ISBN
0307417638 9780307417633
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"@carrie_doose I think you would really enjoy this 9 book series about Jane Whitefield since I know you enjoy both thrillers & Tony Hillerman & Jane is a member of the Seneca Native American tribe. She helps people disappear as in her own witness protection program of sorts. I need to catch up myself on the series. There were only supposed to be 5 in series but by popular demand Runner came out 11 years later (2010). All I have recommended this series to have enjoyed it!"
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Melissa Craver
"I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I was pretty bored with the first half, but the second half definitely made up for it. I still wouldn’t count this as a true “mystery novel,” which was more of what I was looking for, but it was fast paced and engaging, especially towards the end. I might continue the series at some point, but only if I was looking for more suspense than mystery."
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Allie Peduto