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This is probably my all time favorite of this writer's books. It really keeps you guessing and the ending is a total surprise...5 stars +
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Another good Danielle Steel! I try to stay away from the romances that have the same old storyline time after time. This book is unique as it is written in the shadows of the Lindbergh kidnapping. Historically set in the late 1930's this is the story about a child abducted and the secret lives that surround this little boy. During the trial for the accused abductor the child's mother is forced to scrutinize her life, her husband and her ex-husband. I won't say anymore or I will give the story away, but this is not the usual "meet prince charming and live happily ever after" tale. A rather gripping tale.......for a romance!
you can never go wrong reading steel
I loved this one from start to finish!!
This is a great book one of her Best books written
Started out a little slow, but got much more interesting as the book progresses. A heart-wrenching story of a couple whose 4 year old son was kidnapped and what they go through trying to find him and those responsible.
shocking ending. well worth the read.
This is about a kidnapping of a child in the 1930's you learn the guilt and suspense in this thriller
I loved this book! I stayed up late one nite to finish it, I could'nt put it down. It is one that you feel for the characters in the book.Awesome book!!!!
about secrets in a family
Danielle Steel's thirty-first bestselling novel,brings to life the story of a man and woman faced with an almost unthinkable tragedy-the mysterious abduction of their young son.
A thoroughly gut wrenching story.
Vanished tells the story of a man and woman faced with an almost unthinkable tradegy - the mysterious abduction of their young son.
Vanished tells the story of a man and woman faced with an almost unthinkable tragedy the mysterious abduction of their young son.
When Marielle Delauney marries New York steel magnate Malcolm Patterson in 1939, she does not tell him of her tragic past--neither the drowning accident that claimed her first child, nor the subsequent beating by her husband Charles that caused her to miscarry, nor the two years she spent recovering in a sanitorium. But what does the enigmatic Malcolm already know? When they have their own child, Teddy, Malcolm, to all appearances, is an adoring father. The still-vulnerable Marielle begins to gain self-confidence, even though she endures daily confrontations with a hostile and even sinister household staff. Then the day after Marielle has a chance meeting with Charles, who drunkenly makes vague threats against Teddy, the four-year-old is snatched from his room, the nanny and nurse chloroformed and gagged. The FBI is summoned, Marielle's past is exposed by a frenzied media and Charles is arrested. But where is Teddy?
Vanished tells the story of a man and a woman faced with an almost unthinkable tragedy - the mysterious abduction of their young son.
In the late 1930's, in the shadow of the Lindbergh kidnapping, and as war looms in Europe, Marielle Patterson shares an elegant Manhattan brownstone with her husband, Malcom and their little boy Teddy. Though the couple's lives are filled with secrets, Marielle is a devoted wife and mother, and Malcom is a man everyone admires.
On the eve of Teddy's disappearance, Marielle runs into her first love, American expatriate Charles Delauney. And wehn Teddy is kidnapped, Charles is first blamed, then arrested. But as the search for Teddy widens, even Marielle is scrutinized by the FBI and special agent John Taylor. Suspicions and accusations mingle with terror and heartbreak as every threat, every failure, every fear, is remembered, examined, explored.
During Charles Delauney's trial a series of revelations begins to unravel the truth about Marielle, Charles and Malcom, uncovering the motives and passions controlling their lives.
Vanished is a tale of guilt, desire, suspense, and of people drawn inexorably together, seeking the child who ... vanished.
In the late 1930's, in the shadow of the Lindbergh kidnapping, and as war looms in Europe, Marielle Patterson shares an elegant Manhattan brownstone with her husband, Malcom and their little boy Teddy. Though the couple's lives are filled with secrets, Marielle is a devoted wife and mother, and Malcom is a man everyone admires.
On the eve of Teddy's disappearance, Marielle runs into her first love, American expatriate Charles Delauney. And wehn Teddy is kidnapped, Charles is first blamed, then arrested. But as the search for Teddy widens, even Marielle is scrutinized by the FBI and special agent John Taylor. Suspicions and accusations mingle with terror and heartbreak as every threat, every failure, every fear, is remembered, examined, explored.
During Charles Delauney's trial a series of revelations begins to unravel the truth about Marielle, Charles and Malcom, uncovering the motives and passions controlling their lives.
Vanished is a tale of guilt, desire, suspense, and of people drawn inexorably together, seeking the child who ... vanished.
Vanished tells the story of a man and woman faced with the mysterious abduction of their young son. It is a tale of guilt, desire, suspense, and of people drawn together seeking the child who vanished.
In the late 1930's, in the shadow of the Linbergh kidnapping, and as war looms in Europe, Marielle Patterson shares an elegant Manhatten brownstone with her husband, Malcolm, and their little boy, Teddy. Though the couple's lives are filled with secrets, Marielle is a devoted wife and mother, and Malcolm is a man everyone admires.
On the eve of Teddy's disappearance, Marielle runsinto her first love, American expatriate Charles Delauney. And when Teddy is kidnapped, Charles is first blamed, then arrested. But as the search for Teddy widens, even Marielle is scrutinized by the FBI and special agent John Taylor. Suspicions and accusations mingle with terror and heartbreak as every threat, every failure, every fear, is remembered, examined, explored.
During Charles Delauney's trial a series of revelations begins to unravel the truth about Marielle, Charles, and Malcolm, uncovering the motives and passions controlling their lives.
Vanished is a tale of guilt, desire, suspense, and of people drawn inexorably together, seeking the child who...vanished.
On the eve of Teddy's disappearance, Marielle runsinto her first love, American expatriate Charles Delauney. And when Teddy is kidnapped, Charles is first blamed, then arrested. But as the search for Teddy widens, even Marielle is scrutinized by the FBI and special agent John Taylor. Suspicions and accusations mingle with terror and heartbreak as every threat, every failure, every fear, is remembered, examined, explored.
During Charles Delauney's trial a series of revelations begins to unravel the truth about Marielle, Charles, and Malcolm, uncovering the motives and passions controlling their lives.
Vanished is a tale of guilt, desire, suspense, and of people drawn inexorably together, seeking the child who...vanished.
One of her top best in my opinion! A real page turner!
Vanished tells the story of a man and woman faced with an almost unthinkable tragedy-the mysterious abduction of their young son.
In the late 1930's, in the shadow of the Lindberg kidnappining, and as war looms in Europe, Marielle Patterson shares an elegant Manhattan brownstone with her husband, Malcolm, and their little boy, Teddy. Though the couples lives are filled with secrets, Marielle is a devoted wife and mother, and Malcolm is a man everyone admires.
On the eve of Teddy's disappearance, Marielle runs into her first love, American expatriate Charles Delauney. And when Teddy is kidnapped, Charles is first blamed, then arrested. But as the search for Teddy widens, even Marielle is scrutinized by the FBI and special agent John Taylor. Suspicions and accusations mingle with terror and heartbreak as every threat , every failure, every fear, is remembered, examined, explored.
During Charles Delauney's trial a series of revelations begins to unravel the truth about Marieel, Charles, and Malcolm, uncovering the motives and passions controlling their lives.
Vanished tells the story of a man and woman faced with an almost unthinkable tragedy-the mysterious abduction of their young son.
In the late 1930's, in the shadow of the Lindberg kidnappining, and as war looms in Europe, Marielle Patterson shares an elegant Manhattan brownstone with her husband, Malcolm, and their little boy, Teddy. Though the couples lives are filled with secrets, Marielle is a devoted wife and mother, and Malcolm is a man everyone admires.
On the eve of Teddy's disappearance, Marielle runs into her first love, American expatriate Charles Delauney. And when Teddy is kidnapped, Charles is first blamed, then arrested. But as the search for Teddy widens, even Marielle is scrutinized by the FBI and special agent John Taylor. Suspicions and accusations mingle with terror and heartbreak as every threat , every failure, every fear, is remembered, examined, explored.
During Charles Delauney's trial a series of revelations begins to unravel the truth about Marieel, Charles, and Malcolm, uncovering the motives and passions controlling their lives.
Vanished tells the story of a man and woman faced with the mysterious abduction of their young son.
A tale of guilt, desire, suspense and people drawn together seeking the child who wanished.
A tale of guilt, desire, suspense and people drawn together seeking the child who wanished.
Vanished tells the story of a man and a woman faced with an almost unthinkable tragedy - the mysterious abduction of their young son.
Vanished is a tale of guilt, desire, suspense, and of people drawn inexorably together, seeking the child who vanished.
Vanished is a tale of guilt, desire, suspense, and of people drawn inexorably together, seeking the child who vanished.
Like Belva Plain in Whispers (p. 326), Steel soft-pedals gauzy romance in a fairly tightly plotted story--set mainly in 1930's Manhattan and about a lady wildly unlucky in love who's forced to deal with crime--in this case, kidnapping. Like Plain's battered wife, Marielle once loved unwisely. Charles Delauney (fiery green eyes) and Marielle (her eyes were ``deep blue sapphires'') had met in 1926 in Paris, then went on to make a gloriously happy marriage--until that moment when tragedy overtook their small son in a drowning accident, as well as their unborn child as the pregnant Marielle attempted a rescue. Suffering from Charles's accusations and blame, Marielle ended up spending some years in a sanitarium. Now, back again in Manhattan, Marielle is the protected, secure wife of rich businessman Malcolm Patterson, a smooth gent who does a good bit of business with Nazi Germany, and her joy in an otherwise restricted life is four-year- old Teddy. It is the sight of Teddy that sends expatriate Charles (who returns from the Spanish Civil War and meets Marielle in the park) into a wild rage--and when, horribly, Teddy is kidnapped, into the slammer as a suspect. Throughout Marielle's ordeal--with terrible reminders of the Lindbergh case--FBI agent John Taylor offers a strong shoulder (and more); a feisty newspaper woman turns up important clues; a mobster named Louis the Lover turns up a heart of gold; and the rosy respectability of Malcolm's circle takes on a new hue. There will be a trial, a last-minute rescue, and, at the close, Steel trots out a nice man for Marielle. As for Teddy, not to worry. Okay, worry a little.... The smashing duds and digs are still there--plus the subject's predictable pull.
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Vanished tells the story of a man and woman faced with an almost unthinkable tragedy--the mysterious abduction of their son.
In the late 1930s, in the shadow of the Lindbergh kidnapping, and as war looms in Europe, Marielle Patterson shares and elegant Manhattan brownstone with her husband, Malcolm, and their little boy, Teddy. Though the couple's lives are filled with secrets, Marielle is a devoted wife and mother, and Malcolm is a man everyone admires.
On the eve of Teddy's disappearance, Marielle runs into her first love, American expatriate Charles Delauney. And when Teddy is kidnapped, Charles is first blamed, then arrested. But as the search for Teddy widens, even Marielle is scrutinized by the FBI and special agent John Taylor. Suspicions and accusations mingle with terror and heartbreak as every threat, every failure, every fear, is remembered, examined, explored.
During Charles Delauney's trial, a series of revalations begins to unravel the about Marielle, Charles, and Malcolm, uncovering the motives and passions controlling their lives.
Vanished is a tale of guilt, desire, suspense, and of people drawn inexorably together, seeking the child who... vanished.
In the late 1930s, in the shadow of the Lindbergh kidnapping, and as war looms in Europe, Marielle Patterson shares and elegant Manhattan brownstone with her husband, Malcolm, and their little boy, Teddy. Though the couple's lives are filled with secrets, Marielle is a devoted wife and mother, and Malcolm is a man everyone admires.
On the eve of Teddy's disappearance, Marielle runs into her first love, American expatriate Charles Delauney. And when Teddy is kidnapped, Charles is first blamed, then arrested. But as the search for Teddy widens, even Marielle is scrutinized by the FBI and special agent John Taylor. Suspicions and accusations mingle with terror and heartbreak as every threat, every failure, every fear, is remembered, examined, explored.
During Charles Delauney's trial, a series of revalations begins to unravel the about Marielle, Charles, and Malcolm, uncovering the motives and passions controlling their lives.
Vanished is a tale of guilt, desire, suspense, and of people drawn inexorably together, seeking the child who... vanished.
A man and a woman are faced with the mysterious abduction of their child.
VANISHED tells the story of a man and woman faced with an almost unthinkable tragedy-the mysterious abduction of their young son. In the late 1930's, in the shadow of the Lindbergh kidnapping, and as as war looms in Europe, Marielle Patterson shares an elegant manhattan brownstone with her husband malcolm, and their little boy, Teddy. Though the couple's lives are filled with secrets, Mariells is a devoted wife and mother, and Malcolm is a man everyone admires. On the eve of Teddy's disappearance, Marielle runs into her first love, American expatriate Charles Delauney. And when Teddy is kidnapped, Charles is first blamed, then arrested. But as the search for Teddy widens, even Marielle is scrutinized by the FBI and special agent John Taylor. Suspicions and accusations mingle with terror and heartbreak as every threat, every failure, every fear, is remembered, examined, explored. During Charles Delauney's trial a series of revelations begins to unravel the truth about Marielle, Charles, and Malcolm, uncovering the motives and passions controlling their lives.
The story of a man and woman faced with an almost unthickable tragedy - the mysterious abduction of their you son.
Man & woman faced with the most unthinkable of tragedies, story of guilt, desire and suspense.
missing protective paper cover. A good book for Steel fans
This is a library copy in excelent condition.
I have not read this book, so I cannot comment on it.
But I usually enjoy reading Danielle Steel's books
But I usually enjoy reading Danielle Steel's books
Book is in great conditions!
