The Disappeared edition by Vernon William Baumann Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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INTRODUCING THE NEWLY REVISED AND EDITED 2ND EDITION STREAMLINED FOR THE KINDLE EXPERIENCE.
They’re all gone.
Something terrible happened in Bishop.
Something so terrible, and secret, no-one could know.
On the morning of the 27th of September, the residents of Bishop, a small town in South Africa, awake into a nightmare.
Lindiwe, a recovering alcoholic from Johannesburg, discovers that her gogo (grandmother) has disappeared into thin air overnight. Joshua, a hitch hiker with a secret, awakes on the banks of the Elandsriver and realises that all the insect and bird life have mysteriously vanished. Inspector Jan Coetzee, station commander of the local police station, arrives for work and discovers all his police officers have disappeared, the only clue being disturbing inscriptions in the police log book. Duggan, the local computer geek and conspiracy theorist, finds that all communications to the outside world have been inexplicably severed. And Minki, a ten-year old girl, keeps on having violent visions of impending death.
But the mystery deepens. Except for a handful of survivors, the entire population of Bishop has completely vanished overnight. Without any signs of struggle. Without a trace.
What does the enigmatic Obsidian Corporation have to do with the strange events? And why is a top secret US black-ops team on its way to Bishop?
As the survivors band together, can they discover the fate of the disappeared? Before the same fate befalls them.
The Disappeared edition by Vernon William Baumann Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
I had to stop reading this. Maybe I'll try to come back to it, but I'm having a lot of trouble staying engaged. My issues:1. The story structure isn't for me. Basically there are a good number of characters and each chapter is about that character. I'm 30% in and only two of the characters so far have "met". This structure wouldn't be so bad except the character's chapter might be in the present or the past. I feel like each of these characters keeps being sent down this rabbit hole for no purpose. Example: There's a police officer whose story delves into this one case where he "knew something wasn't right" for an entire chapter. The point? To show that now, in the present, the officer "knew something wasn't right" just like that other time. I feel like even 30% in, I've put in a significant amount of time in and the story line is only 2-3 hours into the character's "present day" timeline and I still have no idea what's going on. It's just dragging on and on and on. But that's a personal thing and maybe others would be cool with it...maybe even like it!
2. The story is set in South Africa, which isn't itself an issue. I enjoy learning about other places. It took some time in the beginning to look up places and things that weren't familiar. However, as the story continued there started to be South African slang or maybe some English/African hybrid words. The Kindle couldn't find the word and Google sometimes couldn't find the word or it didn't make any sense given the context of the sentence. I'm sure the author is using it properly, but maybe spell-check changed them or maybe the slang is just so local that it's not well known. Maybe it's like me writing "That's hot" and google telling a foreign reader that I meant that something is of high temperature, when really, I meant "That's awesome!". Anyway, my point is that there are points where there is so much of it (like when the characters use it, especially when excited or yelling) where I have no idea what's going on and I can't figure it out. I feel like I'm missing parts of the story. Again, not a deal breaker, just annoying that I can't figure it out.
3. This compliant is why I had to stop reading. The grammar is awful. I'm not an English teacher, editor or professional writer, so if I notice it's bad, then it's really bad. At first, it was just a stray period or comma; no big deal, weird glitches happen. But then the sentence fragments started...and just kept getting worse. I understand using them within quotations, to explain HOW a speaker is speaking the text. This is not what is happening. The sentences are just weird fragments that the author is putting in describing the story line as it happens. Example: "Then there's a stranger. A man. Maybe just a boy. He is outside with Minki. And he is dying. Horribly. She tries to peer into his face. But she doesn't know him." That is just one paragraph from the book, 30% in, where I had to stop reading. The whole book is like that. The author starts sentences with prepositions or conjunctions and regularly there are no verbs in sentences. I really don't think there is a single ellipsis, semi-colon, or set of parentheses that I've seen, which would make this stream-of-consciousness writing at least grammatically correct.
I usually wouldn't post a review being only 30% in, because it's really not fair, but this is just such a struggle that others who might find themselves thinking like me might want a warning before purchasing. I know I appreciate grammar and spelling warnings, because I have a very hard time working through them.
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The Disappeared edition by Vernon William Baumann Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
This book started out well enough, developing characters. It became needlessly and repeatedly repetitive, slowing it considerably. At about the 25% mark, the characters being followed could hardly utter one sentence without at least one major obscenity. This became very tedious and annoying. At about 30% through, being "bashed" with "F---" & "S----" and other curses constantly, and the story not progressing at all, I quit reading. Happily, there are many better stories out there, presented in much better ways. And there are plenty of characters, both real and fictional, who are not one dimensional obscenity dictionaries.
Vernon's Baumann's understanding of small town South Africa is insightful and interesting. In order not to spoil the reader's suspense, lets leave it up to them to become totally immersed in the plot. Just be warned that you won't put the book down till your reach the end which has an unexpected twist!
I really enjoyed this book, the characters were fascinating and i could get a good picture of them, a feel for who they were. The story was great, fast paced and interesting, very real. I only wish the ending was different, for me it was a bit abrupt, this is why the 4 stars.
However it was good enough that i would read another book by this author )
I loved this book and I also enjoyed that it took place in small town South Africa. This made it even more exciting for me because it occurs on my backstep. The author has this way of getting into the character's heads and you almost feel like you're part of the action. For me a great story contains not only the elements of its genre but those of others and I think this is what made this book special sure the scenes are thrilling and there is a lot of suspense, but there is also humour and romance and an accurate view of life in South Africa from a variety of perspectives. The whole way through the book, I was haunted by what was going on and unable to figure it out until right at the very end. I think that this is an achievement for the author, because most times, I find this genre predictable and I won’t get to the end.
Vernon William where have you been hiding?? I am so pleased I stumbled upon this book. It's a novel worth every readers time and money. I would give this book far more than the five stars if I could. It's thrilling, fast-paced and intense. If you want something more, something that will have your mind reeling, your emotions storming through you... if you want a novel that pulls you in and refuses to let you go, well, you've found it!
The author creates some of the most vivid characters to be found on a page. The story is captivating, shifting from the present, peeling away at the past of each character, and around again. The characters' back-stories are woven seamlessly throughout the novel. The story is brilliantly written and in constant motion. With action scenes that will leave you wowed. It gave me the feeling as if I was watching a movie and not reading a book.
Vernon William Baumann knows down in his bones how to make you keep turning the pages. His writing is rich and atmospheric. I wanted to know more. I could not put it down.
I am not going to reveal any plots and twists. I think there is enough info in the authors description to interest potential readers and help them decide whether the book is of interest or not.
When I finished The Disappeared I sat there in a stunned silence. I genuinely did not know about the ending until it was revealed. Stunningly shocking! In fact, for hours after I read the book I was meditating over the characters, recalling all the events that had taken place. It was brilliant how everything pieced together. It left me in awe. Wow. Just wow!
I think I have developed a new relationship with this author. I love his writing style. And after reading this one, I am definitely keeping an eye out for future reads.
I can't recommend The Disappeared highly enough! Superb!!
I had to stop reading this. Maybe I'll try to come back to it, but I'm having a lot of trouble staying engaged. My issues
1. The story structure isn't for me. Basically there are a good number of characters and each chapter is about that character. I'm 30% in and only two of the characters so far have "met". This structure wouldn't be so bad except the character's chapter might be in the present or the past. I feel like each of these characters keeps being sent down this rabbit hole for no purpose. Example There's a police officer whose story delves into this one case where he "knew something wasn't right" for an entire chapter. The point? To show that now, in the present, the officer "knew something wasn't right" just like that other time. I feel like even 30% in, I've put in a significant amount of time in and the story line is only 2-3 hours into the character's "present day" timeline and I still have no idea what's going on. It's just dragging on and on and on. But that's a personal thing and maybe others would be cool with it...maybe even like it!
2. The story is set in South Africa, which isn't itself an issue. I enjoy learning about other places. It took some time in the beginning to look up places and things that weren't familiar. However, as the story continued there started to be South African slang or maybe some English/African hybrid words. The couldn't find the word and Google sometimes couldn't find the word or it didn't make any sense given the context of the sentence. I'm sure the author is using it properly, but maybe spell-check changed them or maybe the slang is just so local that it's not well known. Maybe it's like me writing "That's hot" and google telling a foreign reader that I meant that something is of high temperature, when really, I meant "That's awesome!". Anyway, my point is that there are points where there is so much of it (like when the characters use it, especially when excited or yelling) where I have no idea what's going on and I can't figure it out. I feel like I'm missing parts of the story. Again, not a deal breaker, just annoying that I can't figure it out.
3. This compliant is why I had to stop reading. The grammar is awful. I'm not an English teacher, editor or professional writer, so if I notice it's bad, then it's really bad. At first, it was just a stray period or comma; no big deal, weird glitches happen. But then the sentence fragments started...and just kept getting worse. I understand using them within quotations, to explain HOW a speaker is speaking the text. This is not what is happening. The sentences are just weird fragments that the author is putting in describing the story line as it happens. Example "Then there's a stranger. A man. Maybe just a boy. He is outside with Minki. And he is dying. Horribly. She tries to peer into his face. But she doesn't know him." That is just one paragraph from the book, 30% in, where I had to stop reading. The whole book is like that. The author starts sentences with prepositions or conjunctions and regularly there are no verbs in sentences. I really don't think there is a single ellipsis, semi-colon, or set of parentheses that I've seen, which would make this stream-of-consciousness writing at least grammatically correct.
I usually wouldn't post a review being only 30% in, because it's really not fair, but this is just such a struggle that others who might find themselves thinking like me might want a warning before purchasing. I know I appreciate grammar and spelling warnings, because I have a very hard time working through them.
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