The plan is simple: kidnap the daughter of Senate candidate Richard McClaine, take the money and run. Nobody gets hurt, the kid goes home alive.

Twenty-two-year-old car thief Kelsey Money thinks it's the worst scheme her boyfriend Matt and his drug-fueled brother have ever come up with. But Matt's the planner. He's the one Kelsey's always relied on.

Then she discovers the part she wasn't told - that six-year-old Holly isn't going home alive. So, Kelsey makes a decision. It's one that'll take her whole world apart. And once she starts, there's no going back.

Elizabeth McClaine can't even tell the police what her daughter was wearing when she disappeared. Soon after Holly was born with Down Syndrome and a cleft palate, she was placed in the care of a nanny while her mother battled postpartum depression. When Holly is kidnapped and Elizabeth learns the detective on the case has already failed one kidnapped child, she vows not to fail hers.

The clock is ticking. Both women have twenty-four hours to find Holly because in twenty-five, she'll be dead.

Published
May 29, 2013
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Catherine Lea

Catherine Lea is the author of the Elizabeth McClaine series of thrillers and the DI Nyree Bradshaw crime series of gripping procedural thrillers set in New Zealand's Far North. Known for their twisting plots, psychological depth, and atmospheric settings, Catherine's books explore not just crime, but the emotional aftermath left in its wake. Fans of Ann Cleeves and Tana French will find a new favourite in DI Nyree Bradshaw—a complex, resilient detective navigating justice, family, and her own dark past.Catherine was the driving force behind the Northland Writers, Readers and Poets Festival, an celebration of storytelling and creativity.…