I’m already a fan of Alex Lake as he bases his book in the village where I live ( Stockton Heath) though at times this has freaked me out! A great book about a kidnapping of children and requesting their mum as the ransom! Lots of twists and turns and I guessed many times who the kidnapper was ( wrongly) Well done again Alex looking forward to the next one.

Matt Westbrook only turned his back for a moment. But when he looks around, his car has vanished and his three young children inside have been kidnapped. Panicked, Matt rushes back home to his wife Annabelle.

As Matt and Annabelle await frantically as to how much the ransom demand might be, Matt receives a horrifying text message from the kidnapper ,"This is a kidnap. If you want to see your children again, you will exchange them for your wife."

They can’t involve the police, or their children will be killed. Which means they have to choose: Annabelle, or their children. Either option is unthinkable. But one is inevitable. And they have only hours to make their decision…

The premise and the book were both so intriguing. It was so exciting to read this and find who was the kidnapper and why would they make such an absurd demand.

It was well written and almost every character was suspicious. I didn't expect the person it turned out to be be and the reasoning behind it was completely delusional.

Overall, a fast and enjoyable read.

Thank You to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction for this ARC!!

This was a great thriller by an author I hadn't heard of before. I'm definitely keen to read more of their work, because this novel was great.

It was fast paced, and had a great plot. The characters were well written too.


Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a copy of this E-book to review via Netgalley.

Another excellent book by this talented author. So engrossed was I in this book I read it in one sitting. A brilliant read from the very first page.

A very intense thriller kept me immersed in throughout .Stayed up way to late to finish in one sitting .When matts children are kidnapped while he pops into the local shop it sets off a series of nightmare events for him and his wife .excellent read .

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Alex Lake is at the top of the game. An electrifying read of 2020.
I was intrigued when I saw the cover of this book. I was really desperate to know more about the story. If my children are kidnapped and the ransom is my wife then what will I do? Whom I save? Children or wife? And that made me intrigued.
It's ending was really satisfying. I was feeling as if I was watching a Hollywood movie.
I loved it's characters, dialogues, narration and most of all its editing.
I don't want to reveal anything about the story because just now I've finished it and I'm full of spoilers.
Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins UK Harper Fiction for giving me an advance copy.

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An excellent psychological thriller.
Matt Westbrook only turned his back for a moment. But when he looks around, his car – with his three young children inside – has vanished.
A ransom…
Panicked, Matt assumes a car thief has got more than he bargained for, but then he starts to receive text messages: This is a kidnap. If you want to see your children again, you will exchange them for your wife.
A choice…
Matt and his wife Annabelle are horrified. They can’t involve the police, or their children will be killed. Which means they have to choose: Annabelle, or their children. Either option is unthinkable. But one is inevitable. And they have only hours to make their decision… .
I didn't expect that twist to come which came in the middle of the story.
Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins UK Harper Fiction for giving me an advance copy of this awesome psychological thriller.

spoiler alert ** 3.5 stars


I've read Alex Lake before... this means I'm not going to trust anyone or anything in the story.
So,every single character that came up,I was suspicious of,and that included the main characters.
I suspected everyone of taking those kids.
Once the kidnap swap had been done there were plenty of moments where you begin to wonder who was that delusional about Annabelles life.
Some tense moments and a completely bonkers villain.
Nicely done.