Snatched

by Dreda Say Mitchell

FROM THE BESTSELLING AND CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF SPARE ROOM, GANGLAND GIRLS TRLIOGY and the FLESH AND BLOOD SERIESDreda Say Mitchell was awarded an MBE in Her Majesty The Queen's 2020 New Year's Honours List'Dreda Say Mitchell has been flying the flag for crime writing for years' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of Girl, Woman, Other , winner of the Booker Prize 2019Mac is back in this thrilling novella following Vendetta , available exclusively as a digital ebook. You'll find the same characters in Death Trap , the compulsive novel from Dreda Say Mitchell.In a respectable Victorian terraced house, a young child is discovered behind a panelled wall in a bathroom. He has been hidden there by dangerous criminals.For DI John 'Mac' MacDonagh, the case opens up a raw wound from his past. The child's mother is the woman who seduced him and then double-crossed him. There's DNA tests reveal that the child's father is none other than Mac himself.This is Mac's chance to rescue his son and have the family he's so longed for. But will his desire for revenge blind him to the terrible danger surrounding them both?Praise for Dreda Say 'Awesome tale from a talented writer' Sun' Dreda Say Mitchell is right up there at the forefront of British crime fiction' Simon Kernick'Thrilling' Sunday Express Books of the Year'Fast-paced, gritty and relentlessly violent expedition into the shadowy world of an undercover operative' Irish Independent

87 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 27, 2015

About the author

Her Majesty, The Queen appointed Dreda an MBE in her 2020 New Year’s Honours’ List. Dreda scooped the CWA’s John Creasey Dagger in 2004, the first time a Black British author has received this honour. Dreda and Ryan write across the crime and mystery genre – psychological thrillers, gritty gangland crime and fast-paced action books Spare Room, their first psychological thriller was a #1 UK and US Amazon Bestseller. Dreda is one of twelve acclaimed and bestselling international female writers contributing to a new Miss Marple anthology. Dreda is a passionate campaigner and speaker on social issues and the arts. She has been a frequent guest on television and radio including BBC Breakfast,, Celebrity Pointless and Celebrity Eggheads, The Stephen Nolan Show, Front Row and Woman’s Hour. She has presented Radio 4’s flagship books programme, Open Book. Dreda was named one of Britain’s 50 Remarkable Women by Lady Geek in association with Nokia. She was the 2011 chair of the Theakston Harrogate Crime Fiction Festival. Dreda was born and raised in the East End of London where she continues to live. Dreda’s family are from the beautiful Caribbean island of Grenada and her name is pronounced with a long ‘ee’ sound in the middle.

Reviews

[Christine Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was ok but not as good as others

[Best Crime Books & More · Rating 5 out of 5]

First up, there is absolutely NO point in reading this if you haven’t read Vendetta! I read Vendetta and loved it, although had no idea that Dreda would give us this amazing short story featuring the very same character Mac.

Now seeing as this is only an 87 page novella, I truly cannot talk at all about the story other than what you can read in the synopsis. All I will say is that I certainly didn’t see this coming for Mac, and I had no idea of what the outcome would be.

I’m not really a fan of short stories or novellas, but this one I read with a cup of tea and frankly was a little bit gutted when it finished. Although short, this was packed with action, intrigue and cerainly loads of drama! It reminded me why I loved DSM as a writer so much. Captures your attention and demands you to finish reading…fantastic!

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Snatched is a novella, second in the series involving characters introduced in the first novel Vendetta.

The novella is only 86 pages long and picks up more than a year after the ending in Vendetta.

The story opens with a raid on the house of an international money launderer and starts with a surprise and moves on from there.

It's too easy to provide more details of the book, but that would spoil parts of the story.

Readers should just be assured that the storytelling is well done and as compelling as that in Vendetta.

[Bezza · Rating 5 out of 5]

a real page turner hard to put down