A time-travel tale of abduction and redemption. In book two of the Before series, when twenty-five-year-old Rebecca Danser hikes a remote trail in California, a spark from an unusual-looking rock gives her the ability to travel through time without altering it. Her life is a mess due to unresolved feelings of guilt over the long-ago disappearance of her younger sister Sadie when they were both children. Determined to find out who was responsible, Rebecca travels back in time to her six-year-old self and sets herself up to be taken in place of Sadie. Flowing between past and present, Rebecca pursues the villain who stole her sister, knowing full well that justice for Sadie may come at the cost of her own life.

Kaptanoglu, Marjory

Marjory Kaptanoglu

United States, United States of America

(Previously published as Before She Was Taken by Marjory Kaptanoglu)
A time-travel tale of abduction and redemption...
What happened to Sadie? This question has plagued 25-year-old Rebecca Danser for 19 years.
Imagine if at the age of six, you had ditched your four-year-old sister to go play with your friend and then you never saw her again.
"Amazing I greatly recommend it. I can't wait to continue with the series." -Bookshelf Adventures
In the intervening years, now living in Silicon Valley, Rebecca has made a mess of her life. She hates her job, has no career prospects, and has never had a successful relationship unless you count sex with a relative stranger during her time jumps into the past.
Mystery fans will love this plot device, which takes a straightforward whodunit to an otherworldly level." -The BookLife Prize
But soon she realizes this strange ability she recently gained, allowing her to cast her consciousness back into a younger version of herself, can be used to discover who took Sadie that fateful day.
Benedict's "prose is crisp and purposeful, charged with feeling, and always attuned to what will engage readers in each moment." -The BookLife Prize
She must travel back in time to witness the event with her 6-year-old eyes.
What she learns leads her into a remote forest in the Sierra Mountains where the monster responsible for the destruction of her family lies in wait for her.
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2024-10-22