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The Disappearance
One spring morning, Professor Summer Shepherd disappeared…
And though ordinarily the FBI refuses to negotiate with terrorists, they clearly would have to make an exception in this case. Summer Shepherd is, after all, the daughter of the U.S. Secretary of State.
Why Duncan Ryder received the ransom demands remains a mystery. He's the brother of Summer's despised stepmother—and definitely not her favorite family member.
But Duncan is the one who orchestrates Summer's release. He's the one who helps Summer convince the authorities she didn't stage her own kidnapping. The one who helps to rescue her friend Joe Malone from the same captors. And it's Duncan who helps her expose the shocking truth behind her disappearance…
And though ordinarily the FBI refuses to negotiate with terrorists, they clearly would have to make an exception in this case. Summer Shepherd is, after all, the daughter of the U.S. Secretary of State.
Why Duncan Ryder received the ransom demands remains a mystery. He's the brother of Summer's despised stepmother—and definitely not her favorite family member.
But Duncan is the one who orchestrates Summer's release. He's the one who helps Summer convince the authorities she didn't stage her own kidnapping. The one who helps to rescue her friend Joe Malone from the same captors. And it's Duncan who helps her expose the shocking truth behind her disappearance…
400 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 1999
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Jasmine Cresswell
115 books54 followersBorn in England, Jasmine Cresswell now divides her time between her winter home in Sarasota, Florida and her summer home in Evergreen, Colorado. Jasmine has been writing since 1975 and has published over 50 novels, with 9 million copies of her books in print.
Jasmine served for two years as the editor of the Romance Writer's Report. She also served as president of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and is a founder and former president of Novelists, Inc. She received the Colorado Authors' League Award for Best Paperback Novel of the Year and the Romance Writers of America Golden Rose Award. Her books also have received numerous Romantic Times certificates of excellence.
Experienced as a public speaker, Jasmine has conducted college seminars and addressed many writers' conferences. Interviews and profiles have appeared in newspapers throughout the country, and Jasmine considers herself a veteran of talk shows and news broadcasts.
Married to Malcolm Candlish, whom she met while she was working for the British Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, Jasmine and her husband have lived all over the world. She has a Bachelor's Degree with a double major in history and philosophy from Melbourne University, a second degree in history from Macquarie University, as well as a Masters Degree in history and archival administration from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.
Jasmine served for two years as the editor of the Romance Writer's Report. She also served as president of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and is a founder and former president of Novelists, Inc. She received the Colorado Authors' League Award for Best Paperback Novel of the Year and the Romance Writers of America Golden Rose Award. Her books also have received numerous Romantic Times certificates of excellence.
Experienced as a public speaker, Jasmine has conducted college seminars and addressed many writers' conferences. Interviews and profiles have appeared in newspapers throughout the country, and Jasmine considers herself a veteran of talk shows and news broadcasts.
Married to Malcolm Candlish, whom she met while she was working for the British Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, Jasmine and her husband have lived all over the world. She has a Bachelor's Degree with a double major in history and philosophy from Melbourne University, a second degree in history from Macquarie University, as well as a Masters Degree in history and archival administration from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.
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June 23, 2022
Surprising ending, but finally this book crossing book ends up in somebody else’s hands or in trash here in Spain.
February 5, 2009
The somewhat apolitical daughter of the secretary of state is suddenly kidnapped. The kidnapper demands are for the release from prison of a scientist who has made and important medical discovery from the Amazon rain forest.
This is what I would call a "romance" type adventure. It is acceptable because it is not too way out in the romance department.
This is what I would call a "romance" type adventure. It is acceptable because it is not too way out in the romance department.
August 9, 2014
More like a 3.5 star, but it's really hard to earn a 5-star from me. :) More complex (and therefore interesting) plot than a lot of romantic suspense and plenty of twists and turns. I doubt if anyone sees from the beginning how this one's going to end!
February 4, 2016
This was pretty good. Good beach book.
August 12, 2015
not bad one time read, not as good ad her other.
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