I loved this story when I read it a decade ago. It was a thriller with just enough hints of the supernatural to keep things off kilter. The child being pursued by the unsavory powerful people is really put to the test and comes through despite all. Ms Forrest kept me glued to my seat with solid writing and didn't bog things down with endless narration. The prose was highly engaging.
This book is part of my prized collection and I highly recommend it if you can run across it. When it is available here on Amazon, I strongly urge you to pick up a copy. It rivals anything her contemporaries like Dean Koontz or John Saul were putting out at the time.