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Never Wave Goodbye: A Novel of Suspense

Doug Magee

Audiobook | Pages: 158 pages

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Title	:	Never Wave Goodbye: A Novel of Suspense
Author	:	Doug Magee
Book Format	:	Audiobook
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 158 pages
Published	:	2010 by Tantor Media
Categories	:	Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Suspense. Contemporary. Adult. Audiobook

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Quick question: Do the cover artists read the books they design for? Do the authors approve the covers before they go live? I’m embarrassed to admit that covers do matter to me (I swear I’m not really shallow- just detailed oriented) And this cover did not work with the story.
I also had a problem with the front cover quote. RL Stine said “Don’t get on the bus-unless you’re looking for a terrifying read.” Now, I know RL Stine- and I equate him with thrillers or horror books. And he said that this was a terrifying read- so this must be a pretty scary book right? Nope. In fact, I’m pretty sure this quote was for something else and the clueless cover artist decided to just add it.
Clueless because the kids in the book get on a van headed to camp. NOT a bus. I understand that a picture of a school bus elicits certain emotions but if it doesn’t go with the story line- don’t include it. The same goes with the quote- “Don’t get on the bus….” There is NO bus!!
Once I got past these aesthetic flaws (have I really gotten past them?) I could focus on the story. Ok, no I can’t focus on the story. I’m still really stuck on the packaging. The back cover says “….four couples to betray their darkest secrets….” Now, this sounds interesting. Darkest secrets, all 4 couples? That’s gotta be good. Nope. No great dark secrets- one family had a dark secret and the others were thrown in for some fake and transparent mystery.
As a mom, I immediately latched on to this book. In fact, I moved it up on my list because I could see how invested I could be in this story line. 4 children are picked up for camp by kidnappers posing as camp counselors. They are taken up to a cabin high in the Adirondacks where no one will find them. The problem was that it was all so textbook. I was shocked when one of the kids didn’t forget his inhaler or go into a diabetic coma- this book had me anticipating the same old story line after just a few pages.
The mastermind behind the kidnapping was not a huge surprise. I’ll be honest, I didn’t see it coming, but I wasn’t surprised when it did. I just plodded through the book and didn’t really try to figure out who it was. Overall, it was a good idea, a very easy and simple read, but really left me wanting more.
I do have “Darkness all around” on my to- read list and will read it. Overall I think Doug Magee is a good author; the book and the inconsistent cover just fell flat for me.

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It's a rare novel that can start off as well as "Never Wave Goodbye" ... and finish just as strongly. Even more rare now that Doug Magee's debut novel, like many before it, ran out of storytelling juice in the final pages.But up until then ... wow. I felt like I was in the hands of one of the most self-assured debut authors I'd read in a long time. It's got an ingenious setup, wonderfully cranked tension and suspense and some well-timed twists -- all rendered in a slick and supremely confident

Lena Trainor's grandmother always told her when she left home to "Never Wave Goodbye" because if you did you would never return.Lena Trainor is sending her daughter Sarah off to summer camp, and is planning on using this private time to try and put the pieces back into a failing marriage.The camp van picks up Sarah and three other children and everything seems fine - until another van comes to pick the children up. The children have been kidnapped and a ransom of $1,000,000 is demanded.The

http://lostgirlygirl.blogspot.com.br/...Never Wave Goodbye by Doug Magee is a thriller that keeps you reading into the wee hours of the morning just so you can find out what happens in the end. Imagine putting your child on a bus for her first away from home camping trip -youre already nervous and scared to let her go then imagine waving goodbye and then another bus coming to pick up your daughterThis is exactly what happens to Lena Trainor when she puts her nine-year-old daughter Sarah on the

I would categorize this book as ok. The story was good. This authors writing style was not great for me especially in the first couple of chapters it took me a while to get into the story.

Never wave goodbye started out with a really scary story. Four kids picked up for a summer camp, who were really picked up by a kidnapper. I looked forward to reading this book, but was dissapointed by the way the story left hints and suggestions that were never followed through. The ending was too contrived and left me dissapointed with the whole book.

It's a rare novel that can start off as well as "Never Wave Goodbye" ... and finish just as strongly. Even more rare now that Doug Magee's debut novel, like many before it, ran out of storytelling juice in the final pages. But up until then ... wow. I felt like I was in the hands of one of the most self-assured debut authors I'd read in a long time. It's got an ingenious setup, wonderfully cranked tension and suspense and some well-timed twists all rendered in a slick and supremely confident

Not sure why I finished this one...think I kept hoping it would get better!