The Vanishing Walk
by J. Laura Childs
A suburban walk turns deadly in a split-second act of bravery.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Margo Reed’s daily walk through her suburban neighborhood is as routine as they come until the moment she witnesses two 11-year-old boys being dragged into a green pickup truck. In a split-second act of stunning courage, she intervenes, saving one child but finding herself trapped in the kidnappers’ truck alongside another—eleven-year-old Ethan.
Hauled across state lines by two masked men, Margo and Ethan are thrown into a world of fear and uncertainty. Their captors are brothers: Victor, a cold, calculating man driven by a massive payout, and Mason, his reluctant accomplice, whose conscience is cracking under the weight of their crime. As the brothers’ volatile relationship fractures, Margo realizes their only hope for survival may lie in exploiting the growing rift between them. Trapped in a dark, remote trailer, she must use every ounce of her wit to outmaneuver her captors and protect the young boy who now depends on her.
In a gripping tale of maternal instinct, manipulation, and the thin line between victim and survivor, The Vanishing Walk asks: How far would you go to save a child who isn’t yours? And what happens when heroism turns you into a target?
Book Details:
- Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Suspense Thriller
- Format: Paperback, eBook
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