Valerie Vincent entrusts her toddler, Joanna, to the care of an old family friend, until the fateful day that her caregiver is slain and her child is kidnapped from the police department, beginning Valerie's harrowing odyssey to reclaim her precious daughter. Reprint. PW. K.
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Single mother Valerie Vincent is on Long Island at her job as a companion to a wealthy blind woman when she sees her toddler daughter's face on the TV, identified as Baby Jane Doe, who was found in her fatally wounded baby-sitter's Brooklyn apartment. Rushing to the police station, Valerie arrives shortly after the baby has been released to another woman who says she is the baby's mother. Valerie's prime suspects are her former in-laws, Martha and Lucas Starr, members of a fundamentalist group who have suggested that Valerie is involved in satanic worship and have threatened to sue for custody of the child. After meeting a reporter who has been investigating a group that "rescues" children from devil worshippers and becoming convinced that they have her daughter, Valerie makes plans to infiltrate the group. Subtly building parallels between the Salem witch trials and modern fanaticism and self-indulgence, Wallace (The Seduction) steadily ratchets up the suspense in this solid, gripping tale, preparing the way to a surprising, credible conclusion.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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All I need to see on a novel is the name Marilyn Wallace, and my hand reaches out for the book to buy it. Suspense novels are a dime a dozen, but beautifully written ones are rare and to be savored. Her early detective novels are also excellent, and unusual for the high quality of the writing. I highly recommend all of her work.
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This book would have knocked my socks off regardless, it was so suspenseful and well-written. But it was also so informative. The mother of a kidnapped child has been writing a thesis on the era of witchcraft trials, and this adds great richness and to the fast-paced plot. Wallace really captures emotions and setting. Her writing is pitch-perfect. I cannot recommend this one highly enough!
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Lost Angel grabs you from the first sentence; "She's not going to escape here either." It's an engrossing read from beginning to end. Marilyn Wallace is wonderful at giving that cold feeling of dread, about what faces people who could be us. The thing that makes this book so special is that the author has taken a horrifying premise--the abduction of a child--and added not one but two twists to it
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Nobody behaves believably in this wouldbe chiller
Lost Angel's horrifying premise - the abduction of a young child - is quickly diluted by characters who react irrationally to one implausible situation after another. Read more
Published on Sep 10 1998
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Suspensfull, spellbinding, strengthening......
This book captures you in the very first sentence: "She's not going to escape here either." The simple sentence arouses your sense of curiousity and cements your eyes to... Read more
Published on Aug 14 1997
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