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Already Gone (A Detective McDaniel Thriller Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Axel Blackwell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 263 ratings
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This is Book 4 in the Detective McDaniel Thrillers series.
The series is best read in order. Please consider reading Book 1, Hold Back the Night, before enjoying Already Gone.


A Friday night screaming match turns deadly.

Levi Riley and Jayda Bloom broke up over a year ago, but still live together in the same small house with their little girl, Chamomile. It's a tense arrangement not helped by Jayda’s drug use and her new boyfriend’s frequent visits. One Friday night, an argument turns physical and the tensions boil over into bloodshed.

The following morning, a neighbor finds the front door ajar, the house trashed, and a puddle of blood soaking into the bedroom carpet. Detective Darren McDaniel and his partner, Brent Vanderwyk, quickly determine it’s a case of domestic violence turned deadly. But both Levi and Jayda are missing – as is the little girl.

As the detectives plunge into the hunt for a suspect, a body and a missing toddler, the case becomes increasingly bizarre. The couple have ties to money laundering, drug trafficking, organized crime, and even darker secrets. As much as Levi and Jayda hated each other, plenty of other people had reason to want either or both of them dead.

With their suspect list steadily growing, and the missing toddler’s time slipping away, McDaniel and Vanderwyk race against the clock, piecing the puzzle together, hoping to save little Cami before her time runs out.
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    A Detective McDaniel Thriller
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    January 25, 2021
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08TZZQJHJ
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 25, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3589 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 325 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 263 ratings

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Axel Blackwell

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Axel Blackwell lives aboard an old trawler in a misty bay on the northwest edge of America. In his life he has been a preacher man, a salesman, and a lawman (occupations which all pretty much use the same script – “Do what I say or something really bad will happen.”)

Now he just writes stories.

His works include the Darren McDaniel Thriller Series, the Stillwater Suspense Series (Co-written with Dawn Lee McKenna), and two standalone paranormal thrillers: The Timeweaver’s Wager and Sisters of Sorrow.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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OldTex
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book in the series...
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2023
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This one had a plot I did not see coming. Totally different from his earlier books. Very good character development and several surprising twists mixed with some humor as well.
Hopefully this will not be the last in the series. Great read.
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Becky Wells
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling, Gritty, Believable
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2021
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Axel Blackwell is a favorite writer for a reason. He brings realism and depth to his characters and situations. He allows us into their thoughts, fears, motives and hopes. No one is a caricature. In Already Gone, the fourth and probably last Detective McDaniel book, we find our hero facing with strength the demons he has already defeated. McDaniel and partner Vanderwyk are called to investigate an apparent murder, but it's difficult to tell if there even WAS a murder. What's real for sure is a missing toddler and a ticking clock to find her. It was great to revisit these characters in a story that goes beyond the surface to ask deeper questions. I recommend it highly!
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Armand Rosamilia
4.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Addition to the Series
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2021
I'm a big fan of the main characters in this series, and I hope to read more and more in the future. At one point I thought this was all going off the rails, and there was no way the author could give me an ending I'd be satisfied with... and I was proven wrong. Keep them coming!
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Space Coaster
5.0 out of 5 stars A great 'Who Done It' story.
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024
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The book had enough suspects to keep it real, but still made you 'Follow the Evidence'. I would recommend it to anyone.
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JLocke
5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe the best yet!
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2021
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One of Axel Blackwell's talents as a writer is bringing you into an investigation.   When I picked up the book I became a shadow following McDaniel, seeing, hearing and feeling what he did as he was called to the scene of a possible homicide, down to smelling Sandy's cigarette and cat odors.   The scene at the homeless camp threw such a twist into the story.   While Vanderwyck and McDaniel are confident they know what happened, Blackwell has given the reader a lot of options.  I knew early that this story held surprises but seeing them unfold right to the end captivated me.   Great suspense and exciting to read!
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gkc
5.0 out of 5 stars Great characters
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021
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Love the drama and knowing what the characters are thinking. Good vs evil, over coming darkness with light. Entertaining read.
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VHO
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice read, likable characters
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2021
Worth reading the series! Light, easy, fun to read & McDaniel is a guy you’d like to meet for a drink!
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Evil-K
5.0 out of 5 stars Talk About a Story Full of Twists
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2023
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This story has more turns than a Formula 1 course. When you think you've seen the culprit, another pops up. There's many people who have a good reason for murder, and only one of them is guilty. But which one?
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