Pat D. (pat0814) reviewed on 3/18/2017 + 379 more book reviews

Audra Kinney and her two children are en route to California from New York. Audra's abusive relationship with her husband, Patrick, has reached the point where she needs to keep herself and her children safe by seeking refuge with a friend across the country. They make it as far as a small hardscrabble town in Arizona when she is stopped by a sheriff for a minor infraction. During an unauthorized search of her trunk, a cache of marijuana is found and Audra is handcuffed and put in the back of the squad car. Her immediate concern is for the children in the back of her car. The sheriff assures her that a female deputy has taken them to a safe place. Audra is understandably hysterical about her children and spends a sleepless night in the jail under the watchful eye of the sheriff. When she asks repeatedly about the children's whereabouts, the sheriff responds with the chilling question, "What children?"

The ensuing story is taut with suspense as the plot unfolds, and the very depths of depravity are revealed. My thanks to LibraryThing for this ARC.

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