Black Cat Book Review
Gone by Mo Hayder
What seems like a simple carjacking turns into a parents nightmare when there is a child in the stolen car. It gets worse when the police learn it is the child that was wanted, not the car. And still worse, when the kidnapper sends notes to the police telling them his plans to kidnap another child.
Lead detective Jack Caffery is reminded of another missing child, who was never found, that has
haunted him for years. The two cases become intertwined in his mind. Will either one of them be solved; one to close the case and the other to save a child before it is too late?
The investigation of the current case leads to the area of a long abandoned half flooded tunnel. This brings in the police dive team led by Sergeant Flea Marley. She and Caffery have a history, of sorts, and unknown to her he knows a secret she is hiding that threatens them both.
As Flea pursues her theory about the kidnapping she puts herself in grave danger. Meanwhile, the kidnapper stays one step ahead of the police and takes another child. With time ticking away tensions rise, nerves begin to fray, and tempers flare. Will they find the children in time to save their lives?
Hayder keeps the story moving along at a fast pace. It is suspenseful with lots of characters weaving in and out. Though I figured out who the kidnapper was early on I still was curious as to the whys of the crimes. The reasons behind who he chooses as his victims, they are not random kidnappings, is very interesting. There are several stories within the story; each one interesting on it’s own yet part of the whole.
Gone is part of a series that feature Jack Caffery and Flea Marley. I am looking forward to reading the earlier books.
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