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The man she loved is gone forever. The child she lives for could be next.
Each day is a struggle for Amanda Gleason's newborn son as he battles a rare immune deficiency. Justin's best chance for a cure lies with his father, who was brutally murdered before Amanda even realized she carried his child.
Or was he?
One emailed photo changes everything, planting a seed of doubt that Amanda latches on to for dear life: a recent photo of a man who looks exactly like Paul. Could Justin's father be alive? The mother in her is desperate to find out. But tracking down a ghost when every second counts is not for amateurs.
Forensic Instincts is the one team up for the challenge.
A behaviorist. A former navy SEAL. A techno-wizard. An intuitive. A retired FBI agent. A human-scent-evidence dog. Together they achieve the impossible, pushing ethical and legal boundaries whenever the ends justify the means.
The manhunt is on for the elusive father. Yet the further FI digs into his past, the more questions are raised about whether the man Amanda fell in love with ever really existed at all.
Dark secrets. Carefully crafted lies. From the congressional halls of Washington, D.C., to exclusive Hamptons manors, there are ruthless people who would stop at nothing to make Forensic Instincts forget about the man Amanda desperately needs to find.
Little do they realize that once Forensic Instincts takes the case, nothing will stop them from uncovering the shocking truth that transcends The Line Between Here and Gone.
Author Notes
Andrea Kane lives in Parsippany, New Jersey with her husband & daughter. She is a former Romance Writers of America Chapter President, & has won awards for her writing.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
In bestseller Kane's suspenseful second Forensic Instincts novel (after 2011's The Girl Who Disappeared Twice), Manhattan photojournalist Amanda Gleason hires Forensic Instincts to find her real estate developer boyfriend, Paul Everett, who disappeared on Long Island eight months earlier and is presumed dead. Having recently received a grainy cellphone photo that appears to show Paul standing on a Washington, D.C., street corner, Amanda believes he's alive-and is her only hope for a donor match for their newborn son, who suffers from severe combined immunodeficiency and might die without a stem cell transplant. When the Forensic Instincts team-which includes founder Casey Woods, former Navy SEAL Marc Devereaux, and techno genius Ryan McKay-begins to investigate, they're unable to discover much about Paul's past, while law enforcement agencies stonewall their efforts to gain information at every turn. Engaging characters help drive the twisty plot, which builds to a stunning conclusion. Agents: Andrea Cirillo and Christina Hogrebe, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Amanda Gleason is desperate when she leaves her critically ill infant's side to ask the Forensic Instincts team for help finding her boyfriend, Paul. He had gone missing before she knew she was pregnant, and his stem cells are required to save the baby. Forensic Instincts is a team of former military and law enforcement officials who use creative and unusual methods to help people. As they start asking about Paul, Amanda is threatened, and some agencies ask the team to stop. The clock continues to tick for the baby as everyone sorts out what happened to Paul and tries to find him alive. Elements of romance among FI team members and Amanda's story with Paul add a sexy overlay to a strong suspense title. Readers fond of Julie Garwood and Catherine Coulter's romantic suspense titles will especially enjoy the latest from the popular and prolific Kane.--Alessio, Amy Copyright 2010 Booklist
Kirkus Review
Amanda Gleason's infant son, Justin, is fighting for his life, and only his father can save him. But his father, Paul Everett, is dead. Or is he? Former romance novelist Kane (The Girl Who Disappeared Twice, 2011, etc.) offers the second installment in her Forensic Instincts series. Forensic Instincts is an unusual private investigative team. Headed by Casey Woods, a profiler, FI is staffed by a psychic, a technological genius, a former Navy SEAL, a former FBI agent and a dog. Each is a maverick, dedicated to FI and to their clients but willing to break all the rules to solve the case. Kane's thriller begins with an intriguing premise. Paul Everett was the love of Amanda's life. Romantic and successful, he swept her off her feet and was poised to transform the run-down pier area into an elegant casino and hotel. Without warning, however, he is gone, leaving behind a smashed, bloody car. He never even knew about Amanda's pregnancy. Months later, however, Amanda is emailed a photo of Paul, and she realizes that he may be alive, and he may be able to save Justin, if only she can locate him. Enter the FI team. With Justin deteriorating, the team races against the clock, quickly discovering that all is not as it appears to be. And what's with Amanda's seemingly benevolent yet aloof Uncle Lyle Fenton? Why is Fenton meeting with the man who took over Everett's grand real-estate development? Why is Fenton meeting with Congressman Mercer? Why is Mercer offering to be tested as a stem-cell donor for Justin? Meanwhile, romance is brewing between two members of the FI team, and Casey's beloved Hutch has come to visit. With its twists and turns, the story is compelling. The fast-paced, dialogue-driven plot, however, cannot conceal the thin characters. A light thriller with romantic elements.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Library Journal Review
Kane is primarily known for romances, but this title is the second in a series of suspense novels. The debut volume, The Girl Who Disappeared Twice, introduced a team of experts who work inside and outside the boundaries of the law. The business, Forensic Instincts, includes a former Navy SEAL, ex-FBI agents, a psychic, and a bloodhound. Listeners would benefit from approaching the series in order, but there's enough backstory to fill in many of the blanks. Narrator James Colby does an excellent job of portraying many different male and female characters. The plot, which involves finding a missing father who may be the best chance of a medical donor for his dying infant, is engaging, but the story's pacing is slow until almost the very end. VERDICT Purchase as demand warrants for thriller and suspense collections.-J. Sara Paulk, Wythe-Grayson Regional Lib., Independence, VA (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Excerpts
Excerpts
December Manhattan Amanda Gleason gently rocked her infant son in her arms. A new baby was truly the reaffirmation of life. If she didn't know that before this moment, she knew it now. He was her child, her miracle. Her responsibility. She hadn't planned on facing motherhood alone. In fact, when Paul had disappeared from the picture, she hadn't even known she was pregnant. Maybe if she had, maybe if she could have told him, things would have turned out differently. But they hadn't. And now the weight of the world was on her shoulders. Decisions had to be made. Pressure she'd never even imagined. And a bittersweet pain that came every time she held Justin in her arms. She touched his downy head with one finger, stroked the peach fuzz of his hair. As she whispered softly to him, his eyes opened wide and he stared at her intently, visibly fascinated by the sound of her voice. She gazed into those eyes--Paul's eyes--and her chest tightened. They were a lighter brown than Paul's, probably because they had yet to mature to their true color. But the shape, the lids, even the thick fringe of lashes--those were all Paul's. As was his nose, a tiny version of Paul's bold, straight nose with the slender nostrils. He even had the dimple in his cheek that was Paul's. Other than his golden-brown hair color and small, pursed mouth--both of which he'd inherited from her--he was very much Paul's son. And even at three weeks old, he was developing a personality--easygoing like Paul, inquisitive like her. He spent hours staring at his fingers, opening and closing them with a fascinated expression. And he was always looking around, seemingly transfixed by the world. Thank God he didn't know how much of a battlefield his world really was. "Ms. Gleason?" A young nurse touched her gently on the shoulder. "Why don't you get something to eat? Maybe take a walk? You haven't done either all day." She reached for the baby. "Justin will be in good hands. You've got to take care of yourself or you won't be able to take care of him." Numbly, Amanda nodded. She held Justin for one more brief, desperate moment, then kissed his soft cheek and handed him over to the nurse. How many times had she done that in the past few days? How many more times would she have to do it? Tears dampening her lashes, she rose, retracing her steps through the reverse isolation unit and out of Sloane Kettering's Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. She stripped off her mask, gloves and gown, and tossed them into the discard bin, knowing she'd have to repeat the same sterilization process when she returned. She stood there for a moment, head bent, taking deep, calming breaths to bring herself under control. The nurse was right. She'd be of no use to Justin if she fell to pieces. And she'd done enough of that already. Walking down the corridor, stepping into the elevator, and descending to the main level, Amanda felt the physical pain tearing inside her that always accompanied a separation from Justin. She hated leaving him. She dreaded coming back. Outside the hospital, the world looked surreally normal. It was dark. She hadn't checked her watch in hours, but it had to be after eight o'clock. Still, traffic sped up and down the New York City streets. Pedestrians strolled the sidewalks. Horns honked. Christmas lights blinked from green and red to a rainbow of colors, then back again. How could everything seem so normal when her entire world was crumbling to pieces? When everything she cared about was upstairs struggling to survive? Still operating on autopilot, Amanda reached for her BlackBerry and turned it on. She didn't really care if she had any messages. But she had to check--even if it was just to seek out some pie-in-the-sky miracle that would answer her prayers. No miracle. Just the usual crap from the usual sources--store sales, promotions, photojournalist magazine sites. Nothing personal. Everyone knew better than to bother her with anything short of a dire emergency. Correction. There was one personal message. An email from a fellow photojournalist, a friend of hers who'd been traveling internationally for months and wouldn't be aware that Justin had already been born or that his condition had turned Amanda's life upside down. She opened the email. I'm in DC. I had to send this to you right away. Caught it on my cell phone yesterday. 2nd Street at C Street NE. Best quality I could get. But I swear it was Paul. Take a look. I know the baby's due this month, but thought you'd want to see this. Amanda read the words, and, for an instant, she froze. Then she clicked on the attachment, staring at the cell phone screen and waiting for the picture to load. The moment it did, she gasped aloud, her hand flying to her mouth. The image was a little grainy and was probably taken from twenty yards away. But clear enough if you were intimately familiar with the person photographed. And she was. It looked just like Paul. She zoomed in as close as she could, taking in every detail of the man who now filled her entire screen. Dear God, it was Paul. A tsunami of conflicting emotions engulfed her. But she battled her way through them. Because one thought eclipsed all the rest. What could this mean for Justin? It was a mere ray of hope, a complex long shot. But, to Amanda, it was a lifeline. She fumbled in her tote bag for the scrap of paper she'd been carrying around since last April. It was well past business hours but she didn't care. She knew they worked around the clock when necessary. She wouldn't call; she wouldn't give them a chance to turn her away. As she unfolded the crumpled paper, she yanked out the file folder she carried with her at all times--just in case she ever followed through on her idea. Everything was in there. And it wasn't just an idea anymore. She pressed a speed dial number on her phone--a call to her oldest and dearest friend, Melissa, who lived in Manhattan and who would never let her down. "Lyssa," she said when she heard her friend's voice. "I need you to come over and relieve me. It's not Justin. He's okay. But can you come now?" She sagged with relief at the reply. "Thanks. It's an emergency." Excerpted from The Line Between Here and Gone by Andrea Kane All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.