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The Stolen

Jason Pinter
Mira (2008)
ISBN 9780778325727
Reviewed by Tina Avon for RebeccasReads (8/08)

I have just finished reading The Stolen, by author Jason Pinter. I have to say that I am coming into this series a little bit late, but no matter, I found myself thrown right into the storyline and definitely will go back and read the books I am missing.

Pinter has written a great whodunit!  I love this type of book - one where you keep thinking you "know" who the killer is, only to discover a few pages later that you really don't.  The main storyline centers around a kidnapping and the two main characters Amanda Davies, who is a Legal Aid Lawyer and Henry Parker, a seasoned and somewhat scattered journalist.

The author cleverly introduces us to Daniel, an eleven-year old who was abducted five years ago, and mysteriously returns home one day.  Parker interviews the boy and suddenly finds himself unable to let go of the story and what Daniel has said to him.  There is a pattern emerging of more young children having been kidnapped and then released - and nobody has any memory of the events.

Amanda and Henry need to get to the bottom of the situation, so they team up to investigate.  This is going to prove itself to be more problematic than just solving the kidnapping; there is a lot of chemistry and unresolved issues between these two.  I was a little worried about this particular storyline as it has been used before, but these two are so different and yet so similar that the extra "heat" added to the book's intensity and was a nice touch.

The storyline moves ahead at great speed, and I like that the author does not use all of the old standby ploys to move the plot along.  The two main characters are interesting together and Henry is a bit scattered and at the same time seems to have a few personalities within himself.  At some point, I was not sure if Henry was creating more of the problems in his head or if the kidnapper what manipulating him; it all gets very confusing and totally engrossing.  On the other hand, Amanda is a strong and tough heroine who appears to have only one weakness: Henry.  However, together they make a great team as they try to get to the kidnapper and stop these horrific crimes.

I enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down.  This is a great thriller and I bet you won't be able to figure it out until the end.

  

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