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Waving your young children off on a school trip is meant to be a momentous occasion: seeing them go off, all happy and excited without you is a sign they’re growing up and exploring the world. It’s time to embrace their absolute joy and not feel as though they don’t need you anymore. It’s tough, but it’s a rite of passage� until they don’t return home. Then, your worst fears are realised and you need them back, safe under your protection. But you’re powerless, this is beyond your control and you have to trust others � namely, the police � to find them� alive and well.
As a premise, this is such a compelling story, and seeing how the parents react is fascinating,especially when the twist comes and their own behaviour comes under scrutiny from those in this small circle of friends and neighbours, courtesy of very cryptic demands from the kidnappers.
Tension increases, friction drives a wedge between the parents and the police, and then amongst the parents themselves.
When the perspective shifts to the children, the reader gets an insight into how they’re being treated, who is coping and isn’t, and this lays the path towards a resolution. An intriguing style that really pays off in balancing the parents� concerns with the kidnappers approach to keeping the children calm.
Engrossing and engaging, well-paced and with an ending that might raise an eyebrow or two as to its credibility.
Miscategorised as new adult and college fiction though.