Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing this Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review; all opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Chad Zunker’s “All He Has Left” is another great find of 2023 for me. Zunker has published quite a number of books, with most of them boasting a good number of fans, and it’s not hard to see why. 

With this book, Zunker plunges the reader straight-on into the story, with not much breathing space from the start till the finish. The story revolves around Jake Slater and his daughter Piper’s life, since the death of his wife in an accident the previous year, which also left them physically scarred. Both of them had been devastated with the loss and are still trying to cope with it. 

Things take a much worse turn when Pepper’s bigger cousin, Caitlyn, is shot and Piper is kidnapped during one of her visits. Strangely, the police suspect Jack might be the culprit due to certain circumstantial evidence and Piper’s grandfather’s damaging statement. However, Jack is not interested in wasting time proving his innocence; he instead wants to do leave no stone unturned while searching for his daughter. Does Slater manage to find Piper? If he is innocent, who is the culprit? 

Zunker has managed to create a short, quick and fast-paced thriller that truly hooks the reader’s attention and sustains that connection throughout. The story starts off at a brisk pace that never falters throughout. Despite the short length, Zunker has also succeeded in creating great emotional depth within the story. I absolutely loved this book and can’t recommend it enough for lovers of quick thrillers.

This book gets 5 out of 5 stars.