The Past Never Dies
by Laura Elvebak
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Pub Date Sep 09 2017 | Archive Date Nov 20 2018
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Description
Matt Langdon has it all. A beloved son in college. An ex-wife who understands him. An exploration business in oil and gas which has shown a profit. Then, suddenly, his investors back out, and he faces bankruptcy. As Matt rushes to meet the one man he believes can help him, he finds an injured girl on the road. If he’s late for his meeting, he could lose his funding. But he can’t leave the unconscious girl. Being a Good Samaritan changes everything when he’s arrested and charged with assaulting her.
Lillian Wallace is an investigator for Matt’s attorney, and she’s determined to discover the truth. A close look at the mystery girl reveals she holds the key to a past Matt never knew existed. Dark secrets are exposed as the girl recovers and points a finger at Matt’s long-time nemesis—a murderer who has gone undetected for years, and who will now stop at nothing until he destroys both Matt and the girl…
Advance Praise
The Past Never Dies is a thrilling, compelling, multi-layered, fast-paced novel that kept me hooked and intrigued from beginning to end! This book is phenomenal, and I genuinely mean that; this book is not your typical mystery/suspense novel, it is so much more than general fiction; instead, it is a multi-layered novel which takes an intricate look into the life of one man whose life is crumbling around him. Reading about the protagonist of this story, Matt, was thrilling because the more we learned, the more truths come to light, and this is one of the many reasons why I would implore you lovely readers to read this brilliant novel!
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781626947405 |
| PRICE | $2.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
sue w, Reviewer
the past never Dies by Louise Elvebak.
Matt is on his way to a meeting when he sees a girl lying in the road. what will he do?
a very good read. i did struggle at the start but then i couldnt put it down. 4*.
Jackie M, Reviewer
The Past Never Dies by Laura Elvebak. BooksGoSocial, 2017.
Matt is a runner, a father with a son away at university, and a geophysicist with a business partner and two oil wells that need immediate, external investment. He is prepared to close a big deal at an early breakfast meeting when en route he sees an unknown, injured young woman on the side of the road and stops to take her to the hospital. The deal unravels when he arrives for the meeting unforgivably late, disheveled and distracted.
As his life spirals out of control, Matt’s stress is palpable. Police are treating him as a criminal; his distressed son moves home, the young woman moves into his house and there is a stranger skulking around outside their home.
Matt seeks help from Lillian, his attorney’s investigator, they start digging into the cause, and the hectic pace continues with things getting worse before they get better.
This book is well written; we identify and sympathize with Matt. It is easy, pleasant reading, but is more like a description of something that actually happened than a polished mystery written to a formula proven to sell such books. It uses the unexpected to grab reader’s attention and it had mine from the beginning. There is a romance, but it isn’t Matt and Lillian. There is a new relationship for Matt, but it isn’t a romance. His ex wife is not so terrible while his long-lost love turns out to be far from perfect.
I enjoyed reading The Past Never Dies and I recommend it.
Disclosure: I received a review copy of The Past Never Dies free via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Louise E, Reviewer
Matt Langdon is on his way to an important business meeting when he finds a girl lying injured in the road. His toys with his conscience business vs looking after the girl. Being a good Samaritan he drops the girl off at the hospital and continues his journey to work vowing to come back to check on her later.
Matt's meeting does not go to plan, he's unsure why and cannot put his finger on it, however he suspects it might to connected with what happened this morning, especially when the girl is questioned by police she asks for Matt via name.
The girl in the road Rachel claims her Dad killed her mother and asks for Matt's help, suddenly a full on investigation with no evidence is under way, however when it is found out that Rachel is bending the truth and manipulating, is it really what it seems?
A great and interesting, which had me wondering what would happened next. The story line was mixed up in a way that it had my full attention wondering if Duncan really did kill Rachel mother..Normally I can guess and have an inkling of who did what but with this book I didn't ; which is a good thing as I like a book that keeps me on my toes.
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