Review: Taken by the Wind by Ellen Hart

A Mysterious Review of Taken by the Wind by Ellen Hart. A Jane Lawless Mystery.

Review summary: There is much to like in this well-paced, twist-filled non-murder mystery, with everyone (including the reader) on edge after a pair of middle school-aged boys disappear. A very strong entry in this series, one that continues to deliver with appealing recurring characters and solid mystery plotlines. (Click here for text of full review.)

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Taken by the Wind
Ellen Hart
A Jane Lawless Mystery
Minotaur Books (October 2013)

Publisher synopsis: Although Eric and Andrew have been trying to keep up a semblance of normal life, they know their thirteen-year-old son Jack has been having a tough time of it since they separated. They've been concerned, but now they're terrified — Jack has run away from home. It happened once before, just after the separation, but then it was only a matter of hours before Eric found him. This time, Jack disappeared with his cousin, and the two of them haven't been seen for more than twenty-four hours.

Desperate, Eric and Andrew call on private investigator Jane Lawless, a friend of Andrew's from years ago. Despite the fact that her business partner, A.J. Nolan, is now in a wheelchair and struggling with depression, Jane agrees to help out. But after examining Eric and Andrew's home, Jane's first impression of the case isn't good — in fact, she's not convinced the boys ran away at all. She thinks they may have been abducted … or worse.