Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 11/13/2016 + 1223 more book reviews

C.J. Box is one of my favorite thriller authors. I have read all of the Joe Pickett series and am making my way through his other stand alone novels. This novel was actually the first of three to feature Cody Hoyt, although he was a secondary character in this book. I have not yet read Back of Beyond, the second book to feature him, but have read and really liked The Highway, the third book with Hoyt.

Anyway, this book was another excellent thriller from Box. It starts out with a young couple, Jack and Melissa McGuane who have spent years trying to have a baby. And then after nine months with a successful adoption of a beautiful girl, Angelina, their perfect life is thrown askew when the birth father and the birth grandfather, a Federal judge, decide they want the baby back. The birth father had not signed away his rights to the baby and the grandfather has decided that he and his family want to keep her which is within the law. The couple has three weeks to say goodbye to their precious daughter! After meeting with the birth father and his father, it becomes apparent that there may be something sinister behind the motivations of the pair. Cody Hoyt, is a lifelong friend of Jack and is also a Denver policeman; however, he winds up getting suspended for planting evidence against a possible pedophile. But he is able to assist the McGuanes in their attempt to keep the baby.

This novel was a definite page-turner, full of suspense and I highly recommend it along with anything else written by Box! Unfortunately, I only have a couple of his books left to read and then I will have to wait patiently as he writes more. :(

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