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The Vanishing Wife: An Action-Packed Crime Thriller (The Marcie Kane Thriller Collection Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Barry Finlay (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 747 ratings
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How far will a man go to protect his family? Mason Seaforth is about to find out.

Mason Seaforth, a mild-mannered accountant. wakes up the morning of his 20th wedding anniversary to find that his wife, Sami has disappeared. A search of Sami's computer uncovers a past she has hidden for more than 20 years.

Together with their strong-willed friend, Marcie Kane, Mason leads an investigation that takes them from the home he and Sami share in Gulfport, Florida to a casino in Gatineau, Quebec. As he and Marcie close in on Sami's whereabouts, so do Aaron Marshall and his enforcer, Greg Johnson, AKA, "The Force" - deadly serious men willing to kill the entire Seaforth family to protect Sami's secrets.

Mason is thrust into a race against Marshall and Johnson, thrown into a life that is meant for other people. He must put his quiet job on hold and learn how to handle a Glock 17.

Each decision Mason Seaforth needs to make is deadlier than the last, and one wrong move could result in the death of his entire family...

If you enjoy reading the works of Gillian Flynn, Laura Dane, Tana French, Dennis Lehane or James Patterson, to name a few, introduce yourself to the first book in the Marcie Kane Thriller Collection.

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Praise for Barry Finlay:
  • A strategically woven tale of intrigue, a tale that only a master can pull off with ease. - Sun Sentinel
  • A web of pure thrills and chills that will have you biting your teeth around every twist and every turn as it develops to perfection. - Capital Gazette
  • The Must Read book of the summer is here.... if you want some action and suspense this is the book for you. - Orlando Sentinel
  • Gripping, captivating and spellbinding. It is one of those stories that will enthrall the senses and take you to a place that you will not want to leave. - Daily Press
  • An all out Thrill Ride that you will not be able to put down from start to finish. - The Baltimore Sun.
Top Customer Reviews:
  • "The pace grabs hold. Whether the mild-mannered accountant Mason Seaforth could actually pull of what's at stake depends on the colour, the energy and dialogue of the story telling. The Vanishing Wife is convincing." - Donald Graves, Canadian Crime Reviews
  • "The Vanishing Wife was soo good it was like I had a movie reel playing in my head.- Jamee George
  • "My husband and I have read the book and it is fantastic - a page turner! We look forward to the next one." - Dianne Cardin

About the Author

Barry Finlay is a multiple award-winning author of the hilarious Bestseller, I Guess We Missed The Boat, the mystery/thriller The Vanishing Wife and the inspirational Kilimanjaro and Beyond - A Life-Changing Journey (with his son Chris). Barry has been named to the Authors Show's list of "50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading." His fundraising efforts to help kids in Tanzania, Africa led to the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee medal for his philanthropic work. Barry lives with his wife Evelyn in Ottawa, Canada.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00PE9Q00G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Keep On Climbing; 1st edition (November 8, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 8, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1977 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 747 ratings

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Barry Finlay is a fiction and non-fiction author. In his previous life, he had an extensive career in financial management before retiring in 2004 after thirty two years with the Canadian federal government. Since retiring, he has divided his time between writing, working as a consultant on financial policy matters, travel, playing golf, climbing mountains, philanthropy and enjoying his three grandchildren.

In 2009, Barry got off the couch and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with his son, Chris. The experience of climbing Africa's highest mountain at age 60 with one of his sons and discovering the satisfaction of reaching a goal and giving others the opportunity to achieve theirs, was a non-fiction book waiting to be written. The travel memoir and inspirational Kilimanjaro and Beyond has won numerous awards and Barry was featured in the Authors Show book, "50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading" as a result.

He enjoyed the writing experience so much he has since written eight more published books, including the humorous travel memoir, I Guess We Missed The Boat, the five-book Marcie Kane Thriller Collection and the two-book (so far) Jake Scott Mystery Series. Many of his books have received literary awards and achieved Amazon bestseller status.

His most recent release, Just Keep Climbing, chronicles the inspirational stories of eight people as they face the challenges life has thrown at them. All of them have the resolve to just keep climbing.

Barry is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee medal for philanthropy. He lives with his wife Evelyn in Ottawa, Canada.

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Tiffany L. Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars Mason and Sami had been celebrating their anniversary and had a perfect evening. As time goes by
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2016
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The Vanishing Wife, by Barry Finlay is a mystery/crime thriller that follows Mason Seaforth after the disappearance of his wife Sami. The previous day, Mason and Sami had been celebrating their anniversary and had a perfect evening. As time goes by, and Mason’s worry grows, Sami’s best friend Marcie comes to help Mason try and sort out Sami’s disappearance. As the story unfolds, we learn that Sami has a secret past and is wanted by some people want her dead because of the information that she knows. Mason soon learns that his daughter Jennifer has also been kidnapped, and the whole story keeps you on the edge of your seat as a race against time to find Sami and Jennifer before it’s too late.

The storyline and plot are very well thought out. The characters are very well developed and they have great back stories. The cover to the book was done well and is intriguing. It is written in a way that engages the audience and keeps you sitting at the edge of your seat. I would highly recommend this to anyone who loves the mystery or crime thriller genre.
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Andris Mitt
4.0 out of 5 stars The Vanishing Wife: An Excellent Thriller
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2016
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The Vanishing Wife is an excellently plotted, well- written thriller. Mr. Finlay creates some very well drawn and incredibly life like characters whose trials one can get caught up in. This is particularly the case with the central character, a mild mannered account named Mason Seaforth. He is the epitome of an every man that every one of us has met at some point in our lives, which makes the agony he suffers after his wife's disappearance all the more real and understandable. Furthermore, Mason's life in Florida is depicted in such a descriptive way that you can almost feel the sunshine state throughout. If there is one deficiency in the book it is the somewhat saccharine way that Mason's views about the happy elements of his life are presented. However, that can be forgiven because it serves as a great contrast to the horror he now faces. Finally, from a purely technical standpoint the prose in the novel are very graceful and a pleasure to read.
So, if you are in the mood for a great piece fiction you should pick up this book. Once you do, you will not be able to put it down.
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TC
5.0 out of 5 stars Take the time to read and enjoy
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2016
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First off, I HATE WRITING REVIEWS, but I know Authors need them to survive and make readers aware of their work, so you can rest assured that if I have posted any kind of review you will know that you have found a pearl that will enrich your reading experience beyond measure (at least in my view).
My reviews do not dwell on the story line or the characters in the story, they just let you know that I found the story interesting, enjoyable and believe you will also, so be brave and pick up a copy, sit down and experience it for yourself just as I did. (I don’t read other peoples reviews, before buying a book)
That is all folks, the only other thing I can say is that I am looking forward to the next book from this Author as I really enjoyed this book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 Stars. Intriguing
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2017
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3.5 Stars. Intriguing Stand-alone that is easy to follow. Not all questions are answered. Some violence, no drag-you-down drama. There are boring characters and behaviors.

Paragraph formatting issues.

The storyline is interesting. The procedures, actions and reactions are not realistic.

The constant hammering of military veterans, elite force members, that they are criminals is both disrespectful and boring.

The characters Sami, Mason and their daughter are okay. Plus Sami drives a Miata.

How or why would Sami want someone like Marcie for a best friend? What's to stop Marcie from turning on her? Marcie refers to her ex husband as "he who will not be named." Marcie made a pile of money divorcing him and has no qualms spending it on herself.

And since Marcie had successfully fleeced her ex, a wealthy professional basketball player, for everything he was worth, she was left in the enviable position of a person with too much time on her hands and more than enough wealth to support her extravagant lifestyle.

The dialogue is entertaining. Commend the Seaforth's for being on time.

'He hated waiting. Mason was a very punctual man and had always had the attitude that everyone’s time is precious. He never wanted to give the impression that his time was more valuable than anyone else’s. His wife was no different. She had always had the same attitude as he did, and together they’d earned the reputation of being the “Early Seaforths.” That’s what made this so unusual and frightening at the same time.'

No desire to re-read this story. I am interested in other works by this author.
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A. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2018
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Mason and Sami Seaforth celebrated their twentieth anniversary. The next morning, Mason awoke to discover his wife was gone. As the day progressed, Sami did not return home. Mason becomes concerned, calling her best friend and their daughter who attends college. Eventually he reports her missing to the police. Marcie, Sami's best friend comes over to assist Mason with locating his wife. In the meantime, he receives a phone call from a rough speaking man, demanding Mason have Sami contact him. As the days continue without any contact from Sami, Marcie and Mason attempt to access Sami's computer, peruse their bank accounts where Mason discovers a $10,000 deposit and withdrawal. Follow this story to find what happens. Where is Sami and why did she leave? Who is the gruff speaking man who called demanding Sami contact him? Why has he sent a man to watch Mason? I reAl l y enjoyed this book and I think you will also.
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Ellen Oceanside
4.0 out of 5 stars SECRETS PROVED DEADLY
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2019
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Mason knew the basic information on his wife, parents deceased and didn’t care for the stepfather, and no other siblings. She had been gone two hours and no messages, he left one for her. Now saying her voice box is full.
Her friend Marcie, said a few days ago she seemed worried about something. Stepfather, also The Force putting pressure on her for the secrets she knew. Stealing away to keep her family safe. Her family and friends would not let it be, the Hunt was on. By keeping secrets was a dangerous game, they were now forced to deal with. Unusual riveting plot, and well done.
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Ralph Price
5.0 out of 5 stars The Vanishing Wife
Reviewed in Canada on April 28, 2021
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This was not of the most interesting stories I think I have ever read. Thank you so much for writing it.
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Kindle Customerverythe story was good and kept you guessing to the end
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2021
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I couldnt read this book quick enough to find the outcome,but now I wish I was still reading it ,A great story
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ppsphil
3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Story That Needs A Severe Editing To Remove All The Unnecessary Details
Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2019
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I read this book because I mainly read some kind of mystery fiction and I have a preference for Canadian authors, although I am not limited to them, and I have read about Mr Finlay’s personal exploits and subsequent philanthropy so when I saw he was trying his hand at a mystery he quickly qualified as a New to Me Canadian author to try. Now this book has become quite an enigma for me to rate and review as the premise is fairly unique and the story, when you can find it buried in all the unnecessary detail, is quite good and the ending is actually very solid and satisfactory and this is where I start to find the problems that have caused me to downrate what could be a 4 star read. There are a lot of fairly well developed characters with, of course, some likeable and some not and I think the bad guys are pretty bloody bad! In many ways Mason Seaforth appears as what we would expect an account to be but Sami is sure a bit stronger than a typical banker and Marcie is by far the best character of the good guys but the best characters in the book are the bad guys, Aaron Marshall and Greg Ferguson. However there is much too much tell and not show in the many long and slow narrative scenes in practically the first 3/4s of this book and then the action picks up pretty good to the ending. We sure don’t need longwinded travelogue descriptions of Highway 401, the Toronto skyline, Tim Horton’s donuts, the history of the Rideau Canal, the Canadian Parliament buildings, the RCMP and all the rest of the many stereotypical cliches trying to continue the rather mythical ignorance of most Americans of anything Canadian. What this book needs is a real strong and brutal editing and chopping by a professional editor which being self published it apparently never received. I am glad I acquired this book as an Amazon freebie and I already have book 2 the same way so I’ll at least give it a try sometime. I noticed there is an updated edition available on Amazon and I’d be interested if anyone can detail the changes from the first edition?
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Roger Bufton
4.0 out of 5 stars Good story about a wife that goes missing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2017
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Good story about a wife that goes missing, her husband & best friend try to find where she as gone.
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Lorraine Garant
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2018
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This was a great read. Good storyline with well rounded characters. Chock full of suspense and an edge of your seat read. It's one of those books you can't put down because you want to know what the next chapter holds. Absolutely loved it!!
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