Last Seen

Rick Mofina

Feb 2018 · MIRA

About this eBook

A Chicago crime reporter’s idyllic home life comes undone when his child disappears in this thriller by the USA Today–bestselling author of Six Seconds.

As a reporter for a big Chicago newspaper, Cal Hudson has journeyed into society’s darkest corners and expose the vilest crimes. But the world he and his wife share with their nine-year-old son is much nicer. They have made sure of it, creating a tranquil haven in suburban River Ridge to protect the person most precious to them. Until the unthinkable happens.

When their son disappears at a local carnival, the Hudsons’ storybook world is shattered. A frantic search begins to uncover splinters in their carefully crafted facade, revealing secrets that cast just as much suspicion on Cal and his wife as any ill-meaning stranger. It soon becomes clear that the line between love and violence can disappear as suddenly as a child on a chaotic midway.

Ratings and reviews

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, roughly 800,000 children are reported missing each year in the United States -- that's roughly 2,000 per day. Of those, there are 115 child "stranger abduction" cases each year, which means the child was taken by an unknown person. This is probably a parent's worst nightmare .. "if" they didn't have anything to do with the child's disappearance. Cal Hudson is a crime reporter. He's covered lots of stories, but never ever thought the evilness that exists in the world today would ever touch him or his family. Cal and his wife, Faith, took their your son to a carnival, And that is where the story begins. The boy disappears with his parents standing right beside him. Then becomes the frantic search .. by the parents, police, carnies, family friends. The FBI takes over and immediately starts questioning the parents. But it's when both parents fail the lie detector tests that change everything the police thought. Both parents have secrets ... both feel guilty .... both have done things that look really, really bad for them. But where is their son? And who took him? Why? Wow .. this is one of those books that you cannot stop reading! There are so many suspects ...all people who have a past, secrets, lies. From parents to carnies to family to friends ... they all are to be mistrusted. There are seemingly no clues to what happened...at first. This is such a well written story with credible characters .... characters that finally turn away from each other and start pointing fingers. Disingenuous? Or heartfelt? This is a story that will stay with you for a really long time. Many thanks to the author / Harlequin / Edelweiss for the advanced digital copy. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

About the author

Rick Mofina is a former crime reporter and the award-winning author of several acclaimed thrillers. He's interviewed murderers face-to-face on death row; patrolled with the LAPD and the RCMP. His true crime articles have appeared in The New York Times, Marie Claire, Reader’s Digest and Penthouse. He's reported from the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, Qatar and Kuwait's border with Iraq. For more information please visit www.rickmofina.com