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Captivated

A Colter Shaw Short Story

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By: Jeffery Deaver
Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
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A gripping ebook short story from international bestseller Jeffery Deaver, introducing unique investigator Colter Shaw.

A unique investigator.
Colter Shaw is a career ‘reward-seeker’, making his living travelling the country and locating missing persons. So when a woman disappears, he quickly takes the case.

A missing woman.
As he investigates, he suspects that she was fleeing a bad marriage, and he follows her trail to a secret retreat in Indiana.

A dangerous case.
As events take one surprising turn after another, Shaw begins to wonder if there's more to this mysterious woman than meets the eye.

 Action & Adventure Detective Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Private Investigators Psychological Thriller & Suspense Fiction Suspense Crime Short Story
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Praise for Jeffery Deaver:
‘The Never Game is the very definition of a page-turner’ Ian Rankin
'If you want thrills, Deaver is your man' Guardian
'One of the most consistent writers of clever, entertaining and often thought-provoking thrillers in the world' Simon Kernick
'The best psychological thriller writer around' The Times
'The most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world' Daily Telegraph
'Deaver is a master of plot twists' Daily Mail
‘A tightly plotted masterpiece’ Sun
‘Flawlessly constructed and paced’ The Sunday Times
‘The king of suspense is back and he's done it again…Riveting’ Glasgow Herald
‘Breathlessly entertaining’ Irish Independent
‘No one is better at narrative misdirection’ Evening Standard
‘Jeffery Deaver is a master at crafting intricate crimes that are solved through guile, tenacity and sheer creative genius’ Harlan Coben
‘Jeffery Deaver is grand master of the ticking-clock thriller’ Kathy Reichs
‘Deaver is a master of manipulation himself; his skillfully constructed plots are devilishly tricky to track and impossible to solve, just the way we like them’ New York Times Book Review
‘Deaver is as good as it gets’ Tony Parsons
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I think I am going to like this series Colter Shaw shows promise. A short story of about a man searching for his missing wife, Colter tracks her down and she spins him a tale about abuse in her marriage, she does not bargain for Colter shaw.

A nice taster

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How can you not love Jeffery Deaver? Every time I read or listen to one of his narratives, be it short story or long complex novel, I learn something useful about the world and I am kept guessing about the plot and the characters. This tale begins with a heartbroken man asking Colter Shaw to find his missing wife... from that beginning anything can happen but be sure that nothing is quite what it seems.

A little scorpion of a story

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