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What's It About?
Judge Scott Sampson doesn’t brag about having a perfect life, but the evidence is clear: A prestigious job. A loving marriage. A pair of healthy children. Then a phone call begins every parent’s most chilling nightmare. Scott’s six-year-old twins, Sam and Emma, have been taken. The judge must rule exactly as instructed in a drug case he is about to hear. If he refuses, the consequences for the children will be dire. For Scott and his wife Alison, the kidnapper’s call is only the beginning of a twisting, gut-churning ordeal of blackmail, deceit, and terror. Through it all, they will stop at nothing to get their children back, no matter the cost to themselves . . . or to each other.
What Did I Think?
From the beginning you just couldn't see how this ever had any chance of ending well. Because Judge Sampson and his wife Allison were under orders from the kidnappers to say absolutely nothing to anyone and just follow instructions...it didn't take long for this to effect their marriage, their family life, their friends, and the Judge's career. It was a compelling, sometimes heart wrenching, story with Complications and twists that build to an unexpected climax . I challenge anyone with a heart to read the last chapter with a dry eye.
