Reviews

The Stranger Vanishes by Wendy Corsi Staub

vvijayanti's review

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

vvijayanti's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

marcirenee1974's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I am not into astrology at all, so that part was new to me and interesting. This was a good story with lots of good elements but since it was a book in the middle of a series I was a bit lost. I am not sure I loved it enough to go back to the beginning and read all of the though.

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mademoisellemonalisa's review

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

clwojick's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.0

annarella's review

5.0

It's been some time since I fell in love with this series. Lily Vale is an interesting place full of quirky characters and there's always some paranormal side that makes the mix more exciting.
Bella, Max, the cats are as lovely as usual and I liked this well plotted story that kept me guessing and turning pages.
Even it's not the first in the series it can be read as a stand alone as there's a lot of explanations.
An entertaining and compelling mystery, highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

stacyroth's review

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

In Lily Dale, where residents can talk to the dead, young widow Bella Jordan is a skeptic even after a year in the community.  When a black man appears at her hotel at midnight on Juneteenth, then disappears the next morning without a trace, she is certain there must be a logical explanation.  Bella’s neighbor gives her a warning to beware of Barry, but Bella doesn’t know anyone with that name.  Can Bella solve the mystery? 

This is book 5 in a series but can easily be read as a standalone.  I enjoyed this cozy paranormal mystery and am interested in reading other books from the series.  The characters were likeable and the story intriguing.  I will be buying a copy of this for others I think would enjoy it. 

Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an audio ARC of this book.