(I received a copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

Hello, Nancy.
You’re at your usual locker at Fitness Plus. The time is 9:15. Your cell phone is dead, your home phone won’t answer and your daughter, Beth, is alone with her nanny.
It will take you eighteen minutes to get home. If you drive fast.
Shame. You’re already eighteen minutes late . . .

The kidnappers' only stipulation is that Nancy must tell her husband, Michael.
Her only problem is, she doesn't know where he is. But she recalls him mentioning a number she must call if anything unusual happens. This triggers a Code Red at specialist security company Cruxys Solutions, who send investigators Ruth Gonzales and Andy Vaslik to track him down.
But they can't find a single trace of him.
What do you do when a child’s life depends on finding a man who doesn't seem to exist?

*3.5 stars*

A pretty good story about the kidnapping of a young girl and what lengths a family will go to in getting her back...

This book started out very strong - the mystery from the get-go really dragged me into the story. The pacing of the opening chapters was excellent, making me turn page after page to find out where Michael is...and Beth, of course...

And then the book took a side-step and the mystery novel I was reading became a terrorism thriller...and I don't really think that change of direction really worked for me. Sure, kidnapping novels are a dime-a-dozen but this one felt really good with lots of little twists along the way. Wish it had stayed a mystery...

Gotta say, though, that I will read more of this author - if only for Ruth and Andy. Two excellent characters that I would love to read more of...


Paul
ARH