~Book Review: The Chain by Adrian McKinty~

                                Hardcover, 357 pages

Published July 9th 2019 by Mulholland Books

You just dropped off your child at the bus stop. A panicked stranger calls your phone. Your child has been kidnapped, and the stranger explains that their child has also been kidnapped, by a completely different stranger. The only way to get your child back is to kidnap another child within 24 hours. Your child will be released only when the next victim's parents kidnap yet another child, and most importantly, the stranger explains, if you don't kidnap a child, or if the next parents don't kidnap a child, your child will be murdered. You are now part of The Chain. 

My Review

This book started out great.  The idea is fresh and new but fell short at the end of the book.  A stranger has kidnapped your child and you have a limited amount of time to meet their demands or your child will be killed.  A very slow ending that surprised no one.  Long and drawn out.  A nice, quick thriller for a fall night!