Friday, March 2, 2018

The Chilling Words No Parent Wants to Hear: Your Children Have Been Taken


Judge Scott Sampson is miffed when he receives a text from his wife telling him their twins have a doctor’s appointment, and she’ll pick them up. He looks forward to his time swimming with them on Wednesday afternoons. When his wife, Alison, arrives home, the horror begins. She didn’t pick up the twins. Then the phone call comes. The twins have been kidnapped.

The kidnappers don’t want money. They want to be able to control the Judge’s rulings. Scott and Allison are terrified. They’ve been told not to contact the police or tell anyone. They’re agreed that they’ll do anything to get the twins back, and so Scott puts his career and reputation on the line. But the nightmare is only beginning.

If you’re a parent, this book can be extremely hard to read. Parks does an excellent job showing how distraught the parents are and how, even though they love each other and want to support each other, their marriage starts to unravel under the strain.

The novel is filled with suspense and a serious look at the workings of the legal system. The courtroom scenes are vivid and done without too much legal jargon. The pace is fast and the twist at the end is a surprise. If you enjoy legal thrillers, you’ll enjoy this book.

I received this book from Dutton for this review.

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