The Candidates Daughter An Elizabet..., Catherine Lea
The Candidates Daughter An Elizabet..., Catherine Lea
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The Candidate's Daughter: An Elizabeth McClaine Thriller
A Gripping Thriller

Author: Catherine Lea

Series: The Elizabeth McClaine Thriller Series #1

Narrator: Any Tallmadge

Unabridged: 10 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/15/2024


Synopsis

"Absolutely spellbinding ... completely unputdownable." - Karen Dionne, author of THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER."Politics, greed, and money, in a thrilling book you will not want to put down." - The Expert ReviewersThe plan is simple: kidnap the daughter of Senate candidate Richard McClaine, take the money and run. Nobody gets hurt, the kid goes home alive.
Twenty-two-year-old car thief Kelsey Money thinks it's the worst scheme her boyfriend Matt and his drug-fueled brother have ever come up with. But Matt's the planner. He's the one Kelsey's always relied on.Then she discovers the part she wasn't told - that six-year-old Holly isn't going home alive. So, Kelsey makes a decision. It's one that'll take her whole world apart. And once she starts, there's no going back.
Elizabeth McClaine can't even tell the police what her daughter was wearing when she disappeared. Soon after Holly was born with Down Syndrome and a cleft palate, she was placed in the care of a nanny while her mother battled postpartum depression. When Holly is kidnapped and Elizabeth learns the detective on the case has already failed one kidnapped child, she vows not to fail hers.
The clock is ticking. Both women have twenty-four hours to find Holly because in twenty-five, she'll be dead.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonetta on August 01, 2016

Originally posted on The Book Nympho A truly disturbing story on so many levels. Kelsey Money, her boyfriend Matt Subritzski and his drug addicted brother, Lionel concocted and executed a scheme to kidnap the 6-year old daughter of Richard and Elizabeth McClaine. Richard is a candidate for Ohio's U.......more

Goodreads review by Cherie on February 21, 2016

Couldn't put it down, which is odd because I don't usually like thrillers. This story has enough gentleness in it to make it both appealing and thrilling. And I liked the strong women.......more

Goodreads review by Lynda on February 06, 2017

Oooh, I did enjoy this and the story's easily a 5* read but as per usual in e-format, it was let down by silly mistakes. I never used to happen across mistakes as I do in this era of reading on a device. Hardbacks and paperbacks were never constantly full of errors. I do wish Amazon or the publisher......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on December 21, 2015

Brakelight Press and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy, in exchange for an honest review. Grabbing six year old Holly McClaine and ransoming her for millions was the plan, according to Matt, the ringleader of a ragtag group including car thief Kelsey and Matt's junkie brother Lionel. Kels......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on May 27, 2016

This novel reads like a fast-paced action movie, and for the most part, I enjoyed the ride. I found the perspective characters very complex and full of contradictions, which I loved, but they were also mostly unlikeable. Great twist at the end and and satisfying read overall.......more