Aidan Brack (Mysteries Ahoy)
Written on Sep 7, 2020
A punchy read that develops some powerful themes well but its conclusion feels rushed.
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Wealthy Douglas King has received a ransom demand. But it isn't his own son who has been kidnapped, it's his chauffeur's. If he pays up, it could ruin the biggest deal he ever made in his life, and throw away his future. But is the alternative to sacrifice a child's life? Detective Steve Carella and the rest of the 87th Precinct can only keep trying to nab the kidnappers and hope that Doug King decides to give them the payoff. But if King doesn't play ball, they'll have a cold-blooded murder on their hands ...
- ISBN10 0752857967
- ISBN13 9780752857961
- Publish Date 4 December 2003 (first published December 1965)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 October 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Orion mass market paperback
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English
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