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All The Way Gone
Imagine your wife disappears. When the police get involved you find yourself thrust into a world where everything you thought you knew about yourself was wrong, and the lies you've been living have caught up to you. Do you deny the truth or lose yourself to your demons? This is Jack Turner's nightmare. This is All The Way Gone. With the police suspecting him, Turner learns you can never outrun yourself. The story turns on a series of seemingly unconnected events. Things become complicated as the two detectives assigned to the case begin following different threads, leading them in opposite directions. Can these men who've worked together for years survive their differences and come together to solve the case? Is Jack Turner involved in his wife's disappearance? More importantly, will they find her in time? All The Way Gone will hold your attention from the first page to the last. You won't be able to put it down. All The Way Gone is an all the way great read.
251 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 2009
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About the author
D. James Eldon
4 books106 followersD. James Eldon is a poet, novelist, and short-story writer from New York City. His work has been published online and in print, in the US, Canada, and Europe, in both English and French.
His debut novel, the first in the Brooklyn Homicide Investigations, All The Way Gone, is available as an e-book and paperback.
His latest novel in the Brooklyn Homicide Investigations, Brooklyn Heat, is available in paperback and all digital formats.
His debut novel, the first in the Brooklyn Homicide Investigations, All The Way Gone, is available as an e-book and paperback.
His latest novel in the Brooklyn Homicide Investigations, Brooklyn Heat, is available in paperback and all digital formats.
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November 22, 2025
Für Jack Turner wird eine Albtraum Wirklichkeit: seine Frau verschwindet beim gemeinsamen Joggen im Central Park. Die Polizei sagt ihm, dass sie in den ersten 24 Stunden nichts für ihn tun können. Schlimmer noch: er hat das Gefühl, als ob sie ihm nicht glauben würden. Was kann er tun?
Jack Turner scheint alles richtig zu machen, als er erkennen muss dass seine Frau verschwunden ist. Als seine eigene Suche erfolglos ist, geht er direkt zur Polizei. Er kann sich gut daran erinnern, was passiert ist. Vielleicht zu gut, denn die ermittelnden Beamten haben das Gefühl, als ob sie einem Schauspieler bei einer Vorstellung gegenüber sitzen. Bis sie das laut aussprechen, wirkt Jack absolut glaubwürdig auf mich. Danach beginne ich auch, zu zweifeln.
Es gibt einen großen Unterschied zwischen Jacks Verhalten und seinen Gefühlen, die nur der Leser kennt. Kurz, nachdem er das Polizeipräsidium verlassen hat, geht er zur Arbeit. Äußerlich wirkt er ruhig, aber seine Gedanken rasen. Aber die Menschen um ihn herum können nicht in seinen Kopf hinein sehen, deshalb finden sie sein Verhalten befremdlich.
Die Ermittlung bewegt sich in zwei Richtungen. Jacks scheinbar ruhiges Verhalten macht ihn zu einem Verdächtigen. Aber da ist auch ein schwarzer Van, dessen Fahrer sich auffällig verhalten hat.
Die Handlung springt zwischen Jack und den beiden ermittelnden Beamten hin und her. Das macht es auf der einen Seite schwierig, den Faden nicht zu verlieren. Auf der anderen Seite gibt es aber auch einen guten Einblick in die Arbeit der Polizei und wie sie sich auf ihr Leben auswirkt. Diese verschiedenen Blickwinkel gefallen mir sehr gut.
Das Ende hat mich überrascht. Das war etwas, mit dem ich nie gerechnet habe. Aber es hat auch einige Fragen beantwortet.
Jack Turner scheint alles richtig zu machen, als er erkennen muss dass seine Frau verschwunden ist. Als seine eigene Suche erfolglos ist, geht er direkt zur Polizei. Er kann sich gut daran erinnern, was passiert ist. Vielleicht zu gut, denn die ermittelnden Beamten haben das Gefühl, als ob sie einem Schauspieler bei einer Vorstellung gegenüber sitzen. Bis sie das laut aussprechen, wirkt Jack absolut glaubwürdig auf mich. Danach beginne ich auch, zu zweifeln.
Es gibt einen großen Unterschied zwischen Jacks Verhalten und seinen Gefühlen, die nur der Leser kennt. Kurz, nachdem er das Polizeipräsidium verlassen hat, geht er zur Arbeit. Äußerlich wirkt er ruhig, aber seine Gedanken rasen. Aber die Menschen um ihn herum können nicht in seinen Kopf hinein sehen, deshalb finden sie sein Verhalten befremdlich.
Die Ermittlung bewegt sich in zwei Richtungen. Jacks scheinbar ruhiges Verhalten macht ihn zu einem Verdächtigen. Aber da ist auch ein schwarzer Van, dessen Fahrer sich auffällig verhalten hat.
Die Handlung springt zwischen Jack und den beiden ermittelnden Beamten hin und her. Das macht es auf der einen Seite schwierig, den Faden nicht zu verlieren. Auf der anderen Seite gibt es aber auch einen guten Einblick in die Arbeit der Polizei und wie sie sich auf ihr Leben auswirkt. Diese verschiedenen Blickwinkel gefallen mir sehr gut.
Das Ende hat mich überrascht. Das war etwas, mit dem ich nie gerechnet habe. Aber es hat auch einige Fragen beantwortet.
April 6, 2017
Here is a potentially terrific novel, a police procedural with consummately clever plotting and believable characters, where the reading experience was spoiled for me by the most trivial of writer’s errors: the failure to employ a proofreader!
Admittedly, the story is intriguing and suspenseful. Detectives in two different Brooklyn police precincts are simultaneously pursuing three different cases, each very different from the others. As their investigations move forward, the connections among these seemingly unconnected events begin to emerge. Of course, that’s not surprising. Any seasoned reader of detective fiction knows to expect that. What’s surprising is how these disparate storylines are shown to merge into a fascinating whole.
Now back to the spoiler.
When I was a kid, my mother, a former English teacher, constantly complained about the spelling of “this new generation.” The culprit, as she saw it, was the phonetic approach to reading then in vogue. NOBODY under the age of 25 could spell, she insisted.
Well, here we are again. I have no way of knowing whether D. James Eldon learned to spell because he was taught reading by the phonetic method, or whether he suffers from some sort of spelling disability, but I can say this: I have never, ever before understood clearly the value of proofreading.
All the Way Gone is riddled with boneheaded misspellings. Throughout the book, Eldon uses “you’re” when he means “your” and “it’s” instead of “its.” He substitutes “loosing” for “losing,” “boarder” for “border,” “coarse” for “course,” “quite” for “quiet” — and those are only the errors I caught on the run. Undoubtedly, I missed a number of others. Where was the proofreader when we needed her?
FYI, Mr. Eldon, spellcheck doesn’t cut it in cases like this. (For the record, they’re called “homonyms” — words that sound alike but have different meanings.) Please get a proofreader if you write another book!
Admittedly, the story is intriguing and suspenseful. Detectives in two different Brooklyn police precincts are simultaneously pursuing three different cases, each very different from the others. As their investigations move forward, the connections among these seemingly unconnected events begin to emerge. Of course, that’s not surprising. Any seasoned reader of detective fiction knows to expect that. What’s surprising is how these disparate storylines are shown to merge into a fascinating whole.
Now back to the spoiler.
When I was a kid, my mother, a former English teacher, constantly complained about the spelling of “this new generation.” The culprit, as she saw it, was the phonetic approach to reading then in vogue. NOBODY under the age of 25 could spell, she insisted.
Well, here we are again. I have no way of knowing whether D. James Eldon learned to spell because he was taught reading by the phonetic method, or whether he suffers from some sort of spelling disability, but I can say this: I have never, ever before understood clearly the value of proofreading.
All the Way Gone is riddled with boneheaded misspellings. Throughout the book, Eldon uses “you’re” when he means “your” and “it’s” instead of “its.” He substitutes “loosing” for “losing,” “boarder” for “border,” “coarse” for “course,” “quite” for “quiet” — and those are only the errors I caught on the run. Undoubtedly, I missed a number of others. Where was the proofreader when we needed her?
FYI, Mr. Eldon, spellcheck doesn’t cut it in cases like this. (For the record, they’re called “homonyms” — words that sound alike but have different meanings.) Please get a proofreader if you write another book!
January 19, 2012
I wrote this one, and it strikes me as crass and unseemly to write a review of my own book, so I'll explain the motivation behind it rather than say how good I think it is.
I came up with the idea for the book while living in Brooklyn and spending hours running around Prospect Park, training for the Brooklyn Half-Marathon.
It's actually a little social commentary wrapped up in a crime thriller. There's a missing person, some humor, a bit of sex, a bit of crime, a lot of action, a gay cop, bad guys, and a few good ones. It's a character-driven, dialogue-fest full of twists and turns, but don't take my word for it (and really, you can't), check out what others have said about it on the Amazon page and grab the first 30 pages for free!
I'd love to know what you think.
You can find out more about my writing at DJamesEldon.com, check out my poetry at Disposable Poetry, and, of course, find this one at Amazon for your Kindle or in paperback by clicking this link All The Way Gone
I came up with the idea for the book while living in Brooklyn and spending hours running around Prospect Park, training for the Brooklyn Half-Marathon.
It's actually a little social commentary wrapped up in a crime thriller. There's a missing person, some humor, a bit of sex, a bit of crime, a lot of action, a gay cop, bad guys, and a few good ones. It's a character-driven, dialogue-fest full of twists and turns, but don't take my word for it (and really, you can't), check out what others have said about it on the Amazon page and grab the first 30 pages for free!
I'd love to know what you think.
You can find out more about my writing at DJamesEldon.com, check out my poetry at Disposable Poetry, and, of course, find this one at Amazon for your Kindle or in paperback by clicking this link All The Way Gone
September 23, 2012
A mystery that looks into the lives of the characters as well. I felt the balance there was really very good, since most of the detective type books that I have read that are this length tend to abandon one side of the story or the other. Like any good crime show or novel we get to spend time getting to know the suspects and getting to understand the detective and police working to capture them as well.
I found the writing was good and the mystery was certainly intense enough that I couldn't really put the book down until the end. I'm a little unsure on how I feel about the ending, and on a completely unrelated note, my copy of this kindle book seemed to jump fonts a lot, which was distracting, but other than those two very minor points, this was an enjoyable read.
Note: Though this book was a free gift from the author, the content of my review was in no way influenced by the gifting. The book speaks for itself and my review would have been worded just this way even if I'd gone out and bought it. I also give bonus points for Text To Speech enabling on Kindle format.... but that also wasn't a factor in the above review.
I found the writing was good and the mystery was certainly intense enough that I couldn't really put the book down until the end. I'm a little unsure on how I feel about the ending, and on a completely unrelated note, my copy of this kindle book seemed to jump fonts a lot, which was distracting, but other than those two very minor points, this was an enjoyable read.
Note: Though this book was a free gift from the author, the content of my review was in no way influenced by the gifting. The book speaks for itself and my review would have been worded just this way even if I'd gone out and bought it. I also give bonus points for Text To Speech enabling on Kindle format.... but that also wasn't a factor in the above review.
September 17, 2012
I liked this book. I’ve seen other reviews that have compared it to Gone Girl (which I haven’t read yet, but it is on my Nook waiting to be read). There were some scenes that I couldn’t really understand why the author had put them in there, how was it relating to the relationship between the wife and the husband and the ending. Sometimes you felt sorry for the husband, other times you felt like he deserved it. The ending was rather sad, but the author wrapped things up nicely.
I can definitely see the potential for spin-offs from this particular book, more into other cases that the police characters that we meet in the book could go into in the future.
I can definitely see the potential for spin-offs from this particular book, more into other cases that the police characters that we meet in the book could go into in the future.
September 30, 2012
Confusing, jumped around a lot from chapter to chapter, character to character. If it had become more cohesive earlier on I would have given it more stars. The storyline itself was good, but it did leave you hanging, and thinking "what the ....... is going on. I still don't completely understand what was up with the husband. More went into development of the police characters than what I felt should have gone in to the main character Jack. It also bounced from single spacing to double very frequently, which was a little distracting. I was given this book through Library things member giveaway for an honest review. I am still confused.
January 26, 2013
I'm on the fence about this book. It's not the type of book I usually read, so the fact that it kept me engaged and not wanting to put it down definitely gives it points. I felt like there were too many characters and subplots to keep straight, however, and the ending was disappointing. The chapters with the dominatrixes seemed out of place; it seemed like they were just added for filler. The book could have used another round of editing; it was choppy and didn't flow properly throughout the book, enough so that it was annoying and not just a few ignorable errors.
I do recommend this book and would like to read more by this author.
I do recommend this book and would like to read more by this author.
March 3, 2013
Good story about a missing woman. We follow the police on their search for the missing woman, get to know her husband, and are given glimpses of her situation.
I really liked the story, it keeps you reading because you want to know what is going to happen. The story begins with different plot-lines that seem unrelated, but they come together nicely and in the end form a coherent whole. The characters are built up nicely and you really get the feeling that you know these people, they are very lifelike.
Does contain graphic descriptions of sex and some strong language, so not a book for people who find this unpleasant.
I really liked the story, it keeps you reading because you want to know what is going to happen. The story begins with different plot-lines that seem unrelated, but they come together nicely and in the end form a coherent whole. The characters are built up nicely and you really get the feeling that you know these people, they are very lifelike.
Does contain graphic descriptions of sex and some strong language, so not a book for people who find this unpleasant.
September 28, 2012
I dove right into this detective novel and was instantly engulfed in the detectives and the suspects. You too will be hooked by the very first chapter when you learn about Jack's missing wife.
It was hard to put this book down until I found out what happened to Jack's wife. Unlike other detective or mystery books, Mr. Eldon wrote something that was unpredictable and entertaining all throughout the book. It was a great read and I look forward to reading more from Eldon.
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It was hard to put this book down until I found out what happened to Jack's wife. Unlike other detective or mystery books, Mr. Eldon wrote something that was unpredictable and entertaining all throughout the book. It was a great read and I look forward to reading more from Eldon.
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May 11, 2013
Missing wife, husband the natural suspect, usual story, Not quite. D, James Eldon writes a great mystery filled with interesting characters, The chapters alternate between the main characters, giving you some insight into their thinking. There are many twists and turns and keeps you turning the pages to find out what happens next. This book was a a free give away, and I was happy that it was so good,
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August 15, 2009My friend and former colleague wrote this. You have to order it online only.
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