All Fall Down

by Zachary Alan Fox

Shocked when twenty-six disabled children are kidnapped off their school bus, detective Ellen Camacho receives the kidnapper's threat that all the children will die if his ransom demands are not met within thirty-eight hours. Reprint.

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Mystery

448 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1997

Reviews

[Richard Stephenson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book. I read it years ago not long after its release. I came across it the other day on my bookshelf and would probably re-read it if I wasn't committed to reviewing three books already for my blog.

The psychopath in this book borders on Hannibal Lecter intelligence, if he wasn't a sick, twisted piece of filth I would probably admire his brilliant mind. Very impressive thriller, a real page turner.

[Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally cleared this one off my shelf It's very long though I did appreciate the misdirections that the author used. It took a while to guess the villain and this is not one that wraps up nicely with a bow. The story goes to a lot of dark places and people are killed in this kidnapping mystery.

[Rebecca Rogers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could not put this book down! so intense and makes you hate the bad guy so much and what he got he deserved! perfect ending for him. loved it!

[Nickeshia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this when I was 12 or 13. I'm now 34 and still think about this book. Total trauma from a great plot and great writing leaving you dangling off the edge of your seat, bed, cozy nook—wherever. Readers beware.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book starts out rather slow but gets better. There is not a lot of closure of certain things in the storyline - could have added a couple chapters before ending. Also, there are areas where some information/explanation was missing.

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first book I've read in awhile that made me unsure of the outcome of the next "event". I wound up reading it every chance I had just to find out.

[Micky Parise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually pretty good book. Didn't have high expectations of it. Story flowed, characters were great and story just flowed. Recommend.

[Daniel Black · Rating 4 out of 5]

Phew this book was crazy!! Couldn’t put it down, so tense!

[Marsha Whitfield · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very tough book to read. An entire busload of handicapped children kidnapped. FBI and locals not working together very well and lots of misleading clues.

[Sonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a great thriller with a psychopathic villain! Only reason I didn’t give 5 stars was because the disabled children as hostages was disturbing to me.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

From the book flap:
A man dressed as a clown boards a school bus at 7:20 am, promising twent-seven disabled young passengers a surprise. At first, the children think it's a game. Until the stranger draws a gun, scopes a target and squeezes the trigger. By 7:30 am one child is dead and twenty-six others have disappeared in the Las Cruces desert without a trace.

Sounds like a great book...Wrong! All this book was about was how the town cops and the FBI fought throughout the kidnapping.

I started this book and then put it down for a week - didn't miss it at all. Finally the last 100 pages got exciting enough to want to finish.

2 stars for the first 276 pages. It gets the bonus star for the last 100.

[Elizabeth Lopez · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was exciting and depressing at the same time. It kept me on edge to find out who would save the children first. But this book protrays a bunch of people in a small town police department out as if they are insignificant and can't handle a large case. Then they call in the higher up fromt own around them and they are not any better. I felt for the children. For someone to be as sick as this man was to hurt not only inocent children but children with sever disabilities should had been tracked down a lot faster then he was. But I guess that's a book for you. They want to keep you reading well this book does until the very end.

[Marika Charalambous · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite an engaging story that kept me reading - at least when I was not flipping the pages. One thing I hate is when I have an entire page (or two pages) making up a single paragraph. I just can't put my eyes through that torment, so I had to flip pages at times to sections that are easier on the eyes.

And considering that my book had an extremely small font...even though I enjoyed the read, I have to give it only 3 stars.

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome book. Highly recommeded to anyone who like s suspense / mystery books

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read it as a teen and it scared me for its lunacy. I'll stick to the memories and remember it as is. I'd probably hate it now.

[Melanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Couldn't get into this - a bit too creepy, and reminded me too much of work, to finish it. Have left it at Hideout cafe in Barton if you're interested in picking it up.