Long Lost

Rating:
Summary: Good but not great - 3 1/2 stars
Review: With Long Lost, David Morrell presents a suspenseful, yet profoundly disturbing story of regret and revenge. Brad Denning has grown up with the haunting guilt that he is responsible for the disappearance of his younger brother when they were both kids. After years of tortuous thoughts about what his life and the lives of his family members would have been like if he could have a "do over" on that fateful day, his brother unexpectedly comes into his life. A happy reunion quickly turns sour and Brad finds himself in a life and death struggle. As he searches for his wife and son, he slowly comes to fully understand the path of destruction set in motion after his brother disappeared. It is story of a simple twist of fate with very negative consequences. Although choppy in places and with a subject matter that is clearly not for the squeamish, Morrell effectively uses the first person narrative to tell the story from Brad Dennings' perspective. The frequent twists, turns and action sequences make Long Lost a very quick read. All things considered, Long Lost is good but not great.