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Frantic

Author: Katherine Howell
ISBN: 9780330423694
Imprint: Pan Macmillan
Binding: Pbk
Featured in the May, 2007 magazine
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Frantic

Publisher's synopsis:

In one terrible moment, paramedic Sophie Phillips life is ripped apart – her police officer husband, Chris, is shot on their doorstep and their ten-month-old son, Lachlan, is abducted from his bed. Suspicion surrounds Chris as he is tainted with police corruption, but Sophie believes the attack is much more personal – and the perpetrator far more dangerous ...

While Chris is in hospital and the police, led by Detective Ella Marconi, mobilise to find their colleague's child, Sophie's desperation compels her to search for Lachlan herself. She enlists her husband's partner, Angus Arendson, in the hunt for her son, but will the history they share prove harmful to Sophie's ability to complete her mission?

And could one dangerous decision cause Sophie to ultimately lose everything important in her life?

Book review:

This is a confident, well explored and satisfying novel ...

Review by: Alan Gold

Awards

Award: Winner, Davitt Award Year: 2008 Prize: fiction

Category:

Fiction Crime

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