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message 1: by Vicki Willis (new)

Vicki Willis | 944 comments Join us for

Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister Caller Unknown

How far would you go to rescue your child? A mother races against the clock—and finds herself on the wrong side of the law—in a desperate fight to save her teenage daughter in this pulse-pounding thriller from the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time.

There is nothing that Simone won’t do for her daughter, Lucy. The two have always been close, and with Lucy about to leave home for university, they depart the UK for a vacation to Texas to spend some quality time together. But when Simone awakens on their first morning in the desert, Lucy is gone, missing from their rental cabin. In her place is a cell phone, and a voice on the other line issues a shocking ransom demand. Don’t tell the police. Come to this location. And be prepared to do a deal…

Though Simone’s husband urges her to bring in the authorities for help, she knows she can’t take any chances. The kidnappers might kill Lucy if she tells anyone. No mother would take that risk. Instead, that night, she drives to the isolated meet-up.

What she finds there changes everything. The mysterious kidnapper doesn’t want money. They want Simone to do something. The unthinkable.

A catastrophic chain of events is set in motion, with chilling consequences that extend beyond Simone and her family. What follows is a heart-pounding journey through the small towns and punishing deserts of remote Texas, in which Simone’s courage—and morality—is pushed to the brink as she discovers what it truly means to be a mother.


message 2: by Vicki Willis (new)

Vicki Willis | 944 comments I am open anytime after March 15.
Do you have a preference?


message 3: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 1880 comments I'm open, just maybe not the last week of March - so sometime soon after the 15th? before the 21st?

I'm so excited to read this one!


message 4: by Vicki Willis (new)

Vicki Willis | 944 comments Yes
How abt the 18th?


message 5: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 1880 comments perfect!


message 6: by Vicki Willis (new)

Vicki Willis | 944 comments I am starting this one.
It sounds so good!!


message 7: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 1880 comments through Part 1

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message 8: by Vicki Willis (last edited Mar 18, 2026 10:42PM) (new)

Vicki Willis | 944 comments Though Part 1
36%

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message 9: by Vicki Willis (new)

Vicki Willis | 944 comments Through Part 2
70%
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message 10: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 1880 comments through Part 2

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message 11: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 1880 comments and done

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message 12: by Vicki Willis (new)

Vicki Willis | 944 comments And done

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message 13: by Vicki Willis (new)

Vicki Willis | 944 comments Oh! Yes and after reading your spoilers
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