The Vanished: A Novel, Secrets to Keep Series, #1

Name: The Vanished: A Novel, Secrets to Keep Series, #1
Brand: Kregel Publications
SKU: 5448041
Price: 17.90 USD
Availability: BackOrder
Rating: 4.61 (18 reviews)
Author: Cara Putman
ISBN: 9780825448041

By: Cara Putman

Product Information

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Title: The Vanished: A Novel, Secrets to Keep Series, #1
By: Cara Putman
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
Vendor: Kregel Publications
Publication Date: 2024

Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.50 (inches)
Weight: 13 ounces
ISBN: 0825448042
ISBN-13: 9780825448041
Series: Secrets to Keep
Stock No: WW5448041

Publisher's Description

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"Putman's legal expertise shines in this compelling and intricately plotted romantic suspense. Highly recommended!"
—Colleen Coble, USA Today best-selling author

Janae Simmons left the small town of Kedgewick, Virginia, ten years ago to pursue her legal career and never looked back--until a professional mistake leads her to her grandmother's historic carriage house and to the town where her past threatens to find her. The quiet streets echo with her grandfather's sterling reputation, one that conflicts with fresh questions that claw at Janae, launching her on a reluctant journey to unearth his secrets. When her new job at a local law firm doesn't live up to expectations, she wonders if coming home was the right decision.

Carter Montgomery starts his art preservation career with the only job he can get—director at the Elliott Museum of Art. At least Kedgewick is a nice enough town to provide him and his nephew with a safe place to grieve the loss of Carter's sister. But Carter's calm days disappear when an elderly woman claims two paintings in the museum's collection were stolen from her family during World War II.

Carter enlists Janae's help to unravel the legal labyrinth of art ownership, and the peaceful facade of Kedgewick morphs into a hot bed of secrets. When an attorney turns up dead and Janae uncovers another painting, what began as a simple legal issue spirals into a race against time. As the web of intrigue tightens, the duo must confront a looming question: What dark truths lie beneath the surface, waiting to be exposed?

"Cara Putman has once again created an exciting cast of characters. I was immediately drawn in by Janae and Carter's unique chemistry. This is one story you don’t want to miss."
—Rebecca Hemlock, award-winning author of Fury in the Shadows

Editorial Reviews

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"The Vanished illuminates the murky details of art provenance and pulls in fascinating snippets of Nazi theft history. Putman's legal expertise shines in this compelling and intricately plotted romantic suspense. Highly recommended!" -- Colleen Coble, USA Today best-selling author

"Sometimes small towns hide the greatest secrets. In this taut, sophisticated story, Cara Putman builds the tension beyond legal issues swirling around the provenance of European works of art to the highest level of intrigue and danger linked to underworld thefts and long-hidden family secrets. The Vanished is a highly satisfying first installment of Putman's new Secrets to Keep series. Welcome to the world she's created and the characters who live there!" -- Robert Whitlow, best-selling author of Double Indemnity

"Once again, Cara Putman has hit a home-run thriller in The Vanished! I enjoyed every tightly written page and hated to see it end." -- Carrie Stuart Parks, best-selling author of Relative Silence

"Cara Putman has once again created an exciting cast of characters. I was immediately drawn in by Janae and Carter's unique chemistry. This is one story you don't want to miss." -- Rebecca Hemlock, award-winning author of Fury in the Shadows

"Cara Putman weaves an incredible tale of art stolen and lost, intriguing legal battles, and history just screaming for us to dive into it in The Vanished. My nerdy little reader heart kicked into high gear, and I couldn't put this one down!" -- Kimberley Woodhouse, best-selling author of The Secrets Beneath

"I didn't know I needed a slow-burn suspense novel until I read this one. The pacing is perfectly tuned to the romance, making you want to read as quickly as you can. It will also have readers looking up history and art. Bravo!" -- Kari Trumbo, USA Today best-selling author

"The Vanished by Cara Putman has everything a good book should contain. A gripping story of deceit, dishonesty, and two people willing to fight for change as they also fight for each other. Great read!" -- Lenora Worth, author of Disappearance in Pinecraft