For me this book was just ok. Not a bad storyline just alot of dialogue that I pretty much skimmed through and alot of characters. The last 1/4 of the book was the pretty much the intense part that was the wow factor for me and wasn’t what I was expecting. Some of this authors other books are better. Thank you netgalley for letting me give an honest review of this book.

I loved this book! It has so many twists and turns there is no way to predict what will happen next. Grace Jarret was widowed but is now remarried and creating a blended family with John Marshall. John gets a great job offer so the family packs up and rents an RV for their cross-country move from California to Pennsylvania. Along the way, the family stops at a mega truck stop near Las Vegas and fourteen-year-old Riley disappears. Multiple members of law enforcement are on the case, but they can’t help but feel they are being lied to.

It is soon clear that the whole family as well as some of their close friends are all keeping huge, potentially dangerous secrets. As the investigation progresses, there is no shortage of explanations for what happened to Riley and who could be responsible. This book is a page-turner that I didn’t want to put down. There is one plot twist after the other throughout this fast-paced book. Because of the clues given in the story, I was able to figure out part of the solution to Riley’s disappearance, but the journey was a wild ride that I enjoyed from beginning to end. I highly recommend this book for fans of Mofina’s other books or for fans of Harlan Coben or Linwood Barclay. 4.5 stars

I received this ebook from NetGalley through the courtesy of Joffe Books. An advance copy was provided to me at no cost, but my review is voluntary and unbiased.

SEARCH FOR HER by Rick Mofina. From the first page Mr. Mofina throws the reader headlong into an fast paced, twisty turny, tension filled family drama. Grace, John, Blake and Riley have a multitude of secrets that are uncovered during the investigation into Riley's disappearance. I didn't expect the outcome as the story came to a close. A gripping and entertaining read.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

I was completely hooked from the first page and although I won’t give any spoilers I have to say the first few chapters are electric! I had never read a Rick Mofina book before but I see now there are plenty out there for my to enjoy.
I’m giving it four stars because I did think the book had too many named characters in it and that was a bit confusing at times. I loved reading the book but I was just a tad disappointed in the neat way every loose thread of the plot was tied up. Some people want that closure and I don’t like lots of questions not answered but just not so precisely as this one did.

349 pages

4 stars

A blended family – father, mother, son and daughter – are moving to Pittsburgh from their sunny home in California. The daughter is Riley who is fourteen and nearly destroyed by leaving her boyfriend and other friends. She is very upset and angry. The teenage boy has secrets.

Riley is sulking in the bedroom of their rented motor home when the family stops at a huge truck stop in the desert. She doesn't want to go into the convenience store. Back on the road, the family discovers Riley is missing and they frantically head back to the truck stop and cause a horrible pile up on the way. Although bruised, they report the missing girl to the police and the search begins.

The truck stop has cameras everywhere, so it is easy for the police to spot Riley. She fends off a creepy guy and the cops spend time looking for him, but Riley is not there. They follow other leads, but Riley is not there.

In a desperate conclusion, with lots of action the issue is finally resolved. Not necessarily to everyone's satisfaction. The family has many secrets that are uncovered by the investigation and feelings are hurt. Surprises are brought to light.

This is a well written and plotted novel. I, too, was reminded of a true crime novel when I read this book. The reader is following in real time the investigation. While I didn't care much for the characters in the story, I did enjoy reading it.

I want to thank NetGalley and Joffe Books for forwarding to me a copy on this book for me to read, enjoy and review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

Another action packed page turner from Rick Mofina. While moving from California to Pennsylvanian and travelling in a rented RV Riley, age 14, goes missing at a truck stop. What follows is a relentless search by the police, family and friends who arrive in the desert near Las Vegas to help. With family secrets and lies revealed on every page you will not want to put this thriller down!

Thank you to Joffebooks, NetGalley and Rick Mofina for allowing me to read this book for an honest review.

I was not looking for this book. I was in-between reads and this came up. I had a quick look at it and even though it is not something I would normally read, I thought I would give it a go. Boy am I ever glad "I gave it a go".

The book was well written. I like a book that describes scenery etc and you can immerse yourself and picture exactly what is happening. This certainly obliged in that. Even though I am as far away from this area as possible (Western Australia), I could picture the setting. Well done Rick Mofina.

The book captures the audience very quickly. It is about a family moving from one city to another because of work opportunities and taking an RV to the new city. During the trip the daughter (Riley) goes missing and the search is on. During the hunt police uncover a lot of secrets every member of the family has hidden. There are that many possibilities for missing Riley, you do not know until the very end what actually happened.

I am giving the book a 5 star rating, but it could easily be a 4 star because of the very quick wrap up that was a little bit unbelievable. It was a great and easy book to read.

Be prepared, Search For Her is not your typical missing person thriller. It tricks you into thinking it could go in that direction and then it takes a curve so fast your jaw drops! I am stilling thinking "Well that sure was a surprise!" It's not to often I am surprised by an ending. Grace, John, and their two teenage children Blake and Riley were moving from California to Pennsylvania. They rented an RV to make this trip a family adventure. On the drive Grace, the mother, had an argument with her daughter Riley .Riley didn't want to move away from her school and friends and especially her older boyfriend Caleb whom Grace strongly disapproved of. The family stopped at a huge rest stop that included a hotel, gas station, food court, restaurants and retail stores. Riley was pouting in the back bedroom of the RV saying she was taking a nap. When the family stopped Grace decided to let Riley sleep since she was in a very bad mood and didn't want to deal with her. The family went into the rest stop and got what they needed and returned to the RV. Grace told Blake to check on his sister and ask her if she wanted to eat. Blake said he asked her and said she was fine. So the family left the rest stop and continued on their journey. Grace again told Blake to wake his sister so she could eat. She wasn't there they left her at the rest stop. They went back and she was nowhere to be found. The search for her was frenzied and also uncovered many deep family secrets. Will they find Riley in time? Take the wild ride to find out you wont be disappointed.

I revived an advance copy of, Search for Her, by Rick Mofina. I really liked this book. So many secrets people are hiding. Where is Riley? Such a good thriller.

The pages turn themselves in Search For Her.

Riley 14, has gone missing from a truck station.

The police are brought in right away.

Riley is from a blended family : her Mom Claire, her stepdad John and stepbrother Blake are devastated and frantic.

Each of them has their own secret. Secrets have a way of coming back to haunt you. At least these type of secrets will.

The search is thorough and the anticipation is there in every page.

What happened to Riley and who can you actually trust.

Getting to read a new Rick Mofina book is like a birthday present. I love all his books and Search for Her is no exception.

Thanks to NetGalley and Joffe Books, Mystery and Thrillers for a fantastic read!

3 stars
Interesting book but formatted strangely. It is written like a newspaper article where the story is told to you instead of allowing the story to unfold.

Loved it!! Rick Mofina is one of my favorite authors and I always get excited when he has a new book out. This one definitely didn't disappoint. Great mystery/thriller. I enjoyed that what actually happened to Riley wasn't revealed until almost the end of the book, which kept me constantly guessing. There were so many people who could have been behind her disappearance, including her family. All of them were keeping secrets. Teenage girls can be little demons and Riley was no exception. She had an attitude, was glued to her phone and was in a bad mood because her family was moving across the country and her mom made her break up with her older boyfriend. I can understand why Grace let Riley stay in the RV, nobody wanted to deal with a mood, sulky fourteen year old. It wasn't until the second shoe was found that I had a sneaky suspicion of who had to be behind everything. I just couldn't figure out why. After finishing the book, I'm going with CRAZY. There were so many twists and turns. The book kept me in suspense until the very end. I didn't want to put it down, because I couldn't wait to find out what really happened to Riley.

Definitely recommend it. It was a great mystery and thriller. I look forward to reading more books by the author.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Joffe Books through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Wow, this book caught me by surprise. I had not heard of it, but loved the cover & the premise intrigued me. This story comes to life in the first few pages and is INSTANT action. You’re immediately drawn into the drama and trying to puzzle out what could have happened. The book is extremely authentic, reading like you might expect a true crime piece and covering every angle of the investigation and each lead they encounter. However, this means there are a TON of characters and it gets difficult to keep track of whos who. With so many characters, you never really get drawn in to love any particular character as you really stay on the surface of each until it draws nearer to the end of the book. By the time you finally start to get in to understand the characters, you don’t want to hear it and want to skip right to the action! With a story so quick paced, you’re left guessing right up to the end of where the girl could be and what the truth is behind the family.

Pros:
-quick pace
-leaves you guessing til the very end
-clean ending that ties up every question
-authentic feel like true crime

Cons:
-so many characters to keep track of

.I always find Rick Mofina’s books so good with many twists and turns. However, Search for Her was a pleasant read that kept me engaged but was not among my favorites. I found it hard to engage with the characters and the plot was slow in parts. Rick will always be an automatic buy for me but this one was just okay for me.

Thanks to Joffe Books for the advanced reader copy.

This plot is basically a huge clusterf..., but the idea is OK. The language and the characters are also good, but what I don't like are a lot of descriptions and dialogue that really aren't relevant to the story.

I think this may be my first book by Rick Mofina.

There was a ton of authenticity about the writing. After reading, I read a little about Mofina and the authenticity makes sense – he writes from his experience in the field and it shows.

The book is mostly a heartstopper. I was so concerned about our girl, heartbroken for her family, and highly suspicious of everyone! The book moves so quickly, but actually spans very few days. So much happens!

I’ll confess that the author’s style did take me a little to get used to. It’s here that we see the author’s journalistic style. I did eventually warm to his style and thought it worked well to tell the story.

I’ll read the author again. The book has a mix of heart and the truth that everyone has secrets.

I liked it.

*ARC via Net Galley

Grace Jarrett has a new blended family that consists of her biological daughter Riley, 14, her new husband of two years John Marshall and John's 17 year old son Blake. They are relocating from San Diego to Pittsburg because John is starting a new job and they decide to go by RV across the country to spend time as a family. Not everyone is happy about the decision to move, Riley is angry at her mother that her whole life is being uprooted, she is missing her friends and doesn't like the fact that she had to break up with her boyfriend Caleb. After an argument with her parents Riley stomps off to take a nap in the bedroom on the RV. The family stops at the Silver Sagebrush, a huge truck stop complex in Nevada to buy supplies and they exit the RV with riley still sleeping in the back. After returning Grace asks her son to check on Riley and he says she is still sleeping so the family continues on their journey. After a few miles Grace decides to check on her daughter and finds that she is not there, Blake had lied about checking on her and they realize that she must have been left behind at the truck stop so John turns the RV around to go back and look for Riley while Grace gets on the phone to call ahead to start the search. As they race back they are in an accident and flip the RV so when police arrive they are confronted with the frantic family. Back at the Sagebrush there is no sign of Riley and she officially becomes a missing person. As police search for what really happened to Riley the family is forced to deal with past tragedies as well as the secrets that they are all keeping.

This was a fast paced, high adrenaline read where you can really feel the families sense of urgency throughout the book. There are enough twist and turns to keep it interesting and the story is full tension and family drama. I highly recommend this book to all fans of Rick Mofina as it does not disappoint. A great read.

After fighting with her mother, Riley Jarrett goes missing on a cross-country road trip. Wracked with guilt, her family try to come to terms with her disappearance, even as situations come to light which may implicate all of them. Everyone is hiding something, but who can be trusted?

This is a very very good book. I'm a fan of Rick Mofina anyway and have read his Jason Wade & Tom Reed series, so eagerly picked this book up and wasn't disappointed! The characters are all well-written and feel believable and the plot rattles on at a breakneck speed.

You can always rely on Rick Mofina to come up with a spellbinding page turner.
14 year old Riley has gone missing at one of the biggest truck stops in the US. At first sight her family seem to be a solid, caring unit but each one is keeping secrets from the others. Does one of those secrets concern the whereabouts of Riley.
Not a book to read if you have an early start the next day. You might just find yourself still buried in the story when your alarm goes off the next morning.

This was an excellent book! Very well written and you could feel each person’s emotions as you read their parts. It was full of twists and turns that kept you guessing up until the very end. I loved the epilogue too! I’m going to read more books by this author!