When hotshot lawyer Elizabeth Brice turns up to collect her daughter Grace from football practice, the coach tells her she needn't have bothered, as Grace's uncle has already picked her up. The only problem is - Grace has no uncles. And so begins a furious race against time to save Grace from unknown kidnappers. Grace's internet geek father John leads the search, forced to unite with his terrifying wife and even more terrifying father Ben, a battle-hardened Vietnam veteran. Somehow they must find Grace before it is too late. But secrets from the past make the little girl's survival more uncertain with every passing minute...A riveting, action-packed thriller, The Abduction will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last.
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780751551112
Number of pages: 512
Weight: 350 g
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 34 mm
A cracking read. The Times Pulse-pounding narrative. Booklist A startling, multilayered thriller in which complex characters and a fast-moving plot grab the reader immediately. Library Journal Another explosive thriller that is impossible to put down... Plenty of twists and turns, and a plot that keeps you guessing right until the end. Definitely not one to miss. CrimeSquad.com
This book was Excellent in every way, shape and form, really did keep me on the edge of my seat, quite graphic in some parts about the war, but sounded very true to life, Ben was a brilliant character, and every child... More
Not nearly as good as "The Colour of Law". I guess its a good story with a twist but I think you have to have an interest in the Vietnam warm to appreciate the book and I don't. Not as easy a...
I purchased this book because of my delight at one of Mark Gimenez's other novels, "The Colour of Law". Compared to that one, this was a bit disappointing. It had scope to be great but it never... More
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