Thursday, August 9, 2018

Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork

Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork is a wonderful and timely novel.  This is a novel that deals with the disappearances of girls throughout Mexico, but hits on the increasing spread of sex trafficking throughout the world, including here in the United States.  But it is also a novel about making the best choices for yourself and your loved ones.  It isn't just about the right choices, but about making the choices that are right.  This story is told in alternating view points, going between Sara, a young newspaper reporter, and Emiliano, her younger brother.  It is a quick and highly engaging read.

Disappeared tells the story of Sara, a young reporter at the newspaper in Juarez.  She has been outspoken about the disappearance of local girls, especially since her best friend Linda has gone missing at the hands of the cartel.  But when a threat to the lives of Sara and her family comes in to the newspaper's offices, she is forced to make a choice: Stop talking about the missing girls and give up on the hope of ever finding Linda or keep investigating and risk putting everyone she loves in danger.

Emiliano is a star soccer player and a budding entrepreneur.  Since his father left for the United States, Emiliano has worked to help his struggling family pay the bills.  He is given the opportunity to increase the profits from his business and make his family's life easier, but isn't exactly legal.  Emiliano has to decide if the benefits of this new partnership and worth giving up the moral integrity he has worked so hard to develop. 

This is a novel that will grab you quickly and take you on a ride you won't soon forget!

From Amazon:

Four Months Ago Sara Zapata's best friend disappeared, kidnapped by the web of criminals who terrorize Juarez.Four Hours Ago Sara received a death threat -- and with it, a clue to the place where her friend is locked away.Four Weeks Ago Emiliano Zapata fell in love with Perla Rubi, who will never be his so long as he's poor.Four Minutes Ago Emiliano got the chance to make more money than he ever dreamed -- just by joining the web. In the next four days, Sara and Emiliano will each face impossible choices, between life and justice, friends and family, truth and love. But when the web closes in on Sara, only one path remains for the siblings: the way across the desert to the United States

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