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Eight-year-old David Greene is a difficult kid, troubled by his parents' divorce. Sent to his room for fighting with his little brother, he runs away, intending to return by dark. By the time Drew, his mother, realizes he's missing, David has journeyed to the mall in his home town and been abducted by a drifter. Beaten and robbed of his identity -literally speechless with fear- David nevertheless refuses to surrender to his captor's madness. He leaves ingenious clues for his mother and her search team: the battle-scarred detective assigned to the case, Drew's ex-husband's computer-savvy young girlfriend; and Drew's mother, who dotes on her three golden retrievers. This first novel from Harmetz (The Making of the Wizard of Oz, LJ 10/1/77) is more than just another child-in-jeopardy thriller. She's created a multi-layered story with unforgettable characters. Fans of Joy Fielding will love this.
Eight-year-old David Greene is a difficult kid, troubled by his parents' divorce. Sent to his room for fighting with his little brother, he runs away, intending to return by dark. By the time Drew, his mother, realizes he's missing, David has journeyed to the mall in his home town and been abducted by a drifter. Beaten and robbed of his identity -literally speechless with fear- David nevertheless refuses to surrender to his captor's madness. He leaves ingenious clues for his mother and her search team: the battle-scarred detective assigned to the case, Drew's ex-husband's computer-savvy young girlfriend; and Drew's mother, who dotes on her three golden retrievers. This first novel from Harmetz (The Making of the Wizard of Oz, LJ 10/1/77) is more than just another child-in-jeopardy thriller. She's created a multi-layered story with unforgettable characters. Fans of Joy Fielding will love this.
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Every mother and father's worst nightmare. I read it from beginning to end in one night.
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Missy B. (One day David Greene gets mad at his mom and runs away. He's done it before. But this time he doesn't return....
In an extraordinary thriller fueled by as much remarkable compassion as chilling realism, Aljean Harmetz takes aim on a crime that strikes terror in any parent's heart with the eye of a sharpshooter.
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