A cracking thriller that kept me guessing right through to the end. Even when I began to get an idea about what linked everyone together, there were still plenty of unknowns to keep me turning the pages fast. It’s got a very nasty paedophile centre, a high body count and lots going on, a good story, well written and highly recommended.
Comparison: Linwood Barclay, Harlan Coben, Lisa Gardner.

New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box delivers a novel about something that could be anyone's worst nightmare...Jack and Melissa McGuane have spent years trying to have a baby. Finally their dream has come true with the adoption of their daughter, Angelina. But nine months after bringing her home, they receive a devastating phone call... Angelina's birth father, a teenager, never signed away his parental rights--and he wants her back. Worse, his father, a powerful Denver judge, will use every trick in the book to make sure it happens. The McGuanes attempt to meet face-to-face with the father and son...but soon it becomes clear that there's something sinister about their motivations--and that love for Angelina is not one of them. A horrifying game of intimidation and double crosses begins that quickly becomes a death spiral where everyone is suspect and no one is safe. Now Jack and Melissa will stop at nothing to protect their child--even though time is running out... C.J. Box has once again written a bone-chilling thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
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New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box delivers a novel about something that could be anyone's worst nightmare...Jack and Melissa McGuane have spent years trying to have a baby.
Three Weeks to Say Goodbye features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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Three Weeks to Say Goodbye was written by C. J. Box and published by Minotaur Books an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Three Weeks to Say Goodbye has 368 pages