Only Son, Kevin OBrien
Only Son, Kevin OBrien
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Only Son

Author: Kevin O'Brien

Narrator: Stacy Carolan

Unabridged: 13 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/10/2026


Synopsis

Every parent's worst fear has become her reality . . .

SOME LIES

It only takes a minute for Amy McMurray to run from her car to the cash machine. That brief, unforgivable minute is enough time for her infant son to be snatched from the back seat and for Amy's family, her marriage, and her peace of mind to be shattered beyond repair.

ARE TOO CLOSE

To everyone who meets him, Carl Jorgenson seems an exemplary single father. His son, Sam, is bright, considerate, and devoted to his dad. Only Carl knows about Sam's real identity and about his own unthinkable crime.

TO BE SEEN

One careless slip, one chance meeting is all it will take for the devastating truth to be revealed. Sam is growing up, asking questions, increasingly suspicious that the life he believes in is a lie. But with that knowledge comes dread. Because when someone has risked everything to create a family, how far will they go to protect it?

About Kevin O'Brien

Kevin O'Brien is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous thrillers, including No One Needs to Know, Tell Me You're Sorry, Unspeakable, and Final Breath. Kevin studied journalism at Marquette University in Milwaukee. He lives in Seattle.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jaline on January 06, 2018

This novel is about a father and son relationship that is endearing, beautiful, and filled with treasures. Moments that could only be ascribed to a parent who is determined to do his very best by his boy and to raise him in a way that will allow him to grow to his full potential within the security......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on June 17, 2018

There’s a gripping crime (a baby abduction), steamy sex scenes, women with “ripe breasts,” a tearful ending, and serviceable writing. For me this was what my GR friend Mary Lins calls a “palate cleanser” after reading an esoteric literary novel and in between the heavy lifting of cleaning my apartme......more

Goodreads review by Penny on May 26, 2013

This book was eerily good because it was well written. I almost felt like the author wanted us to have sympathy for the kidnaper because he gave Sam such a "good life" and didn't abuse him. However, he stole him from his parents! It doesn't matter how good of a life he had, he had no right to the bo......more

Goodreads review by Laura on March 09, 2017

I randomly bought this yesterday after being drawn in by the cover & then the description. I'm so glad I didn't miss it! Tho it was written in 1997, before the computer & cell phone age took over, it still was a gripping story. Great characters & a very unique take on a kidnapping story.......more

Goodreads review by Valleri on September 18, 2018

3 1/2 Stars Well, this one was different. It's about a man who becomes so frustrated after his wife aborts their baby (without telling him) that he divorces her and kidnaps 5 month old baby he has been watching since it was born. He justifies it by telling himself the parents are white trash. The boo......more