After I’m Gone A Novel
After I’m Gone A Novel by Laura Lippman is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins on August 12, 2014. This 352-page book delves into the complex aftermath of one man’s disappearance and its impact on the lives of the women he left behind, including his wife, mistress, and daughters. The narrative begins in 1959 with Felix Brewer’s charming introduction to Bernadette “Bambi” Gottschalk, leading to a life of luxury that unravels when Felix mysteriously vanishes on July 4, 1976, just as he faces prison time.
Readers will find a gripping exploration of mystery and suspense as the story unfolds over three decades, connecting the lives of five women intertwined with Felix’s fate. The investigation into the disappearance of Julie, Felix’s mistress, and the subsequent discovery of her remains ten years later, adds layers to the narrative. As retired detective Roberto “Sandy” Sanchez delves into cold cases, he uncovers a tangled web of secrets and lies that ultimately leads to the truth about Felix Brewer and the profound effects of his actions on those left behind. This edition presents a compelling tale of crime and the intricate dynamics of relationships.
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Laura Lippman, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Most Dangerous Thing, I’d Know You Anywhere, and What the Dead Know, returns with an addictive story that explores how one man’s disappearance echoes through the lives of the wife, mistress, and daughters he left behind.
When Felix Brewer meets Bernadette “Bambi” Gottschalk at a Valentine’s Dance in 1959, he charms her with wild promises, some of which he actually keeps. Thanks to his lucrative—if not all legal—businesses, she and their three little girls live in luxury. But on the Fourth of July, 1976, Bambi’s comfortable world implodes when Felix, newly convicted and facing prison, mysteriously vanishes.
Though Bambi has no idea where her husband—or his money—might be, she suspects one woman does: his mistress, Julie. When Julie disappears ten years to the day that Felix went on the lam, everyone assumes she’s left to join her old lover—until her remains are eventually found.
Now, twenty-six years after Julie went missing, Roberto “Sandy” Sanchez, a retired Baltimore detective working cold cases for some extra cash, is investigating her murder. What he discovers is a tangled web stretching over three decades that connects five intriguing women. And at the center is the missing man Felix Brewer.
Somewhere between the secrets and lies connecting past and present, Sandy will find the truth. And when he does, no one will ever be the same.
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