Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 5/12/2020 + 1032 more book reviews

Second in a series. There are references to THE DRY, and while I read it a couple years ago I don't remember the characters. Didn't seem to affect the story though. I liked the alternating chapters, one timeline focusing on Falk and Cooper investigating the disappearance, and the other spotlighting the women's journey. Good sense of place, good dialogue, the author gives us plenty of suspects at first and a couple red herrings. At first I was incredulous that the adventure company could be that incompetent, but hey, it could happen. While it's nicely creepy in places, and I did enjoy the mystery, I thought Harper was very stereotypical with her gender roles. Men are referred to by their entire name "Daniel Bailey", or by last name "Bailey", but the women are referred to by first names. Jill Bailey can't see a map because she won't admit she needs glasses, c'mon, who does that. Harper does a great job driving the characters (and me the reader) nuts with the cell phone plotline. In the end, only Falk and Cooper are likeable, and I felt the rest deserved to stay lost, although I did feel bad about the two daughters.

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