And Then She Was GONE (Detective Jack Stratton Mystery Thriller Series)
- 4.1 out of 5
- 24,945 ratings
- 399 pages
Overall Content Rating: Parents Strongly Cautioned PG-13
This young-adult-style mystery follows teenaged friends, including a foster-care background, as they insert themselves into a missing-person and murder case alongside police and family adults. The story touches difficult topics—prostitution, addiction, suspected sexual violence, and violent crime—mostly through dialogue and investigation rather than lingered explicit detail. Many readers note low profanity, no sex scenes, and restrained graphic content compared with adult thrillers. Parents may appreciate occasional understated Christian elements in the moral tone, a clean romantic thread without explicit intimacy, and diverse friendship among the leads, while still weighing whether themes of murder, knives, blood evidence, sex work, and mention of rape in a case context suit their teen. Interpersonal conflict includes verbal jabs and a few stronger insult phrases used rarely.
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Crude Mild
13Characters use everyday insults such as calling someone foolish or idiotic during arguments, investigations, and banter between friends.
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- stupid: 8
- idiot: 5
Profanity Mild
9Roughly a dozen mild-to-moderate terms appear sporadically in teen and adult dialogue, often as compound insults or figurative expressions during the murder investigation rather than constant swearing.
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Specific words
- ass: 6
- bitch: 1
- butt: 1
- hell: 1
Sex Moderate
9There are no explicit sexual scenes on the page; however, prostitution is a recurring story element, and sexual assault is raised as a possible aspect of the crime in police-style questioning.
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- hooker: 7
- rape: 1
- rapist: 1
Violence Moderate
26A woman’s murder drives the plot, with forensic blood evidence, an off-page or briefly described pursuit and struggle, stabbings, a strong-arm robbery, property break-in, and a later fistfight; many reviewers describe the violence as mystery-thriller level rather than prolonged graphic gore.
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Specific words
- blood: 9
- stab: 6
- kick: 4
- punch: 4
- smash: 3
About this book
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Wall Street Journal top 10 bestselling Novel from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Greyson! What's done in the dark will be brought to the light... Jack Stratton, a hometown hero with a heart of gold, seemed destined to become another statistic, but now his life has taken a turn for the better. Determined to escape his past, he's headed for a career in law enforcement. When his foster mother asks him to look into a young woman's disappearance, Jack quickly gets drawn into a baffling mystery. As Jack digs deeper, everyone becomes a suspect--including himself. Caught between the criminals and the cops, can Jack discover the truth in time to save the girl? Or will he become the next victim? And Then She Was Gone is a riveting suspense novel that keeps you guessing until the end! Grab your copy today! Praise for And Then She Was Gone : Addictive, page turning, fun! – Audible Review The sound mystery brims with red herrings – Kirkus Reviews Amazing read, I didn't want to put it down! – GoodReads Review A riveting and fascinating book. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough! – Barnes and Noble Review I loved this book from line 1! Fast paced and very well written crime fiction! – Amazon Review Not only is And Then She Was Gone an intense and intriguing thriller, its backdrop of racial divisions-especially when it comes to how people of different racial and economic classes perceive and interact with the police-are so timely the story has a "ripped from the headlines" feel . – NetGalley Review From multi-award-winning New York Times bestselling author Christopher Greyson comes this spellbinding tale with jaw-dropping secrets, a colorful ensemble of characters, and a protagonist you'll root for from the first page to the last. Christopher Greyson's novels have been read by millions of readers. Look for other standalone novels by New York Times bestselling author Christopher Greyson featuring leading man Detective Jack Stratton. These books can be read in any order. The Detective Jack Stratton Mystery-Thriller Series And Then She Was Gone (Prequel) Girl Jacked Jack Knifed Jacks Are Wild Jack and the Giant Killer Data Jack Jack of Hearts Jack Frost Jack of Diamonds Captain Jack Jack of Spades Jack & Jill and the Blue Light Killer Cracker Jack - COMING SOON! KIKU – The Yakuza War Trilogy A Beautiful Place to Die Kindle the Fires of War Dance of Death Also by Christopher Greyson: The Girl Who Lived • Best Mystery-Thriller eBook of the Year — Independent Publisher Book Awards • Winner Best Thriller — National Indie Excellence Awards • Winner Best Thriller — Silver Falchion Award • Finalist eBook Fiction — Indie Book Awards • Silver Medal Suspense — Reader's Favorite Book Awards The Girl Who Lived 2: Ghosts of the Past The Case Files of Detective Charlie Westbrook The Adventures of Finn & Annie One Little Lie The Woman Beneath the Stairs Pure of Heart Read more