Abby Mullen, divorced mother of two, has been through a lot in her 39 years. As a child, she lived with her parents in a cult when a standoff turned deadly. As one of only 3 survivors, she had a lot to work through but turned that experience into a new talent for dealing with worst case scenarios. Then she hears from Eden Fletcher, the other girl who lived through the events surrounding the fire at the Wilcox Family compound. Eden's 8-year-old son, Nathan, has been kidnapped! The culprits are demanding 5 million dollars in ransom which Eden, as a single mother herself cannot possibly pull together. Fortunately, Eden's daughter, Gabrielle, is a popular Instagram influencer so she starts crowd sourcing the money. But wait, someone has eyes on Gabrielle -- was this all done for her? NO SPOILERS.
This is the first in a new series featuring hostage negotiator Lieutenant Abby Mullen of the NYPD. I enjoyed getting to know Abby and her family as well as some of her colleagues on the NYPD. The backstory of Abby's involvement in the cult was interesting as well as were the details of the current focus on another such group, those on the Tillman Farm. There are connections everywhere and a burgeoning romance for Abby. I'm curious enough to see where this series goes next as this ended with a bit of a cliffhanger.
Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for this e-book ARC to read and review.
This is the first in a new series.
Genre - crime thriller, cults, hostage negotiator
No comments:
Post a Comment