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Publisher Comments:

The child was taken in broad daylight, on a warm June morning, in a crowded shopping area in downtown Pittsburgh.

Marina Benedict first saw the baby with his mother. Then, just minutes later, she saw him again, in the arms of a man she was certain was not the child’s father. In a single life-altering act, Marina followed them. What happens next will plunge her into a mystery that is both heartbreaking and chilling. Within hours of the abduction, the city is galvanized by the story: a child, the son of a pitcher for the Pirates, is missing. And soon a community begins to unravel...Detective Richard Christie struggles with his own demons as he tries to solve a baffling mystery. And Marina Benedict, pulled from the safety of her ordinary life by a brutal crime, is at the center of the story. Because once, Marina tried to save a life and it changed her forever. Now she will risk her life again--for a child who is still out there somewhere, still in need of saving.

Review:

“You’ll pant with every plot turn as you revel in George’s sensual, often profound prose.”

-Glamour

Review:

“A first-class novel...plenty of suspense.”

-The Washington Post

About the Author

Kathleen George, a director and theater professor at the University of Pittsburgh, is also the author of The Man in the Buick, a collection of stories. Her fiction has appeared in many publications, including North American Review and Mademoiselle. Taken is her first novel.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780440236610
Author:
George, Kathleen
Publisher:
Random House
Location:
New York
Subject:
Infants
Subject:
Psychological
Subject:
Women detectives
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Kidnapping
Subject:
Pittsburgh
Series Volume:
234
Publication Date:
June 2002
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
6.94x4.18x1.01 in. .41 lbs.

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