Still Missing

By: Chevy Stevens

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a 32-year-old Realtor, had three goals: sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she’s about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all.

Interwoven with the story of the year Annie spent captive in a remote mountain cabin — which unfolds through sessions with her psychiatrist — is a second narrative recounting the nightmare that follows her escape: her struggle to piece her shattered life back together, the ongoing police investigation into the identity of her captor, and the disturbing sense that things are far from over.

The truth doesn’t always set you free.

Still Missing is a shocking, visceral, brutal, and beautifully crafted debut novel about surviving the unsurvivable — and living to bear witness.

©2010 Chevy Stevens (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"The intense plot alternates between Annie's creepy confinement, her escape, and her attempts to readjust to real life, from going to the bathroom when she wants to managing her own meals. Still, Annie knows that a large part of her soul is still missing. Her transformation from victim adds to the believability of the enthralling plot." ( Publishers Weekly)

Loved it.

Excellent reader. Grizzly story, but I was on the edge of my seat the entire book.

Top notch listen....

The narration is the best, the main character is well developed, the story is intriguing. It's now one of my favorites of all time.

Great listen, but be prepared for The Freak

Fast paced book. I really enjoyed Chevy's writing style and will look to more of her books in the future.

If you are planning to read this book, you have to understand that things get pretty twisted with 'The Freak.' He is definitely a sicko and it might be a lot for some to handle.

I loved the job the narrator did, she made it very easy to listen to this.

Disturbing

If you can make it through the first half of this book, you will enjoy the second half. I'm disturbed by it still and I finished a few weeks back. The author's attention to detail is part of the problem here, it is very good - which makes the content all the more disturbing. I finished this book feeling as if I had PTSD myself. For me, it was a bit too much, too painful.

Difficult read but so worth it

Although the storyline is unique, expertly written, and narrated to perfection, I almost quit one-third of the way through. Some of the scenes are so heartbreaking, and I was carrying a lump around in my throat even while away from the book. But I stayed with it...and I'm so grateful. The courage and quiet strength of the victim/heroine, the fleshed-out cast of characters, and the ensuing investigation with all of it's surprising twists and turns will have you yearning for the next page, then the page after that. I was forced to put this down a dozen times while reading, and found myself thinking about it whenever I was away.

This isn't a light-hearted romp, and it will definitely pull at your heartstrings (unless you haven't any). But there is a light at the end of the tunnel and the journey is so worth it, I promise.