Where's My Son? (Det. Jason Strong #1 (CLEAN SUSPENSE)) [Kindle Edition]

John C. Dalglish (Author)

Book Description

What would you do if your son went missing? How far would you go to get him back?

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Michael Barton comes home to find his infant son gone. There is no trace of the kidnappers, and the police have no leads. Michael is driven by a promise and he won't stop.

Detective Jason Strong led the task force to find Michael's son and has become his friend. But as Michael's darkness grows, Jason fears he may be the only one who can stop him.

It is a race against time, as the detective tries to stop the events that will change everyone, before it's too late.


"A MARVELOUS DEBUT NOVEL AND A SUSPENSEFUL PAGE-TURNER"
J. Chambers
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Red Adept Reviews- March 9, 2012.

Novella; 34,000 words

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Also available from John C. Dalglish

'BLOODSTAIN' (Detective Jason Strong Novella #2)

About the Author: John Dalglish lives in Southwest Missouri with Beverly, his wife of 29 years, and 4 dogs. He wrote his first story over forty years ago.
He has three sons, three grandchildren, and another grandchild on the way.

Editorial Reviews

Review

• A marvelous debut novel and a suspenseful page-turner - 4 1/4 stars, March 9, 2012
• Great read, March 8, 2012

• GREAT READ!!!!, April 28, 2012

Product Details

• File Size: 458 KB
• Print Length: 156 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007AU8UV4
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,235 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 29 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A marvelous debut novel and a suspenseful page-turner - 4 1/4 stars March 9, 2012

By J. Chambers TOP 50 REVIEWER

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Note: This review was originally published at Red Adept Reviews on March 9, 2012.

Overall: 4 1/4 stars

Plot/Storyline: 4 stars

The storyline was one that any parent could relate to with a sense of horror. Michael Barton came home from work one afternoon, found his wife Tammy napping, and their infant son Kristian missing from his crib. The police investigated and determined that Kristian had been kidnapped, but there were few clues, and the police were baffled. Years later, Michael found a single clue that put him on the trail of the kidnappers-and his son.

Since the story was narrated from the third person omniscient point of view, I knew who the kidnappers were, so there was no suspense about that. The suspense came as Michael Barton homed in on the kidnappers, with the police on his trail. The tension cranked up steadily, and the story ended with a big climax.

I had a few problems with some of the plot details. They weren't decisive issues, but they were noticeable. One of these was the ease with which Michael broke into homes. With no prior burglary experience, he had no problem entering homes using only a credit card. With deadbolt locks and alarm systems in many homes, that just didn't seem realistic. Another thing that didn't seem likely was how easily Michael obtained personal information about others, including names, addresses, and phone numbers. Granted, Michael could be very persuasive, but the police and a hospital were just a bit too cooperative.

Character Development: 4 stars

The story was primarily plot-driven, and there was not a lot of detailed development of the principal characters, their relationships, or their motivations, except for one family-Wade and Kate Duncan. With their two sons, Jack and Jesse, they were the All American family, the kind that Norman Rockwell painted for the old Saturday Evening Post magazine covers. Their lives were nearly perfect until an event from the past threatened to destroy their family.

Michael Barton was a character study of a man who had everything he loved taken away from him. His anger led to a single-minded pursuit of revenge, and it was chilling seeing him gradually transform from a mild-mannered person into a ruthless, coldhearted hunter.

Writing style: 4 1/2 stars

The writing style was quite good, with little of the awkwardness often found in debut novels. The story was fast-paced with no wasted words, dialogues were realistic, and the descriptions of people and places were enough to carry the story without bogging down with details.

Editing: 4 1/2 stars

Editing was generally good, although there were a few misspellings and grammatical errors. The most common error was repeatedly using "yea" instead of the correct "yeah."

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, too close to real life! June 8, 2012

By ev

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Just finished this book and it was great! There was little to no profanity and no sex, which always gets my vote as profanity adds NOTHING to a book and I really dont want to read pages of graphic sex scenes. The subject of this book is something that could so happen in real life today. It was suspensful and had a great story line. If I could have read it in one day I would have. I enjoyed the book very much.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable!! June 14, 2012

By LoLo

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There was very little which was believable in this short novella. Between a grieving young mother dying of uterine cancer - a supposed DNR - in a nursing home with a feeding tube (people who request that nothing be done don't generally have feeding tubes inserted prior to an expected death) and a father torturing a suspected kidnapper he conveniently finds taking a bath by repeatedly dropping a plugged-in hairdryer into the bathtub - and the kidnapper managing to live through several shocks, giving up the requested information, before finally succumbing to electrocution, there's almost nothing that makes this story ring true.

The ending is the most fantastically unbelievable wrap-up of all. I won't give it away for those who want to read the book but it's pure fantasy to think that any police department would handle a similar situation in the manner this is handled.

The editing is poor. An abundance of capitalization of random words, off-center formatting and bad puncuation is scattered throughout the book.

More About the Author

Hello! Thank you for stopping by my page.

I was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and adopted when I was just a baby.(Some may see the connection in my first book)
I lost my father at 13 and my mother remarried when I was 16, moving us to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
It was there that I met my wife of 30 years, Beverly, and became the father of three wonderful sons.
We moved to Missouri in 1989 and are still here. I became an American citizen in 1991.
I started my first book when I was 18 but it never got completed. Encouraged by my wife, I tried again and have loved every minute.
I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I do writing them.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions about my writing at
([e-mail]) or my webpage (www.jcdalglish.webs.com)

God Bless, John


Books by John C. Dalglish

"Where's My Son?" (Det. Jason Strong #1)

"BLOODSTAIN" (Det. Jason Strong Novellas #2)

"FOR MY BROTHER" (Det. Jason Strong Novellas #3)

"SILENT JUSTICE" (Det. Jason Strong Novellas #4)

"Det. Jason Strong: The Early Cases (#1,2,& 3)