A Child Is Missing

by Charlotte Paul

An open window . . . an empty crib . . . A family's nightmare begins . . . again!

Forty years after the crime that shocked the nation, the son of an executed man is compelled to re-enact his father's hideous deed -- and a famous flier's son finds his own child missing! So begins a week-long nightmare of terror and revenge that is to shatter both their lives and destroy their families.

This unforgettable fictional sequel to a famous kidnap-murder will leave you breathless.

Genres: Mystery

279 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 28, 1978

Reviews

[Jane]

I finished reading it May 2020 It was good

[Nancy Whitlock]

A little dated; but an enjoyable read.

[J.R Hartley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good plot, held my interest- only downside was it was rather dated lots of talks of pay phones/index-cards/meeting points… But all the same it was a good story, with a clever plot reveal.

[Suzanne Hencken · Rating 3 out of 5]

A reimagined Lindbergh kidnapping story.

[Gena Lott · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book not long after reading Clark's "Where are the Children."
An excellent mystery and one that kept me turning the pages.
If you like suspense, this is a good one!

[Brett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Before you read this book, read the Wikipedia page about the Lindbergh kidnapping. Then ask yourself if you'll be okay reading a book by an author that so obviously tried to cash in on that by writing this thinly veiled novel shortly after Charles Lindbergh died. Then wonder how this would have been written if the author had known how racist Lindbergh was, and how he had three secret families (two of them with a pair of sisters!) in Europe that no one found out about until the early 2000s. Also, be prepared for an awful epilogue. But, it was refreshing to read a detective story that didn't have to rely on over the top violence for its plot - just implausible decisions by characters and a lot of coincidence. It's also possible that I'm a bit mad at myself for not figuring out the twist until just before it was revealed.

[Heather]

Good read, similar to the story of the Linburgh kidnapping with a twist. Some parts were not necessary and some charaters seemed to have been added to make a more dramatic read, but they were not vested enough to make the plot move along.

[Vicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this story!