My binging of Charlie Donlea’s novels might be over, at least regarding those in audio format I think I've now been through them all. If you’ve been following my book reviews, you know that I’ve found his plots and characters to be excellent. If read one after the other in the course of less than two months. In this one, Long Time Gone, there was excellent development of his protagonist, Sloan Hastings, a physician who is completing her fellowship in forensic pathology. When she submits her own DNA to a popular genetic tracing service, her own family of origin came back as a total surprise. Sloan knew she had been adopted, but she learned she had been the victim of an unsolved kidnapping 30 years earlier, a national news sensation.
I thought this was an excellent story and I was about to recommend it to my daughter. After an exciting plot, the final story hung on one ridiculous detail that was beyond the realm of believability. While readers in this genre must be willing to suspend reality to a degree, there are limits to that. For the first time, Donlea went beyond the border of believability, and it sure spoiled a good book. So, I was entertained until the very end. I am disappointed. Maybe you’ll have a different reaction.
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