Kate Armstrong pays little attention to the news about a fatal holdup in a local bank. Her mind is on Teds trip to Chicago with a beautiful co-worker. She cant know how soon the crime will affect her.Kate and her children are just leaving a circus day gala at the shopping mall when they are taken prisoner by two desperate fugitives. Forced to drive all night in the rain, Kate knows that her only use is to provide transportation. Once the desperadoes reach safety, she and the children will be killed. Their absence is noticed only when Ted returns home to an empty house.While detectives search in vain for a witness or a clue, Kate struggles alone against the horrors of captivity, the constant threat of death. In only a matter of time, her children, and then she, will be eliminated. But she is helpless against the bandits and their guns, their muscle power, and the strange psychological tie that binds a victim to her captor.This is a story of suspense and detection, of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances, of a mother confronted with a terrible choice.
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What begins as a carefree outing at a Long Island shopping mall turns into a terrifying experience, as Kate Armstrong and her two young children are kidnapped by a pair of hunted criminals. Forced at gunpoint to drive to New England, Kate must control her fear and confusion in order to evade the violent caprices of the thugs Torrey and Lowell. Meanwhile, Kate's businessman husband, Ted, starts a frantic search for his family that is colored by his guilt for having neglected them in the past, and for his recent unfaithfulness. Sketchily drawn and unsympathetic characters mar this competently-told story.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Caroline Crane is the author of more than 20 published novels, including book club selections and many foreign language translations. She has taught novel writing and, with her late husband, a travel agent, journeyed over several continents. Caroline lives in Wurtsboro, NY.
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