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Trapped

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Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques

How far will a mother go to protect her child?

Jane Hartley watched her daughter suffer, nearly dying of leukemia as a young girl and though Kelly has been in the clear for several years now, Jane still will do anything to keep her daughter safe. Now Kelly is missing, in trouble. Jane knows she would never run away but the police won't listen. So Jane hires PI Randall Shane to track down Kelly.

The danger surrounding Kelly's disappearance is more than Jane could possibly imagine and the search takes them to Florida to face off against an insane killer with an agenda. Jane is about to find out just how far she will go to protect her daughter.

Trapped is an extremely fast paced, highly emotional thriller. The mystery is brilliantly done with enough red herrings mixed in that I was constantly second guessing myself. The connections between various players can be shocking are secrets are revealed and mysteries solved. The killer is made even more frightening in the fact he is completely insane and has some very strange ideas about kinds of magical abilities he believes he has. And we all know sometimes the most powerful weapon is in, fact, the mind.

There are three primary points of view used to tell the story though occasionally we enter the mind of a different character for another view on the story. Jane is the main character and most of our time is spent in her perspective. Several times throughout the book, we enter the mind of Kelly and this increases the sense of desperation and fear that permeates the book. Then we also spend a fair amount of time in the head of our villain and when I learn his thoughts and feelings, I got chills at the intensity of his insane thoughts.

Wow I was blown away by the intensity of Trapped. This was my first read by Chris Jordan and I already went out and bought previous book, Taken. I have it on good authority that one is every bit as compelling and thrilling as this one is.

© Kelley A. Hartsell, May 2008. All rights reserved.

Chrs Jordan's writing is fast paced, engrossing, and well worth reading. However, look at the skeleton plots for his three books. TAKEN: A single mother, desperate because her only child has been abducted, hires Randall Shane and accompanies him in his quest to rescue the child from a mentally ill villain who has an unusual motive. TRAPPED: A single mother, desperate because her only child has been abducted, hires Randall Shane and accompanies him in his quest to rescue the child from a mentally ill villain who has an unusual motive. TORN: A single mother, desperate because her only child has been abducted, hires Randall Shane and accompanies him in his quest to rescue the child from a mentally ill villain who has an unusual motive.Oh yes, each of the three alternates between the distraught but quite capable mother's perspetive and the scared, but intelligent and capable abtuctee's perspective.Be tht as t may, Jordan's books are page turners for sure.

If you want a book from an author that is not as well known as some authors but can still produce a page turner, Chris' Jordan's Trapped we'll keep you on your toes. A mothers daughter goes missing all of a sudden. The only quick memory of what she had been doing lately is hanging out with a boy that drove a motorcycle and the mother considered hazardous for her daughter. What she didn't know was that the son was the son of a muli-millionaire and a plot to abduct both of them was underway. Hop along Chris' journey as the mom finds an ex FBI detective called Randall Shane. Shane has insomnia and can't sleep well at all, however, can stay awake for very long periods of time, and though he is pretty quiet, could be considered a silent bad a**. Read along as the duo teams up to find both of the missing persons to the case and discovering how sick the abductor, Ricky Lang, truly is. Lang has very bad psychological disorders going on in his messed up head due to the loss of his children, he frequently sees them while performing his daily tasks, so using one word to describe this man, I would say "nutcase." A truly riveting ride though with twists and turns in every chapter and the only way you will know if the victims are found alive...or dead...is by reading. Have fun reading!

I enjoyed the book, although parts were a little boring. Too much detail, but it is a good story, differant.

In Valley Stream, Long Island single mom Jane "The Wedding Lady" Garner and her sixteen year old daughter Kelly share a strong bond forged from when the younger almost died from leukemia. When Jane wakes up one morning, she is stunned to find her daughter not home. She calls the police, but they do nothing as they assume Kelly ran off with her boyfriend Seth, whom Jane has never met; even an AMBER Alert is considered inappropriate as the teen left on her own accord instead of abduction.

Jane learns that Seth is not a teen, but instead is an adult her daughter met on MySpace.com. She also finds out that her offspring has been trying daring stunts of late so riding a motorcycle with Seth is no longer a shocker. When the call of help from Kelly is cut off, Jane panics, but hires ex-FBI agent Randall Shane to find her daughter.

This is a fabulous suspense thriller that changes viewpoints from third person filled with action to first person so that the reader can see how deep her fear is gutting Jane's insides and how much she blames herself. The story line is loaded with fabulous twists from the moment that Jane knows her daughter is in trouble and never slows down as Russell works diligently to save her life while trying to help Jane cope. By not having a romance interfere, Chris Jordan makes the desperation seem even more harrowing in this superb drama.

Harriet Klausner

BORING. BORING. BORING. I can't say it enough. I finished it only because I kept on reading thinking it will get better. IT DID NOT. This is my first - and last- book I will read from this author. Don't waste your money.