Charlie was tasked with picking up her brother Gabriel from his private school in New York's upper east side. After they go to Central Park to fly his new plane. She takes her eyes off her brother for a minute while talking to Vince, an older guy her parents have forbid her to talk to and Gabriel vanishes. The police quickly come as soon as Charlotte calls them They start getting the story and looming for the little boy.
News reporter Carina Corado is called and so is her husband Robert. They both run to the scene as fast as they can. As the days pass and the family is dragged through the media and asked so many personal questions about their family and life they can't see straight.
This book was a real page turner! It was fun to follow along with the investigation and to see how Gabriel's disappearance affected Corina, Robert, and Charlotte. The story was very well plotted and twisty. This is my first book by this author but it won't be my last.

Someone Saw Something
Written by Rick Mofina
Published by Harlequin Trade Publishing/ MIRA
Release Date April 30, 2024

Rick Mofina is a pro when it comes to writing mystery/suspense novels that provide the reader with twists and turns and then brings the reader into the story and makes the reader feel every emotion. This is a crime novel that Mofina took on with passion and is extremely intense.

Gabriel and his sister walked through Central Park on their way home from school. His 16 yr old sister, Charlotte, looked down at her phone and in that split second Gabriel is gone. The family is well known as the mother, Corina, is a journalist and popular newscaster. There are so many leads that the police must investigate everyone. The story starts off a tad bit slow but then blazes through the chapters with intensity. Could his disappearance have something to do with the fact that Gabriel was adopted? Or could it be the older love interest of Charlotte? The father though is the one with secrets. I was completely engaged in this book and could not do anything else until I finished this book. I love love love Mofina and cannot wait to read something else from him. BTW,…….there are no bread crumbs left so you will have to read it until the end to see what happened. It truly is worth the read.


Thank you to Netgalley, the author, as well as the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Wow! Author Rick Mofina has done it again!
A family's worst nightmare!
A child disappears while in NY's Central Park.
When six year old Gabriel vanishes, his mother, news anchor Corina Corado, is desperate to find answers and her son. As the investigation progresses secrets begin to unravel, with many twists and turns, leading to a thrilling conclusion.
An edge of your seat page-turner!

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing/MIRA for an arc of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

I usually really enjoy Mr. Mofina's books but unfortunately this one wasn't for me. I thought the premise was really good but found it too drawn out and repetitive.

3.5

This was my first crime novel I’ve read. I mostly read thrillers but wanted to branch out and read a book that’s more heavily based on the crime itself. It was a solid read, written well. Enjoyed the mention in the book of Canada as a Canadian.

This book follows a mother named Corina who is a journalist and news anchor. She has been reporting on stories all over the world with her career. The tables turn when her son Gabriel goes missing from Central Park under the watch of his stepsister Charlotte. Now Corina understands what it’s like to be on the other side of the news broadcast microphone.

I had higher hopes for the novel. I found the first half of the book was very predictable if you’ve watched any crime TV and so I found it hard to keep going with the story - I think if I didn’t receive a copy through NetGalley I might’ve put the book down. I was missing out on the emotional side to characters at the start. I was hoping for more anguish, more hysteria over an event like that from the get go. I found in that first half of the book there were repeating scenes being written just in different character’s POV. For example, Corina and Charlotte (calling phone, checking the tracking, calling school) - I was reading Corina’s POV which had the same moments stated in Charlotte’s a few pages back. Another instance was Corona, Robert and Charlotte’s POV they all were stating Vince & Charlotte the same way. So in those instances, it felt like I was reading the same thing twice.

Again, like I said it was a solid read. The Prologue caught my attention. Then it drifted. But then the remaining 1/3 of the book picked up, my interest was piqued and stayed around when 150 pages left when there was a storyline for Vince, for Charlotte and for the mystery woman. The ending was satisfying, a good wrap up for the story.

Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing (MIRA), HarperCollins Canada and NetGalley for the eARC!

This story was sad and trilling all in one. It follows a moms journey looking for her six year old son who disappeared. I was at the edge of my seat and I really enjoyed this book, I didn't want to put the book down.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Six year old Gabriel goes missing when his 16-year-old sister Charlotte walk through Central Park on his way home from school. Who is to blame for Gabriel’s disappearance? The way Gabriel was adopted? His mom’s job as a reporter? His sisters older love interest? Or his dad with some secrets and a burner phone?

I enjoy Rick Mofina’s books, but it’s been a hot minute since I’ve read any. I was so curious as to what happened to Gabriel!! I love a good family drama. And some unreliable characters that you have no idea who to believe!

It did drag on a bit, and there were quite a few characters to keep track of. I wasn’t a huge fan of the ending. But a decent book that had me guessing the entire time.



Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for an eARC. Someone Saw Something is available now.

This turned out to be a good book. I struggled at first when reading it because it was slightly confusing but I decided to stick with it and I’m glad I did. Definitely a great twist in the end.

Excellent!

Having a child go missing is every parents worst nightmare. This story is no exception. The race to find Gabriel will have you feeling every emotion possible. From the moment I picked it up, I could not put it down. Excuse me while I order every other Rick Mofina book ever made!

A news reporter’s son disappears from Central Park without a trace. Is it a ruse by the parents? The news reporter’s boss trying to keep her quiet? The husband’s enemies at work? Or the family of their teenage overages boyfriend? It kept my attention due to all the secrets and twists but I honestly felt like in the end it was all over the place with storylines that really didn’t intertwine and were sort of just rushed to close. It started out fast paced and then fizzled in my opinion. Overall a good story but not one I couldn’t put down. 3 stars. Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing, I will post my review on good reads and discuss the book this month on TikTok and IG.

Journalist Corina Corado and her husband, Robert are a power couple with two children. When six-year-old Gabriel vanishes while visiting Central Park with his older sister, their world turns upside down. Now they’re living every parents’ nightmare.

Someone Saw Something has a premise that can be found in a number of other novels. However, with the many different twists that could occur, it’s a premise that can still take a fresh approach. So, with that in mind, I really expected to enjoy Rick Mofina’s latest book. But, instead, I found it to be slow moving, repetitive, and at times, even tedious.

Mr Mofina introduces quite a few characters, which wouldn’t be unusual for a book of this nature, but almost every character, no matter how minor, seemed to warrant a backstory or description of some sort. This seemed somewhat unnecessary and it was distracting. And, speaking of characters, over all I didn’t feel very sympathetic towards them. They all had secrets that they seemed to think were more important than locating their missing child. That was a little hard for me to understand

So, even though the story is well-written, Someone Saw Something was just too slow and repetitive for me to enjoy. NetGalley provided an advance copy.

I have to say I feel like Rick Mofina often tends to get overlooked and is under appreciated. While this isn’t my absolute favorite of this work, it’s dang good and seriously engaging. Of course any mystery/thriller story involving kids tends to pull me in. There is something about kids (or animals) in danger that always heightens the tension. It’s every parent’s nightmare, their child going missing, which is exactly what happens when Corina’s step-daughter and adopted son, Charlotte and Gabriel, cut through Central Park. Charlotte is distracted with her phone and before she realizes it Gabriel is gone. Corina is a news anchor and the cops suspect the abduction may be related to her job. They also know the clock is ticking away on their chance to find the missing boy. But what’s the truth? This is an intrigue, fast-paced story, where everyone seems to have secrets and getting to the truth won’t be easy. I’d like to thank Harlequin Trade Publishing | MIRA and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an eARC of Someone Saw Something.

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Another great book from Author Rick Mofina. Loved it. Lots of plot twists and turns and kept me reading till the end.

When a favorite thriller author releases a book about a missing child, I am right there ready to read it as soon as I can! This book did not disappoint at the story of a power couple and their anguish over their missing six year old begins the story and escalates throughout the revelations of each character. Corina Corado is a newscaster with secrets and threats against her, Her husband Robert is also secretive, but his secrets are under the surface and take some intricate digging into the plot to discover. Even their teen daughter Charlotte has secrets and she was the one supposed to be watching Gabriel when he disappeared in Central Park. What a wild ride this was ! I could easily imagine the devastation of the family, the mobilization of the NYPD and the ensuing investigation. All were so realistic that I felt as though I were placed in the middle of a really riveting news story. With a fast-paced plot and a lot of red herrings and false trails, this book was perfect for me since I am a big fan of thrillers and trying to follow clues. The characters were dynamic and interesting as well as flawed just enough to make them sympathetic and believable. This is a definite five star read for me as there were surprises in store, especially at the end.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review and all opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16th CFR, Part 255, “Guidelines Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.”

It’s a regular day until Corina asks her teenage daughter to pick up her little brother from school. Their dad, Robert, was on a late flight and Corina needed to get some things finished at work. Charlotte is annoyed at having to pick her brother Gabriel up, but he is so excited about an airplane he made that she agrees to take him through Central Park on their way home.

Unfortunately, only one of them made it home. Charlotte was texting with her boyfriend when Gabriel’s plane flies over a hill. He runs to get it, then never comes back. Charlotte searches everywhere but soon realizes her six-year-old brother is gone…and it’s her fault. If only she hadn’t been on her phone, if only she’d been paying attention, maybe Gabriel would’ve been fine. Her parents are understandably angry with her, but they push that aside to begin working with the NYPD on finding their son.

This book started slow, even though it shouldn’t have, as the abduction is one of the first things that happened. It did get better as it went along, but more and more characters kept coming out - which I get, it adds to the number of suspects, but by the end of the book, there were over a dozen random characters who could be suspects. Corina is a well-known international journalist, and has definitely had her share of threats in the past. Is this someone with a grudge against her, or is this just a random kidnapping?

The story was pretty suspenseful, not only with wanting to find out what happens to Gabriel, but with many chapters ending with shocking revelations about our main characters. This is quite a slow read, and perhaps didn’t need to be as long as it was (and with that many characters), but overall it was a good book. 3.5 stars, rounded up!

(Thank you to MIRA, Rick Mofina and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review. This book is slated to be released on April 30, 2024.)

Thank you to #NetGalley, Harlequin Trade Publications, and Rick Mofina for the opportunity to read Someone Saw Something, to be published 30 April 2024. This combination thriller, police procedural was definitely a 5/5 Star novel. It had all the underpinnings for both genres and kept me reading into the night. A missing boy, a major news outlet reporter and plenty of red herrings were all part of this great read. Highly recommended. #NetGalley #HarlequinTradePublications # RickMofina #SomeoneSawSomething

Charlotte picked up her brother from school. They are walking home through the park and Gabriel is playing with his toy plane…until he is gone. He is missing!

This used to be a trigger for me, a child missing. I could not read a book with this trope when my children were little. This story still had me in knots! I cannot fathom a mom going through this.

This novel is intense, intriguing and…I am not going to lie…terrifying in places. The only reason for the 4 star rating, I felt the conversations, in some places, were a bit canned. But, the intensity has me on the edge of my seat!

Needs a tale which will have gasping for air…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

Almost every cop show on TV today traces its lineage to the successful “Law and Order” franchise. That series combined “ripped from the headlines” stories with lean, tightly constructed plots and no-nonsense main characters. At first glance, Rick Mofina’s new novel, “Someone Saw Something,” appears to be the outline for an episode of “Law and Order: SVU.” It grabs readers’ attention immediately with a story of a missing, probably kidnapped six-year-old boy. But as the story progresses, the author throws in more red herrings, plot twists, and hard-to-keep-track of minor characters so that readers lose track of the ticking-clock suspense of the original premise. Fortunately, the author recovers at the end with a taut, exciting finale.

The main character in “Someone Saw Something” is Corina Corado, a highly successful senior correspondent at a major fictional news network. (I won’t drop real names, but readers can guess the real-life counterparts of the two networks in this book). Corina’s son Gabriel disappears without a trace one day while walking home from school with his 16-year-old sister. Charlotte. While the two were in Central Park, Charlotte looked away from her brother for a minute while texting her boyfriend. When she looked up, Gabriel was gone, leaving behind the rubber band model plane he had been trying to fly. Police soon suspect the boy’s disappearance may not have been a random snatching. Corina made a lot of enemies with her reporting, exposing frauds and conspiracy theorists and earning her the nickname “Queen of Lies” from their followers. One man had even shown up at her studio with a gun two years earlier. To further complicate matters, Gabriel was adopted privately. A sensationalist program host on a rival network takes advantage of Corina’s tragedy to promote his theory that she may have faked the kidnapping as a publicity stunt.

Author Rick Mofina tries to juggle two major themes in “Someone Saw Something” with varying success. The kidnapped child storyline is familiar to thriller fans, and the author handles it well. The police detectives on the case are competent, and the lead detective lost her child to cancer a few years earlier, so she empathizes with Corina. Police and civilian volunteers scour Central Park and uncover no sign of Gabriel or clues to his disappearance. The case becomes a mystery as to how Gabriel disappeared from the country’s most heavily traveled urban park without a trace, as well as who was responsible. The author reveals the answers slowly, with several false turns and detours. However, he plays fair with readers, revealing all the clues his audience will need to solve the mystery.

The nature of those detours is one of my sources of frustration with the book. Without revealing too much of the story, some of these detours involve independent subplots that complicate the ultimate solution of the case. Any one of these subplots would be implausible, even in this type of thriller. Put them together, and they strain credibility too much. At most, the author should have settled on one subplot for a tighter book. It’s only in the last quarter of the novel, after the author has resolved the subplots, that the book regains its footing. These last few chapters provide readers with the usual cat-and-mouse suspense they expect in stories of this nature. The author is a master of this sort of suspense and delivers her.

However, the author views “Someone Saw Something” as more than a suspense thriller. He raises the question of how a news organization covers a major story when one of its own is at the center of the story. Yellow journalism in the 21st century plays a part, with the rival news host a convenient villain. The author raises several questions but doesn’t produce many answers. Focusing more on the newsroom instead of some of the other subplots would have helped the book. It would also help readers figure out who all the staff are. Corina is the usual concerned parent in this type of book. But unlike most parents of kidnap victims, she has the resources of a major news organization behind her. They provide her with tips and transportation as needed. But they mainly provide readers with a confusing array of names that left me trying to figure out who was who. At one point, her network arranges a flight for Corina and some of her crew. The author notes: “They had only gone a few yards when Nora said, ‘Pull over.’ Ellie and Reggie collected gear and got out.” Instead of wondering what would happen to Corina here, I was trying to remember who Nora, Ellie, and Reggie were.

Despite the book’s flaws, I enjoyed “Someone Saw Something” enough to recommend it. It’s not Rick Mofina’s best work, but it has the makings of a solid cinematic thriller. The central character, Corina Corado, and her daughter, Charlotte, are well-developed as the story proceeds. Charlotte, in particular, displays the usual mix of emotions and judgment lapses you would expect of a 16-year-old in a very stressful situation. And I got a kick whenever I heard the imaginative slur, “Queen of Lies,” used to describe Corina. I’m just waiting until I can apply it to some real-life newscaster. “Someone Saw Something” is something for thriller fans to see… and read.

NOTE: The publisher graciously provided me with a copy of this book through NetGalley. However, the decision to review the book and the contents of this review are entirely my own.

Wow, this book was a real page turner! It was fun to follow along with the investigation and to see how Gabriel's disappearance affected Corina, Robert, and Charlotte. Very well plotted and twist filled. You won't be disappointed.

Six year old Gabriel makes an airplane at school, and when his sister Charlotte picks him up, they walk home through Central Park so he can have a chance to test it out. When it flies over a hill and Gabriel goes to retrieve it, Charlotte stays there texting her boyfriend. Then the unthinkable happens..... Gabriel doesn't return and when she goes to look for him, Charlotte finds the plane abandoned on the grass & he is nowhere in sight. Between all of the hate Gabriel's mother, news anchor Corina Corado, receives from conspiracy groups and secrets that are uncovered that the father, Robert, has been keeping the police have no shortage of possibilities. As all of the secrets everyone in the family has been keeping begin to unravel, it is a race against the clock to discover the truth behind Gabriel’s disappearance.

This was the first book I had ever read by this author, but it definitely won't be the last. It was a non-stop thrill ride from start to finish. It had everything I could want from a good thriller - nail biting suspense, likeable characters, mystery, & a myriad of possibilities for law enforcement to have to comb through to get to right answer. This is perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Harlan Coben and Joseph Finder. I highly recommend it!