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Kick Down the Door: The Beginning
An enthralling kidnap thriller about autism, a missing toddler, and the love that fuels some violent crime.
Monica is four years old. She does not speak. She does not read or write. She screams when the world gets too much.
And Monica is missing.
Detective Inspector Judy Baletree is sent to investigate the scene of a speech pathologist's house where Monica was last seen. The back doors are smashed and the speech pathologist is bleeding from a stab wound in the back. Monica is missing, but was she kidnapped? Did she wander away from a violent robbery? Or have her parents become too frustrated with Monica's complex sensory needs and done something horrible to their toddler?
When the people who hurt children are questioned and confessions are made, Detective Inspector Baletree is led into a world of misery and desperation. She must attack neglectful parents, kidnap gangsters and force the truth from the men she suspects. As Baletree forces her brain to try and understand the motives of the deviants who lock away the missing children of Australia, she can’t escape the possibility that Monica’s kidnapper could be someone who claims to love her.
Does Monica’s abductor think he’s saved her from a more terrible fate?
Baletree finds the remains of horrifying men who claim to love their families, and child abductors who try to give the young people they steal a better life than the neglectful homes from which they were stolen.
Could Detective Inspector Judy Baletree finally find Monica by hunting for the person who cared most sincerely for her?
The author, Daniel Norrish, is a disability support worker in Australia. Every day, Dan works with autistic people to help target goals and limit the damage done by a society that was not designed for everyone. Dan LOVES autism and has written this series to show readers why sensory preferences and a different way of processing can be AWESOME.
Monica is four years old. She does not speak. She does not read or write. She screams when the world gets too much.
And Monica is missing.
Detective Inspector Judy Baletree is sent to investigate the scene of a speech pathologist's house where Monica was last seen. The back doors are smashed and the speech pathologist is bleeding from a stab wound in the back. Monica is missing, but was she kidnapped? Did she wander away from a violent robbery? Or have her parents become too frustrated with Monica's complex sensory needs and done something horrible to their toddler?
When the people who hurt children are questioned and confessions are made, Detective Inspector Baletree is led into a world of misery and desperation. She must attack neglectful parents, kidnap gangsters and force the truth from the men she suspects. As Baletree forces her brain to try and understand the motives of the deviants who lock away the missing children of Australia, she can’t escape the possibility that Monica’s kidnapper could be someone who claims to love her.
Does Monica’s abductor think he’s saved her from a more terrible fate?
Baletree finds the remains of horrifying men who claim to love their families, and child abductors who try to give the young people they steal a better life than the neglectful homes from which they were stolen.
Could Detective Inspector Judy Baletree finally find Monica by hunting for the person who cared most sincerely for her?
The author, Daniel Norrish, is a disability support worker in Australia. Every day, Dan works with autistic people to help target goals and limit the damage done by a society that was not designed for everyone. Dan LOVES autism and has written this series to show readers why sensory preferences and a different way of processing can be AWESOME.
284 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 2, 2023
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May 10, 2023
Absolutely not what I expected, and it ends on a cliffhanger. I thought this was about an Autistic girl that was kidnapped and it was...but it was mostly about the Detective that was trying to find her. The pace was okay and I was interested in finding out what happened to Monica. There was quite a bit of blood and gore. I was probably most bothered by the time they found a child and automatically assumed it was the child they were searching for didn't they compare a picture to see if the child was the same, apparently not. Some may love this book but for me it was neither good nor bad.
November 4, 2023
This one will keep you on your toes and probably up half the night. A parents worst nightmare--their child is kidnapped. To make things even worse she is autistic and does not speak. Who would take this child and why? There are several reasons actually that are possible and Detective Inspector Judy Baletree is bound and determined to save this little girl. She never gives up---The ending will astound you--the last sentence will make you want to read more and will possibly shock you a bit!!
May 17, 2023
Was slow to begin with then skipped 15 years to become a great read for about the last third. I still don't get the 15 year gap. Oh and I hate the author interrupting my reading flow by putting in a page that pops up with "how do you like it so far?". I'll review at the end, thanks, do not intrude!
October 24, 2023
The book draws you in and keeps you reading
I liked the way you were drawn to keep reading needing to know what was next. The rating of 4 stars is because it saddens me that this is part of the real world that young kids are taken so often.
I liked the way you were drawn to keep reading needing to know what was next. The rating of 4 stars is because it saddens me that this is part of the real world that young kids are taken so often.
June 26, 2023
Yes it was about an autist girl and yes it was about what the detective did to find this girl. Slow moving in the beginning but better as you continued.
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