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One of the principal delights in book reviewing is discovering a gem, a work that pushes the bar just a little higher -- and that is exactly what No Time for Goodbye does. I started reading No Time late one evening -- a mistake -- and I was damned if I was going to let my fatigue stop me from finishing. No Time for Goodbye has a great premise, and a cast of real people trapped in a terrifying and totally extraordinary situation.

While fooling around in the back end of a car with a case of booze, this pair are spotted by her father, Clayton, who immediately hauls Cynthia back home. Following a huge family row, fueled by the booze she had shared with Fleming, the girl storms off to her bedroom, locks the door, and falls into an all-consuming slumber. Come morning, Cynthia -- full of remorse, and with her head throbbing from the drink -- struggles downstairs, only to find that her mother, Patricia, her father and her elder brother, Todd, have all vanished.

The adult Cynthia Bigge has now become Cynthia Archer. Naturally, rumors about what really happened have formed and spread over the last quarter-century. Some say a serial killer abducted the Bigges; or maybe they were involved with a criminal gang. Most worrisome to Cynthia are rumors that point the accusatorial finger directly at her. After her parents and brother vanished, Cynthia was brought up by her aunt Tess, so their bond is strong.

Cynthia tells Terry that Tess struggled to raise her, not just emotionally but also financially, as she had a modest job.