Book Review: Gone Before Goodbye
In this gripping thriller, protagonist Maggie McCabe finds herself an unwilling participant in a dangerous conspiracy. To save her family from crushing debt and protect her own life, she must leverage her exceptional surgical skills, all while desperately trying to uncover the truth about her husband’s death.
Thrust into a shadowy world of off-the-books operations where astronomical salaries and extravagant luxury are the norm, Maggie maintains a remarkable, perhaps implausible, naivety. Yet this quality may be precisely what allows her to remain hopeful and fulfil her dual role as both life-saving surgeon and cosmetic specialist. As she jets across the globe performing high-stakes procedures, her passion for medicine collides with harsh ethical realities.
Maggie had always believed her purpose was to do good, but she’s forced to confront a disturbing truth captured perfectly by an Eric Hoffer quote: “Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.” Her tendency to think the best of everyone and her inability to stay away from danger astounds those around her, some of whom suspect wilful ignorance. But by the novel’s end, even Maggie must face the world as it truly is, rather than as it should be.
Witherspoon and Coben keep readers riveted, turning pages frantically as we root for Maggie’s survival hoping she will not be gone before goodbye.
In this podcast from bookmarked by Reese’s Book Club, Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben discuss the inside story of their new book collaboration – Gone Before Goodbye.
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