Stealing People

Stealing People Synopsis

Around the world, the children of the rich are disappearing ... A chilling thriller starring kidnapping expert Charles Boxer, ';a great character' (Kirkus Reviews). Kidnapping expert Charles Boxer is contemplating retirement.

He's found a measure of contentment, even as a mystery from his own past gnaws at his sense of justice. Meanwhile, his ex-wife, Mercy, balances a complicated personal life with an even more precarious professional one in the woefully under-resourced metropolitan police department. But both are suddenly pulled back into action when six children of ultrawealthy families vanishfamilies from India, China, Russia, Australia, Germany, and the United Statestaken by a ruthlessly efficient organization with a single astonishing demand.

Trapped, off-balance, and with little left to lose, they plunge into a cauldron of warring intelligence agencies, morally destitute billionaires, and human traffickers, coming finally to a fateful reckoning that will forever change themin this smart, suspenseful thriller by a Gold Dagger and Gumshoe Awardwinning author. ';A great character whose emotional trials are exciting to follow.' Kirkus Reviews