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There is nothing that Simone won’t do for her daughter, Lucy. The two have always been close, and with Lucy about to leave home for university, they depart the UK for a vacation to Texas to spend some quality time together. But when Simone awakens on their first morning in the desert, Lucy is gone, missing from their rental cabin. In her place is a cell phone, and a voice on the other line issues a shocking ransom demand. Don’t tell the police. Come to this location. And be prepared to do a deal…
Though Simone’s husband urges her to bring in the authorities for help, she knows she can’t take any chances. The kidnappers might kill Lucy if she tells anyone. No mother would take that risk. Instead, that night, she drives to the isolated meet-up.
What she finds there changes everything. The mysterious kidnapper doesn’t want money. They want Simone to do something. The unthinkable.
A catastrophic chain of events is set in motion, with chilling consequences that extend beyond Simone and her family. What follows is a heart-pounding journey through the small towns and punishing deserts of remote Texas, in which Simone’s courage—and morality—is pushed to the brink as she discovers what it truly means to be a mother.
A camping trip takes a terrifying turn in Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister.
Simone and her daughter, Lucy, have traveled from the UK to Texas, hoping to spend some quality time together in the great outdoors. But on their very first morning, Simone wakes to every parent’s worst nightmare. Lucy is gone. Moments later, Simone receives a chilling phone call from an unknown number. The caller informs her that Lucy has been taken and warns her not to contact the police.
Desperate to get her daughter back safely, Simone is prepared to follow whatever instructions she receives. Her husband, however, believes the police should be involved immediately. Before Simone can fully decide what to do, another call comes in, and the situation becomes even more alarming.
What makes this kidnapping especially shocking is that the captors are not demanding money. Instead, Simone is given a specific task she must complete if she ever wants to see Lucy again. From that moment on, the story races forward at a relentless pace.
Fast-paced, suspenseful, and deeply unsettling, Caller Unknown is a gripping thriller that keeps the tension high from beginning to end. With its intriguing premise and constant sense of danger, this is a novel that will keep readers turning the pages and wondering what could possibly happen next.
She is also the creator and co-host of the popular Honest Authors podcast.
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