The Chain: *Signed*
de McKinty, Adrian
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- as new
- Tapa dura
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- First
- Estado
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 1409189589
- ISBN 13
- 9781409189589
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carson city, Nevada, United States
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United Kingdom: Orion, 2019. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title page. Signature only. Number 95 of 600 copies offered by Goldsboro Books. A First edition, First printing. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service. Thanks..
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El Aug 6 2019, CloggieDownunder dijo:
4.5★s
The Chain is the fifth stand-alone novel by award-winning Irish-born author, Adrian McKinty. What would turn an intelligent law-abiding mother into a gun-toting kidnapper? Divorcee Rachel Klein is finds out when her thirteen-year-old daughter, Kylie is snatched from the bus stop. She is told:
"You have to select a target and hold one of that persons loved ones until the target pays the ransom and kidnaps someone in turn. You are going to have to make this exact phone call to whoever you select. What I'm doing to you is what you are going to do to your target. As soon as you carry out your kidnapping and pay the money, my son will be released. As soon as your target kidnaps someone and pays the ransom, your daughter will be released. It's that simple. That's how The Chain works and goes on forever."
Rachel can't understand why she has been targeted, but she soon realises: "Selecting the right target is very important. You have to choose the right kind of victim with the right kind of family, people who won't lose their shit and go to the cops and who have both the money to pay and the emotional wherewithal to carry out a kidnapping to get their child back."
She is warned of the reach of The Chain and the "blowback" that will occur for her if she breaks The Chain. Documented examples are given of people who didn't heed this warning. But of course, Rachel's first priority is to get Kylie back, and she will do whatever she must. But even if she succeeds, life will never be the same for them. Will she then let sleeping dogs lie? Or will she risk everything?
Once disbelief is suspended (as Rachel had to do) the reader finds themselves engrossed in a page-turner that does not let up until the heart-stopping climax. McKinty's plot is brilliantly original and his characters are fairly believable; most of the females are quite resourceful and far from helpless. The dialogue is natural and there's occasionally some pretty dark humour to relieve the building tension.
This novel certainly serves as a timely warning to those who feel compelled to document every tiny moment of their lives on social media. McKinty enjoys a joke by including a cute little speech in chapter 51 that will have the majority of readers turning immediately to the last chapter. A riveting read.
This unbiased review is from a copy provided by Hachette Australia
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- Librería
- All-Ways Fiction (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 039937
- Título
- The Chain: *Signed*
- Autor
- McKinty, Adrian
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- As New
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1409189589
- ISBN 13
- 9781409189589
- Editorial
- Orion
- Lugar de publicación
- United Kingdom
- Fecha de publicación
- 2019
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