GONE: Gray Wolf Security: Book Twenty-Three

by Mary Kennedy

Another get-away is just what the Gray Wolf team needs to relax and take a break. In the mountains and beauty of southern Idaho, they hope to relax, hike, fish, and just spend time with one another. Even the best laid plans hit problems for the team known for their planning. When the men wake to find the women gone, a sense of panic hits them square in the chest. But as usual, the women shock them. With resilience, determination, and skills that only they could possess the team is drawn into a rescue operation for the ages.

Weighing heavily on their minds, is the idea of the big "R". Retirement. Should they step away and let the 'kids' take over or should they continue, spreading themselves thin, risking it all? One thing is for certain, with the magic of Belle Fleur, no one is going away any time soon.

Genres: Suspense

156 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 3, 2025

About the author

Mary Kennedy is a national best-selling novelist and a licensed psychologist on the east coast. She has written 37 young adult novels and has a new adult mystery series with Penguin, The Talk Radio Mysteries.The first title, DEATH IS BAD KARMA was released in January 2010, and the second release, REEL MURDER, is available now. She has spoken at over 100 schools, libraries and writers' conferences all over the country. She received a grant and award for "artistic excellence in fiction" from the Delaware Division of the Arts. Please visit her online at http://www.marykennedy.net. And be sure to visit Killer Characters--it's a fun site where cozy mystery writers blog as their characters! www.killercharacters.com

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always make my day!

A Grey Wolf Security or Voodoo Guardians, it doesn't really matter, but these books make my month!
Ms. Kennedy always leaves me feeling better spiritually.

Her books remind the reader there is more than we understand, and if we open ourselves up, we too can experience the amazing things that exist.
But with all that, that is amazing, good, and wonderful, there is always the other side of the coin.
Without one, the other would simply be the mundane, or everything would be a continuous horror.
Every novel highlights both sides of the coin, but the good and spiritual wins.
This Grey Wolf book truly brought that to the forefront of my thoughts.
A little trip is never a little trip for the seniors, trouble finds them, or they find it and must help. I love it doesn't matter if the women find it, or the men. The women are strong, capable, protective , as much if not more so than the men!
Honestly, Ms. Kennedy, I do believe this is my favorite Grey Wolf to date.
I have said it before, but frankly I do think so...but the preview of the next, that opens my mind for more questions.

Mary Kennedy, writes. I read, enjoy, and wish for the next installation after so, so many books . This author's writing was amazing from the beginning!

Karen

[Darcy · Rating 3 out of 5]

What made this one so interesting is that the guys are feeling their mortality and not in a good way. They have all said before they want to slow down and maybe do it for a few months/days, but then go back to working like crazy. But I think this time, things might stick. With the land they live on and the pond, their life spans seem to be longer than the normal persons and it seems like they need to implement different levels of retirement. Sure they retired from the main job, now it's time to retire from the second job. I'm sure they will find something else to do.

It was fun to see the women kinda take the helm in this one. They stepped in when needed and backed away, when they knew the guy's skills were needed. It seemed like this helped the men appreciate them in a different way. It was great that they were all able to help the innocents and make sure the bad guys got taken care of.

[Pam Bryant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great!

I chose this rating because this was a pretty good book. I enjoy it pretty much all of the characters, but I believe there was a few that I didn't care too much for. This book started with the The Gray Wolf team going on a vacation or a camping trip with their wives. As usual they ended up helping several people that were also out camping and on the trail. This was a pretty interesting book. This was a book of protection, compassion, kindness, understanding, believing in yourself, and also being there for your fellow man. Great read! I recommend this book to all mystery readers.

[Merle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some more changes are coming, and a camping trip for the seniors brings the reasons to light. Some more people are helped, and some don't make it home. The team does what they have to and finally realize the effect their missions have had on the ones at home.

[Bernice Sheppard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mary Kennedy has a powerful imagination when it comes to this series . The story is always fresh, meaningful, and a lesson to be learned. Grey Wolfe men and women realize such a lesson in this book. can't wait to read mama Irene book

[Caroline Hill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sensational

OMG what a read laughter tears and so much love and changes. I really do love the old guys can't wait for the next one

[Tom Prejsner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Romance

Please keep writing more of these wonderful books.. Please don't kill any one off please. Thank you very much for writing this book.

[Carla Cobb · Rating 5 out of 5]

love it

Anything by Mary Kennedy is excellent reading
I have so enjoyed reading all her books
Waiting impatiently for the next one