Gone, But Not Forgotten (novel)

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Gone, But Not Forgotten
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Author Phillip Margolin
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date
September 1, 1993
Pages376
ISBN 0-385-47002-9
OCLC 30817765
813/.54 20
LC Class PS3563.A649 G66 1993

Gone, But Not Forgotten is a 1993 novel written by attorney Phillip Margolin and set in Portland, Oregon. The book was later adapted to a television miniseries.

Contents

Plot summary

Elizabeth "Betsy" Tannenbaum is a successful defense lawyer coming off a domestic violence case win when she is hired by reclusive and mysterious businessman Martin Darius to defend him against allegations that he murdered several women and a private investigator and dumped the bodies at a construction site. Unfortunately, Darius' past misdeeds are revealed and Betsy is in a race against time to find out who the real killer is before he — or she — strikes again.

Characters

Major

Secondary

In Hunter's Point

  • Anne Hazelton: Lake's first victim. She committed suicide after being freed.
  • Gloria Escalante: Lake's second victim. Lives a reclusive life with husband Pedro, a doctor.
  • Patricia Cross: Lake's third victim. Found butchered in Henry Waters' basement.
  • Sandra and Melody Lake: Peter's final victims. Found in his house, Sandra defaced, Melody's neck broken.
  • Henry Waters: A deliveryman of slow mental faculties mistakenly believed to be the killer and shot by police in his house during questioning.
  • Simon Reardon: Samantha's estranged husband, who committed and then divorced her after she attacked him.
  • Pedro Escalante: Gloria's husband, who is very protective of her.
  • Frank Grimsbo: Detective on the HPPD who investigates the case, later made head of security at Colby's company, Marlin Steel.
  • Wayne Turner: Case investigator on the HPPD task force and later Colby's administrative assistant.
  • John O'Malley: Chief of HPPD, retired after disappearances.
  • Glen Michaels: Criminologist and forensics expert on the HPPD task force

In Portland

  • Laura Farrar, Wendy Reiser and Victoria Miller: In order, the three women Reardon killed during her Portland spree.
  • Samuel Oberhurst: A private investigator hired by Lisa Darius-Ryder to find evidence of Martin cheating.
  • Lisa Darius: Martin's frightened wife.
  • Oscar Montoya: He takes over the case after Reardon confesses.
  • Victor Ryder: Oregon Supreme Court Justice and Lisa's father.
  • Patrick Norwood: Case judge.
  • Reggie Stewart: Betsy's investigator.
  • Randy Highsmith: Multnomah County DA Office prosecutor.
  • Detective Ross Barrow: Portland policeman working Rose Killer case.
  • Rick Tannenbaum: Betsy's estranged husband, killed by Reardon.
  • Kathy Tannenbaum: Betsy's daughter, who wants to grow up to be a detective. Kidnapped by Reardon to force Betsy to set up Darius.

TV adaptation

The novel was adapted in a similarly titled American television miniseries, Gone But Not Forgotten . It starred Brooke Shields as Betsy Tannenbaum and Lou Diamond Phillips as Alan Page. Although the novel was set in Portland, Oregon, the miniseries was set in Sacramento, California. The miniseries was filmed in 2004 and was originally intended to broadcast on Hallmark Channel but ended up going direct-to-DVD the next year, and then premiered on Lifetime in 2006. [1]

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  1. Alvin H. Marill (2010). Movies Made for Television: 2005–2009. Scarecrow Press. p. 38. ISBN   9780810876590.