Long Lost

by David Morrell

Book Overview

Architect Brad Denning is haunted by the memory of his brother. His last image of Petey is that of a skinny nine-year-old heading down the road on his bike. Twenty years later, a man approaches Brad,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446611948
• ISBN13: 9780446611947
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Great Book!

Well I can't believe there are people that didn't like this book. I have read 4 of his books and this by far is the BEST!! I finished this book in one day. I am an avid reader and can't say that I read any other book so fast. I read reviews on here that people say "Brotherhood of the Rose" is better, but I didn't think it was nearly as good. Different Strokes for different folks I guess!! If you want a book you can't put down, then pick this one up and happy reading!!

I "read" it as a book on tape and I was very impressed

This is one of the best books on tape that I have ever heard. Neil Patrick Harris (AKA Doogie Howser) does an absolutely wonderful job of conveying the emotions of Brad Denning, the main character. Harris makes you feel the loss of Denning, the joy of re-discovering his long-lost brother, the horror of having his family kidnapped...Well done! The plot of the book is detailed elsewhere but I can tell you that this was an absolute joy and a thrill to listen to. If you are looking for something to do during a boring commute, this is the book you are looking for. I couldn't wait to hear more. I give this one an A+. Kudos all around!

Great suspense novel

David Morrell has built his career around suspense novels. His earlier novels often had adventurous sorts (ex-assassins, soldiers, et cetera) battling ... conspiracies. His more recent works have dealt with more human adventures, sometimes with more success than others (I personally find Double Image one of his weakest efforts).In Long Lost, Brad Denning is a successful architect who is traumatized by the unsolved kidnaping of his brother twenty-five years earlier. After being featured on national TV, he encounters a man who claims to be his brother. While this brother appears to be genuine, knowing things only Brad's brother could know, the experienced reader will know that something bad is afoot.And something bad does happen. The brother tries to [end the life of] Brad and kidnaps his wife and son. The FBI assists and tells Brad that the culprit was someone impersonating his brother, but are no good at finding Brad's family. It is up to Brad to figure out if the kidnaper is his brother or not and more importantly to rescue his family.This is a pure suspense novel, a great page turner. Morrell isn't interested in any great insights into human nature, just entertaining, and he succeeds well. A week from reading this, you'll have forgotten the characters names and the settings will begin to fade, but you'll still remember the most important thing: that you had a blast while reading this book.

David Morell is a master!

I've read every book David Morrell has written and Long Lost is his best in years. The last few books he's written have been good books, but the heroes are almost superhuman. Yes, Morrell did create Rambo, but David Morrell's Rambo was a real, flawed person, not the perfect hero Stallone turned him into. With 'Long Lost' Morrell returns to the kind of human story he told in 'First Blood'. It's a fairly simple story of a boy, Petey Denning, who disappears when he is nine years old, devastating his parents and older brother. Years later his parents are dead and his brother Brad is married and successful. Petey returns to Brad's life and kidnaps his family. The story takes off from there as Brad chases his family across the country trying to save them from his brother. The characters are very real, and the situations all make sense.Although, the way Brad tracks his brother is a little hard to believe. The ending rings very true to life. It's not exactly a happy ending. This book is one incredible book!

High-speed, heart-pounding action!

Most of you remember telling a pesky sibling or younger friend, "Get lost. Go away. Leave me alone." You didn't really mean it, of course. You just wanted some time with your buddies without your bothersome little brother getting in the way. You didn't think about "what if?"What if? What if you told your little brother to get lost...and he did--for twenty-five years? Brad Dennings is now a successful architect with a beautiful wife and adoring young son. A quarter century earlier, his nine year-old brother Petey disappears. At a baseball game thirteen year-old Brad gets tired of his little brother following him around and tells him to go home. Petey never makes it home. He's apparently been kidnapped--his bike and baseball glove found abandoned just blocks from home.Brad carries the guilt of his brother's kidnapping with him into his adult life, but buries it deep inside, where it lies dormant as he becomes a happy successful business owner, husband and father. One unexpected day,the persuasive words of a stranger bring Petey back into Brad's life. His feelings of guilt also return, so Brad shoves away his lingering doubts about this hardened, disheveled man who claims to be his "long lost" brother. His suspicions are validated when Petey disappears once again--this time taking Brad's wife and son with him. Now Brad must literally step into his brother's shoes to find his stolen family--before it's too late.David Morrell is truly a master novelist. His ability to balance rich descriptions of characters and scenery with heart-pounding action makes you feel as if you are perched on the edge of a sheer cliff, feeling the adrenaline burn through your veins as you desperately try to keep from falling.