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The Night She Was Taken
How to get your daughter back:
Step 1. Collect $1 million in cash
Step 2: Make a video of yourself burning the money
Step 3. Post the video on TikTok
Step 4. Await further instructions...
When Moira Vandelhoff's twelve-year-old daughter, Shaunee, is taken from her multi-million-dollar home, she expects to receive a ransom demand. But she never expected this. She's prepared to do anything to get her daughter back -- but all their money belongs to her husband, and Weston Vandelhoff would rather rely on the police than part with cash.
The same police who, one year ago, told the parents of a local ten-year-old taken for ransom not to pay the kidnappers. And then found the child's brutalized body the day after the ransom deadline.
In desperation, Moira turns to her estranged sister, Blythe, a former detective turned private investigator who was 'asked to resign' following the previous kidnapping case. While there's no love lost between them, they both have the same goal: to get Shaunee back by any means necessary.
But the more Blythe investigates, the deeper the twisted web of secrets she's uncovering beneath this quiet bedroom community seems to run. What's more, both sisters have devastating secrets of their own... and keeping them may cost Shaunee's life.
Because the kidnapper's demands are just getting started.
Step 1. Collect $1 million in cash
Step 2: Make a video of yourself burning the money
Step 3. Post the video on TikTok
Step 4. Await further instructions...
When Moira Vandelhoff's twelve-year-old daughter, Shaunee, is taken from her multi-million-dollar home, she expects to receive a ransom demand. But she never expected this. She's prepared to do anything to get her daughter back -- but all their money belongs to her husband, and Weston Vandelhoff would rather rely on the police than part with cash.
The same police who, one year ago, told the parents of a local ten-year-old taken for ransom not to pay the kidnappers. And then found the child's brutalized body the day after the ransom deadline.
In desperation, Moira turns to her estranged sister, Blythe, a former detective turned private investigator who was 'asked to resign' following the previous kidnapping case. While there's no love lost between them, they both have the same goal: to get Shaunee back by any means necessary.
But the more Blythe investigates, the deeper the twisted web of secrets she's uncovering beneath this quiet bedroom community seems to run. What's more, both sisters have devastating secrets of their own... and keeping them may cost Shaunee's life.
Because the kidnapper's demands are just getting started.
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First published August 28, 2022
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S.W. Vaughn
33 books138 followersS.W. Vaughn lives in "scenic" Central New York, with its two glorious seasons -- winter and road construction -- along with her husband and son. An award-winning author, copywriter, and blogger, she's been writing professionally for over 15 years.
Under Sonya Bateman, she is the author of the DeathSpeaker Codex series (urban fantasy) and the Gavyn Donatti series (urban fantasy / Simon & Schuster).
Under Sonya Bateman, she is the author of the DeathSpeaker Codex series (urban fantasy) and the Gavyn Donatti series (urban fantasy / Simon & Schuster).
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