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Never Wave Goodbye: A Novel of Suspense Audiobook
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After passing the bittersweet parental milestone of putting her daughter, Sarah, on the bus to sleep-away camp for the first time, Lena Trainor plans to spend the next two weeks fixing all the problems in her marriage. But when a second bus arrives to pick up Sarah for camp, no one seems to know anything about the first bus or its driver.
Sarah and three other children have been kidnapped, and within hours of the crime the parents receive an e-mail demanding one million dollars. When the specifics of the delivery terms throw suspicion on the parents of two of the abducted children, some of the parents begin to turn on each other, exposing fault lines in already strained marriages and forging new alliances. While the kidnapped children are living their parents' worst nightmare, the police are trying to sort the lies from the truth in conflicting stories and alibis that seem to be constantly changing.
Deftly weaving the emotional story that pits the parents of the missing campers against the police—and each other—with the fate of the kidnapped children hanging in the balance, Never Wave Goodbye will keep listeners holding their breath until the very end.
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"A kidnapping of four children, families with life happening to them and a reminder of how easily we trust those caring for our children. These elements did make a good story. "
— Yolanda (4 out of 5 stars)
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Never Wave Goodbye blasts right out of the chute with a terrifying premise and doesn't ease up.... It's a wrenching...novel that grips the reader personally and emotionally.
— C. J. Box, Edgar Award–winning author of Nowhere to Run
Never Wave Goodbye Listener Reviews
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" Loved it until the end....where it got really, really stupid. "
— Veronica, 2/17/2014 -
" A very compelling first novel. Look forward to reading more of Mr. Magee's work. "
— Rob, 2/13/2014 -
" Not sure why I finished this one...think I kept hoping it would get better! "
— Linda, 2/12/2014 -
" Read the book in Dutch. A great book to read in your vacation. Not very special, but a good story about kidnapping. "
— Carola, 1/23/2014 -
" Couldn't put the book down. Very intriguing. "
— Debbie, 1/11/2014 -
" didn't care for the ending "
— Laura, 1/11/2014 -
" Ditto what my dad said: "A page-turner that will keep you involved to the end. The transition from the mystery and suspense to the resolution was somewhat weak, however." "
— Kate, 1/11/2014 -
" A bit hard to read because of the subject matter but it had many twists and turns with a rather surprising ending. "
— Loie, 12/22/2013 -
" I loved it! Finished it two days, which is quick for me! "
— Valerie, 10/14/2013 -
" Like the premise - we see what we expect to see and it's disturbing that someone can exploit that. The ending was a little to much of a quick wrap up, though. But a good, quick read. "
— Dianne, 9/22/2013 -
" a little to slow paced for me "
— Bez, 8/6/2013 -
" Original, well written and suspenseful to the end. What a wonderful surprise of a book! "
— Jayme, 7/23/2013 -
" Wow ! I could not put this book down. What a great suspense/mystery ! "
— Kim, 5/24/2013 -
" Good scary story with a lot of twists and turns. I enjoyed it. "
— Barbara, 7/3/2012 -
" Ok story and plot - suspenseful? No! The whole time reading this book, I couldn't help but think "havent't I read this before"? "
— Rachel, 6/24/2012 -
" This was an OK read with a nice job in tying in the name of the book to the reason. I felt the kids in the book were unrealistic, and I had some problems with some of the other characters. "
— Amanda, 3/18/2012 -
" Vlot gelezen maar nogal voorspelbaar. En boek dat me niet helemaal kon roeren. "
— ilse, 2/15/2012 -
" I was expecting more from this based on the description. The kidnapped children acted much older than the 9-10 year old they were supposed to be. "
— Michele, 12/10/2011 -
" The story kept my interest thru the entire book. "
— Shirley, 12/8/2011 -
" it was humming along nicely but 2/3 of the way through...it just kind of fell apart. "
— Danelle, 10/30/2011 -
" A parent's worst nightmare! The bus from the summer camp arrives early, the driver courteous and patient but 20 minutes after the mother has put her child on the bus, the real van shows up! Her daughter and 3 others have been kidnapped! No wonder I was always reluctant to send my daughter to camp!! "
— Sheila, 7/13/2011 -
" A kidnapping of four children, families with life happening to them and a reminder of how easily we trust those caring for our children. These elements did make a good story. "
— Yolanda, 5/19/2011 -
" It was not what I expected but it did have a twisty ending. "
— Donna, 3/29/2011 -
" Ok story and plot - suspenseful? No! The whole time reading this book, I couldn't help but think "havent't I read this before"? "
— Rachel, 3/9/2011 -
" Loved it until the end....where it got really, really stupid. "
— Veronica, 1/12/2011 -
" Like the premise - we see what we expect to see and it's disturbing that someone can exploit that. The ending was a little to much of a quick wrap up, though. But a good, quick read. "
— Dianne, 1/3/2011 -
" First novel and what an extraordinary one. His flow is awesome and the twists and turns weren’t expected at all. Please write more, Mr. Magee. "
— Heather, 1/2/2011 -
" The story was terrific but it got very far fetched. It was such a good idea too, could have been much better! "
— Laura, 9/7/2010 -
" I loved it! Finished it two days, which is quick for me! "
— Valerie, 8/16/2010 -
" It was not what I expected but it did have a twisty ending. "
— Donna, 8/14/2010 -
" This was an OK read with a nice job in tying in the name of the book to the reason. I felt the kids in the book were unrealistic, and I had some problems with some of the other characters. "
— Amanda, 8/6/2010 -
" A very compelling first novel. Look forward to reading more of Mr. Magee's work. "
— Rob, 7/31/2010 -
" A parent's worst nightmare! The bus from the summer camp arrives early, the driver courteous and patient but 20 minutes after the mother has put her child on the bus, the real van shows up! Her daughter and 3 others have been kidnapped! No wonder I was always reluctant to send my daughter to camp!! "
— Sheila, 7/27/2010 -
" A very good book, and an easy read. I read it in one sitting. It's an emotional ride, but a good one. "
— Mary, 7/24/2010
About Doug Magee
Doug Magee has been a photojournalist, screenplay writer, children’s book author, death penalty activist, film producer and director, amateur musician, and the basis of Aidan Quinn’s character in Music of the Heart, starring Meryl Streep. Never Wave Goodbye is his first novel. He lives in Spanish Harlem with his wife and two teenaged children.
About Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert is an acclaimed narrator of more than four hundred full-cast and multivoice audiobooks for virtually every publisher in the industry. Named the 2018 Voice of Choice by Booklist magazine, she is also winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has earned numerous Earphones Awards, a Voice Arts Award, and a Listen-Up Award. Audible.com has named her a Genre-Defining Narrator: Master of Memoir. In addition to voice acting, she is an accomplished producer, singer, and theater actor. She is also a producer, singer, photographer, and a writer, as well as the cofounder of a feminist publishing company, Animal Mineral.