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Candace Cameron Bure

Lexa Doig

Stephanie Bennett

Yannick Bisson

Ellie Harvie

Chilton Crane

Miranda Frigon

Julie Lynn-Mortensen

David Ingram

Marilu Henner

Bruce Dawson

Peter Benson

Dave Collette

Craig March

Scott Lyster

Julian Christopher

Gabrielle Rose

Viv Leacock

Jan Bos

Tyler Johnston

Michelle Fitzpatrick

Brendon Olsen

Joel S. Rice

Cassandra Ebner

Kent Thomson

Tenzin Lhalungpa

Cory Budney

Jonathan Yip

Heather Victoria Adams

David Dolsen

Allen Yang

Rico Mielnicki

Paola Cernicchiaro

Randy Lee

Lorne Miess

Abby Fahim

Damian Kliman

Joey Setter

Shawn Williamson

Tracy Watson

Joanne Kinchella

Bryce Zimmerman

Derek Keillor

Grace Alvarez

Ryan Milbourne

Michael Prupas

Jim Head

Brett Sworder

Dean Fitzpatrick

Paola Savasta

Martin Gregus

Jennifer Manton

Timothy Hedgecock

Ryan Thomas-Sontag

Trudi Thorwaldson

Charlaine Harris

Jessika Boparai

Martina Smyth

Katie Weldon

Angelique Gruetzmacher

Darlene Choo

Candice Elzinga

Ron Yoshida

Brett Armstrong

Rob Lycar

Chris Johnson

Denise Cramer

Stephanie Boeke

Mark Lunn

Reagan Sutherland

May Guimarães

Mike Paprocki

Matt Dawson

Jay Harada

Shane Shemko

Rob Coxford

Darryl Isaacs

Christine McLeod

Tony Rodney

Andrea Dixon

Koah Kruse

Fred W. Richters

Brett Keyes

Elaine Stef

Lianne Oelke

Jonathan Shore

Terry Ingram

Teena Booth

Jeff Tymoschuk

Alexandra Holmes

James Neves

Barbara Gregusova

Heather Lidberg

Daren Luc Sasges

Sandra Montgomery

Jamie Goehring

Trevor McWhinney

Paul Wu

Ron Stannett

Kevin Speckmaier

Josh Rohrback

Reno

**Gone Family!**

The fourth film in the Aurora Teagarden Mystery film series made for Hallmark channel. Based on the book of the same name, the third director to helm a film in the franchise. I think it's all for good, because for me, this is the best one so far. Yep, I totally loved it, despite intentional storyline. On the other side, things have changed big and now it is a comfortably settled down series with pretty much everything compared to the earlier stage. Particularly, between the characters.

With the inherited wealth from an acquaintance, now Aurora is set to buy her own house. Her mother being a realtor, she finds a perfect house just outside the town. She carefully picked it because of more room for her book collections. But that leads her to involve in another mystery. The mystery of a family suddenly disappeared in a thin air five years ago. Being a viewer I said, not again. Because that was a too deliberate to kick start with what Aurora is good at.

Anyway, films need a start. Like there's saying in our local, 'leaving first is not matter, but coming first at the end matters'. Likewise, this film used such opening to a great level. Obviously Aurora finds a clue, to begin her own investigation. But the best part was she was not alone this time. As I've complained about a particular thing in the previous reviews, I think they had heard me. Well, this film was made and released before my reviews. So, basically, I felt happy to see what I wanted. A stabilised romance partner. The character Martin returned from the previous part. And hope he would continue in the next as well.

> ❝Only you would buy a house that turned out to be a crime scene.❞

Coming back to the story, they join hands in this latest probe. So they had to go places together, which nicely influenced the story to shape up. Because of handling the multiple situations at the same time. Then there's Sally, Aurora's best friend, a reporter, who I thought is a gap filler on the funny side. She had a few good moments, but not enough screenspace. I wish she gets more share, since she's a press which would benefit Aurora in one way or another to accomplish things.

The film also had a little time to focus on Aurora's mother's romance with her club member, John. He always backed Aurora for the common interest, but now caught between solving crime with her and romance with her mother. The cops too got a better understanding on her. Seems they have learnt she can't be stopped on her passion. Besides, it's helping them on what they had failed. In one of the scenes on the rooftop, when Aurora suddenly backed off, that was so perfect. If Martin had not been her behind, she would have fallen on the ground. That's funny! Anyway, the making says it was shot on the ground.

The whole gone family scenario was quite easily figurable. Only on theories, with a couple strong possibilities. But how it unfolded was really nicely done. I felt richness in the narration. Not just performances and production quality, but how it all shot, from scene to scene, frame to frame. This director is really good. The remaining two films in the series were also made by him, so I'm eager for that. Candace Cameron Bure was so good. Watching the installments, one after another, only making to like her more. Let's meet in the next part review. Meanwhile, check it out this film, and the whole series if you haven't already.

**8/10**

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