Left to Vanish (An Adele Sharp Mystery—Book Eight)

L E F T
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V A N I S H
(An Adele SharpMystery—Book Eight)
B L A K E   P I E R C E


BlakePierce
Blake Pierce is the USA Todaybestselling author of the RILEY PAGE mystery series, which includes seventeenbooks. Blake Pierce is also the author of the MACKENZIE WHITE mystery series,comprising fourteen books; of the AVERY BLACK mystery series, comprising sixbooks; of the KERI LOCKE mystery series, comprising five books; of the MAKINGOF RILEY PAIGE mystery series, comprising six books; of the KATE WISE mysteryseries, comprising seven books; of the CHLOE FINE psychological suspensemystery, comprising six books; of the JESSE HUNT psychological suspensethriller series, comprising nineteen books; of the AU PAIR psychologicalsuspense thriller series, comprising three books; of the ZOE PRIME mysteryseries, comprising six books; of the ADELE SHARP mystery series, comprising thirteenbooks; of the EUROPEAN VOYAGE cozy mystery series, comprising six books (andcounting); of the new LAURA FROST FBI suspense thriller, comprising three books(and counting); of the new ELLA DARK FBI suspense thriller, comprising sixbooks (and counting); of the A YEAR IN EUROPE cozy mystery series, comprising ninebooks); of the AVA GOLD mystery series, comprising three books (and counting);and of the RACHEL GIFT mystery series, comprising three books (and counting).
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BOOKS BY BLAKEPIERCE
 
RACHEL GIFTMYSTERY SERIES
HER LAST WISH (Book#1)
HER LAST CHANCE (Book#2)
HER LAST HOPE (Book#3)
 
AVA GOLD MYSTERYSERIES
CITY OF PREY (Book#1)
CITY OF FEAR (Book#2)
CITY OF BONES (Book#3)
A YEAR IN EUROPE
A MURDER IN PARIS(Book #1)
DEATH IN FLORENCE(Book #2)
VENGEANCE IN VIENNA(Book #3)
ELLA DARK FBISUSPENSE THRILLER
GIRL, ALONE (Book #1)
GIRL, TAKEN (Book #2)
GIRL, HUNTED (Book#3)
GIRL, SILENCED (Book#4)
GIRL, VANISHED (Book5)
GIRL ERASED (Book #6)
 
LAURA FROST FBISUSPENSE THRILLER
ALREADY GONE (Book#1)
ALREADY SEEN (Book#2)
ALREADY TRAPPED (Book#3)
 
EUROPEAN VOYAGECOZY MYSTERY SERIES
MURDER (AND BAKLAVA)(Book #1)
DEATH (AND APPLESTRUDEL) (Book #2)
CRIME (AND LAGER)(Book #3)
MISFORTUNE (ANDGOUDA) (Book #4)
CALAMITY (AND ADANISH) (Book #5)
MAYHEM (AND HERRING)(Book #6)
 
ADELE SHARPMYSTERY SERIES
LEFT TO DIE (Book #1)
LEFT TO RUN (Book #2)
LEFT TO HIDE (Book#3)
LEFT TO KILL (Book#4)
LEFT TO MURDER (Book#5)
LEFT TO ENVY (Book#6)
LEFT TO LAPSE (Book#7)
LEFT TO VANISH (Book#8)
LEFT TO HUNT (Book#9)
LEFT TO FEAR (Book#10)
 
THE AU PAIR SERIES
ALMOST GONE (Book#1)
ALMOST LOST (Book #2)
ALMOST DEAD (Book #3)
ZOE PRIME MYSTERYSERIES
FACE OF DEATH(Book#1)
FACE OF MURDER (Book#2)
FACE OF FEAR (Book#3)
FACE OF MADNESS (Book#4)
FACE OF FURY (Book#5)
FACE OF DARKNESS(Book #6)
 
A JESSIE HUNTPSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE SERIES
THE PERFECT WIFE(Book #1)
THE PERFECT BLOCK(Book #2)
THE PERFECT HOUSE(Book #3)
THE PERFECT SMILE(Book #4)
THE PERFECT LIE (Book#5)
THE PERFECT LOOK(Book #6)
THE PERFECT AFFAIR(Book #7)
THE PERFECT ALIBI(Book #8)
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR(Book #9)
THE PERFECT DISGUISE(Book #10)
THE PERFECT SECRET(Book #11)
THE PERFECT FAÇADE(Book #12)
THE PERFECTIMPRESSION (Book #13)
THE PERFECT DECEIT(Book #14)
THE PERFECT MISTRESS(Book #15)
THE PERFECT IMAGE (Book#16)
THE PERFECT VEIL (Book#17)
THE PERFECTINDISCRETION (Book #18)
THE PERFECT RUMOR (Book#19)
 
CHLOE FINEPSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE SERIES
NEXT DOOR (Book #1)
A NEIGHBOR’S LIE(Book #2)
CUL DE SAC (Book #3)
SILENT NEIGHBOR (Book#4)
HOMECOMING (Book #5)
TINTED WINDOWS (Book#6)
KATE WISE MYSTERYSERIES
IF SHE KNEW (Book #1)
IF SHE SAW (Book #2)
IF SHE RAN (Book #3)
IF SHE HID (Book #4)
IF SHE FLED (Book #5)
IF SHE FEARED (Book#6)
IF SHE HEARD (Book#7)
THE MAKING OFRILEY PAIGE SERIES
WATCHING (Book #1)
WAITING (Book #2)
LURING (Book #3)
TAKING (Book #4)
STALKING (Book #5)
KILLING (Book #6)
RILEY PAIGEMYSTERY SERIES
ONCE GONE (Book #1)
ONCE TAKEN (Book #2)
ONCE CRAVED (Book #3)
ONCE LURED (Book #4)
ONCE HUNTED (Book #5)
ONCE PINED (Book #6)
ONCE FORSAKEN (Book#7)
ONCE COLD (Book #8)
ONCE STALKED (Book#9)
ONCE LOST (Book #10)
ONCE BURIED (Book#11)
ONCE BOUND (Book #12)
ONCE TRAPPED (Book#13)
ONCE DORMANT (Book#14)
ONCE SHUNNED (Book#15)
ONCE MISSED (Book#16)
ONCE CHOSEN (Book#17)
MACKENZIE WHITEMYSTERY SERIES
BEFORE HE KILLS (Book#1)
BEFORE HE SEES (Book#2)
BEFORE HE COVETS (Book#3)
BEFORE HE TAKES (Book#4)
BEFORE HE NEEDS (Book#5)
BEFORE HE FEELS (Book#6)
BEFORE HE SINS (Book#7)
BEFORE HE HUNTS (Book#8)
BEFORE HE PREYS (Book#9)
BEFORE HE LONGS (Book#10)
BEFORE HE LAPSES(Book #11)
BEFORE HE ENVIES(Book #12)
BEFORE HE STALKS(Book #13)
BEFORE HE HARMS (Book#14)
AVERY BLACKMYSTERY SERIES
CAUSE TO KILL (Book#1)
CAUSE TO RUN (Book#2)
CAUSE TO HIDE (Book#3)
CAUSE TO FEAR (Book#4)
CAUSE TO SAVE (Book#5)
CAUSE TO DREAD (Book#6)
KERI LOCKE MYSTERYSERIES
A TRACE OF DEATH(Book #1)
A TRACE OF MUDER(Book #2)
A TRACE OF VICE (Book#3)
A TRACE OF CRIME(Book #4)
A TRACE OF HOPE (Book#5)


 
CONTENTS
 
CHAPTERONE
CHAPTERTWO
CHAPTERTHREE
CHAPTERFOUR
CHAPTERFIVE
CHAPTERSIX
CHAPTERSEVEN
CHAPTEREIGHT
CHAPTERNINE
CHAPTERTEN
CHAPTERELEVEN
CHAPTERTWELVE
CHAPTERTHIRTEEN
CHAPTERFOURTEEN
CHAPTERFIFTEEN
CHAPTERSIXTEEN
CHAPTERSEVENTEEN
CHAPTEREIGHTEEN
CHAPTERNINETEEN
CHAPTERTWENTY
CHAPTERTWENTY ONE
CHAPTERTWENTY TWO
CHAPTERTWENTY THREE
CHAPTERTWENTY FOUR
CHAPTERTWENTY FIVE
CHAPTERTWENTY SIX
CHAPTERTWENTY SEVEN
CHAPTERTWENTY EIGHT
CHAPTERTWENTY NINE
CHAPTERTHIRTY
CHAPTERTHIRTY ONE
CHAPTERTHIRTY TWO
CHAPTERTHIRTY THREE
CHAPTERTHIRTY FOUR
CHAPTERTHIRTY FIVE
CHAPTERTHIRTY SIX


CHAPTER ONE
At night, the reddish hue ofCastle Sforzesco could just be glimpsed amidst surrounding trees in the arms ofMilan. Signora Calvetti admired the view as her sedan pulled through the gateddriveway, stray gravel crunching beneath the tires.
The driver glanced in the mirror,tipping his hat once. “Are you sure you don’t want help with the luggage,Signora Calvetti?”
Gianna pulled her single bluesuitcase close, patting it affectionately with a gloved hand, and shook herhead, silver curls shifting about her high cheekbones, feeling her diamondearrings swish. “Thank you, Enrico, but no. You might think me old andill-abled, but I can carry this small thing myself.”
Her driver flashed a starlightsmile. “You