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The Gone Man: A Jackson Gamble Novel
Nashville PI Jackson Gamble is back on the case, and this time he’s on the trail of the mentally unstable son of wealthy real estate developer Richard Eberle, who himself has only months to live. Complications quickly arise, as not only has the young man in question left no hint as to where he might have gone, but also that, apart from his father, the very people who should be most concerned for the missing man’s well-being seem determined to make sure he isn’t found. In short order, what starts out as an ordinary missing person investigation quickly turns deadly, as bodies begin to pile up. And as the case unfolds, Gamble finds he is on the verge of discovering a dark and deadly family secret that threatens not also his reputation, but also his life.
288 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 30, 2022
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December 9, 2022
The Gone Man, author Greg Stout’s second book in the Jackson Gamble series, is a pleasure six ways to Sunday. Gamble is hired to find a missing man. Seems simple enough for an ex-cop PI, but from the first interview, the reader senses something is not right. But what?
From those first pages, Stout, in his wonderfully clear, fluid language leads us on the descent into a complex plot of evil and corruption that keeps us guessing about the truth until the end of the book.
From the glistening mansion of a wealthy insurance magnate, to his libidinous daughter, to the music studios of Nashville, the dumpsters of a second-rate bar, and the pornography of a politician, we wander through the dark, often brutal, underbelly of humanity, encountering characters made real by Stout’s quick-witted dialogue and evocative description.
Protagonist Gamble is tough, blatantly truthful, faithful to his girlfriend in the face of fervent temptations, and smart enough, ethical enough to know just when to take a step over the line of the law. The reader is charmed by him, but more than that, the reader trusts him.
This is a book that will send you off to the bookstore to buy Lost Little Girl, Stout’s first book in the Gamble series, and will leave you anticipating his future work.
Bravo to author Greg Stout.
Review by Libi Siporin, author of Bitter Maremma, first of the Leah Contarini Mysteries.
From those first pages, Stout, in his wonderfully clear, fluid language leads us on the descent into a complex plot of evil and corruption that keeps us guessing about the truth until the end of the book.
From the glistening mansion of a wealthy insurance magnate, to his libidinous daughter, to the music studios of Nashville, the dumpsters of a second-rate bar, and the pornography of a politician, we wander through the dark, often brutal, underbelly of humanity, encountering characters made real by Stout’s quick-witted dialogue and evocative description.
Protagonist Gamble is tough, blatantly truthful, faithful to his girlfriend in the face of fervent temptations, and smart enough, ethical enough to know just when to take a step over the line of the law. The reader is charmed by him, but more than that, the reader trusts him.
This is a book that will send you off to the bookstore to buy Lost Little Girl, Stout’s first book in the Gamble series, and will leave you anticipating his future work.
Bravo to author Greg Stout.
Review by Libi Siporin, author of Bitter Maremma, first of the Leah Contarini Mysteries.
February 25, 2023
The follow up to Greg Stout’s Shamus Award winning novel, Lost Little Girl, finds PI Jackson Gamble on a new case loaded with family secrets, dirty politics, and deadly consequences. The Gone Man proves Stout can write a private investigator with the best of them. It also proves Stout’s protagonist, Jackson Gamble, is well equipped to carry a story.
In The Gone Man, Gamble is hired to find the missing adult son of a Nashville tycoon. The closer Gamble gets to discovering the truth, the more suspicious he grows of the son’s reasons for disappearing. As Gamble searches for the mentally unstable young man, he begins to wonder if the son is just a pawn in other’s deadly games.
Gamble’s a highly likeable protagonist with a keen eye for trouble. The Gone Man had me devouring every page, anticipating an ending I didn’t see coming. Stout has another winner on his hands with this one. I can’t wait for the next one.
In The Gone Man, Gamble is hired to find the missing adult son of a Nashville tycoon. The closer Gamble gets to discovering the truth, the more suspicious he grows of the son’s reasons for disappearing. As Gamble searches for the mentally unstable young man, he begins to wonder if the son is just a pawn in other’s deadly games.
Gamble’s a highly likeable protagonist with a keen eye for trouble. The Gone Man had me devouring every page, anticipating an ending I didn’t see coming. Stout has another winner on his hands with this one. I can’t wait for the next one.
March 4, 2023
Jackson Gamble is irresistible!!
The second in Stout’s contemporary private investigator series, hang on, because you are in for a bumpy ride! The MC in this series is reminiscent of Bogie at his best, or Robert Mitchum dealing poker with a cigarette hanging from his mouth. This novel blasts open with Jackson Gamble basting himself in misery over a botched case. When he gets the chance to find someone’s son, he jumps at it. Because - redemption, right? But things go very wrong, he rams into obstacles that keep stacking up, but he is equal to the task. Kind of. I love this flawed. sexy, wisecracking character. Highly recommend. Kerry Peresta, Author of Olivia Callahan Suspense series
The second in Stout’s contemporary private investigator series, hang on, because you are in for a bumpy ride! The MC in this series is reminiscent of Bogie at his best, or Robert Mitchum dealing poker with a cigarette hanging from his mouth. This novel blasts open with Jackson Gamble basting himself in misery over a botched case. When he gets the chance to find someone’s son, he jumps at it. Because - redemption, right? But things go very wrong, he rams into obstacles that keep stacking up, but he is equal to the task. Kind of. I love this flawed. sexy, wisecracking character. Highly recommend. Kerry Peresta, Author of Olivia Callahan Suspense series
May 14, 2023
Greg Stout set a high bar for himself when his first PI novel in this series (Lost Little Girl) won the 2022 Shamus Award for best first novel. But The Gone Man is a fitting sequel. His protagonist, Jackson Gamble, hearkens back to some of the best of the old school PIs, and also reminds me a bit of David Baldacci's Aloysius Archer series. Great story. Superb pacing. Can't wait for number three in this series to be released!
February 2, 2023
Gregory Stout’s The Gone Man is a prime example of why he won a Shamus Award for his first novel Lost Little Girl. Jackson Gamble, his private detective is tough, compassionate and refreshingly self-deprecating. When he’s hired to find the son of a rich and influential man, he doesn’t know what a swamp he’s stepping into. This is a page-turner—one that’s hard to set down. Five stars!
April 16, 2023
Greg Stout's follow up to the award-winning "Lost Little Girl" in the Jackson Gamble series, the book starts as a basic story of private investigator Jackson Gamble accepting a missing person case. Subplots associated with the family and friends of the missing man arise. Stout weaves the stories together skillfully. "The Gone Man, to borrow the title of this website, is a good read.
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