Performed by Cassandra Campbell and Stephen Hoye
Harlequin Enterprises/MIRA Books/Books on Tape
Thriller
Mass Market Paperback and Unabridged Audio Book
Rating: 4
How far will a mother go to protect her child?
Jane Hartley watched her daughter suffer, nearly dying of leukemia as a young girl and though Kelly has been in the clear for several years now, Jane still will do anything to keep her daughter safe. Now Kelly is missing, in trouble. Jane knows she would never run away but the police won’t listen. So Jane hires PI Randall Shane to track down Kelly.
The danger surrounding Kelly's disappearance is more than Jane could possibly imagine and the search takes them to Florida to face off against an insane killer with an agenda. Jane is about to find out just how far she will go to protect her daughter.
Trapped is an extremely fast paced, highly emotional thriller. The mystery is brilliantly done with enough red herrings mixed in that I was constantly second guessing myself. The connections between various players can be shocking are secrets are revealed and mysteries solved. The killer is made even more frightening in the fact he is completely insane and has some very strange ideas about kinds of magical abilities he believes he has. And we all know sometimes the most powerful weapon is in, fact, the mind.
There are three primary points of view used to tell the story though occasionally we enter the mind of a different character for another view on the story. Jane is the main character and most of our time is spent in her perspective. Several times throughout the book, we enter the mind of Kelly and this increases the sense of desperation and fear that permeates the book. Then we also spend a fair amount of time in the head of our villain and when I learn his thoughts and feelings, I got chills at the intensity of his insane thoughts.
Wow I was blown away by the intensity of Trapped. This was my first read by Chris Jordan and I already went out and bought previous book, Taken. I have it on good authority that one is every bit as compelling and thrilling as this one is.
© Kelley A. Hartsell, May 2008. All rights reserved.
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This and his first
This and his first really got my heartbeatgoing. At times it was almost too much it was so intense but I enjoyed them both.
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sure had my blood pumping. I
sure had my blood pumping. I wish there had been better transition between POV scenes but maybe they just didn't come across well in audio.
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