The Vanishing Wife
by Barry
Finlay
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BLURB:
How
far will a man go when his family is threatened? Mason Seaforth is about to find out. He is a
mild mannered accountant living a quiet, idyllic life in the quiet community of
Gulfport, Florida with his wife, Samantha.
At least, it’s quiet and idyllic until Sami, as she’s known to her
friends, vanishes the night of their 20th anniversary.
Mason
is thrown into a life that is meant for other people as he and their brash
friend, Marcie Kane, try everything to find out what has happened to Sami. A search of Sami’s computer uncovers notes
describing a past that Sami has buried for more than 20 years. Then come the threatening phone calls: to
Sami, to their daughter Jennifer at university in Miami, and to Mason.
Mason
and Marcie are thrust into a race against a sadistic killer to discover what
has happened to Mason’s wife. He reluctantly exchanges his spreadsheets for a
Glock 17 and he and Marcie follow a trail left behind by Sami which leads them
to a potential confrontation with some very dangerous men in Canada. Mason is required to make decisions that he
could never imagine himself making and each one has deadlier consequences than
the last. The wrong one could result in the death of his entire family.
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- Name three things on your desk
right now.
I have a notepad that I use for
jotting down ideas and questions for my next book, a tray full of papers that
should have been filed a long time ago and a list of people I need to contact
for my next fundraiser, a golf tournament in August to raise money for Wounded
Warriors Canada. I’m glad you only asked
for three. We might have been here for awhile otherwise.
2. Plotter or pantster?
2. Plotter or pantster?
I suppose the
notepad might have suggested I’m a plotter but I think I’m a bit of both. I jot
down the main ideas and questions for which I need to do some research but I
let the story take me where it will. I was actually surprised with my last
book, The Vanishing Wife, in that it went in unexpected directions as I was
writing. I like to have the basic outline in my head before I start, but other
than that, I’m willing to go along with the characters and events as they
unfold.
3. Hamburger or sushi?
3. Hamburger or sushi?
I love hamburgers
cooked on the barbecue in the summer with lots of relish and pickles. That
first burger after a long winter is always a treat. But occasionally I will eat
sushi. I just won’t go out of my way to do it.
4. What authors have influenced your work?
4. What authors have influenced your work?
I have been asked
this question a few times and haven’t been able to come up with an answer. I’m
influenced by any author that can engage a reader in the first few lines and
keep their attention throughout. I think Lee Child, the author of the Jack
Reacher series, is good at that. It’s incredible how much trouble Reacher
stumbles into, but I’m always engaged. Steve Berry, Michael Connally and Daniel
Silva always keep me interested. That’s the type of writing I aspire to. Okay,
maybe I can come up with an
answer.
5. Heels or flats?
5. Heels or flats?
Well, I did wear
heels back in the day when Beatle boots were popular but not quite the kind of
heels you are asking about. How is that for ageing myself? I was just reading in this month’s Men’s
Health that the higher a woman’s heels, the more likely a man is to help her.
Not only that but higher heels make a woman taller, her gait is sexier and we
males are conditioned by the media to associate high heels with sex. So, I
guess that answers the question. Definitely heels!
Excerpt
Two:
Sami never went anywhere without her cell phone, and if she
had gone out for a walk, she would certainly have taken the phone with her. He
reached for his own phone and dialed Sami’s number. The number rang. And rang,
and rang again. Mason held his breath.
“Please, Sami, please, pick up,” he whispered. On the sixth ring, he heard Sami’s confident
voice message. “You have reached Samantha Seaforth. Please leave a message, and
I will call you back.”
In a shaking voice, Mason heard himself doing as she asked.
“Sweetie, it’s Mason, I’m leaving a message. Where are you? Please call me back right away.”
It had been two hours since he first noticed Sami was gone.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
In 2009, Barry Finlay went up a mountain as an accountant and came
down as a philanthropist. After over thirty years in various financial roles
with the Canadian federal government, he took his life in a different direction
and climbed Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro at age sixty with his son Chris. The climb
and their fundraising efforts to help kids in Tanzania led to the award-winning
book, Kilimanjaro and Beyond: A Life-Changing Journey. He followed that up with
the hilarious travel memoir, I Guess We Missed The Boat, which was named Best
Travel Book of 2013 by Reader Views. Now, he has completed his debut fiction
book, The Vanishing Wife. Barry was named to the Authors Show’s list of “50
Great Writers You Should Be Reading” in 2012. In 2013, he received the Queen
Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee medal for his philanthropic work in Africa. He lives
in Ottawa, Canada with his wife Evelyn.
Website: www.keeponclimbing.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorBarryFinlay
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Karver2
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5213951.Barry_Finlay
Amazon: https://authorcentral.amazon.com/gp/profile
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/karver2/
Barry will be awarding a medium or large t-shirt with the author's "Keep On Climbing" logo on the front to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour (US/CANADA ONLY).
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