Three Days Missing

Three Days Missing by Kimberly Belle. Park Row Books, 2018. 336 pages. ****

Ethan, a nine-year-old genius is missing from a second-grade school overnight field trip. His mother, Kat Jenkins, is involved in a nasty divorce battle and can't think of anyone who would harm her son, not even his father. Evidence at the site suggests that a fire was deliberately set as a distraction to allow the kidnapper to take Ethan. As the investigation continues, questions arise as to whether the wrong boy has been snatched. Neither Kat nor her ex-husband has anything of value or the means to pay a ransom, why was Ethan chosen? Like the clues that Ethan leaves behind, Belle hints throughout the story that all is not what it seems.

I purchased this book to read on a long flight and it held my interest until I finished it. I guessed the identity of the kidnapper but wasn't sure of the motive. If you are looking for suspenseful, escapism reading, you will not be disappointed. I enjoyed her book, The Marriage Lie, and recommend that one also.

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Kimberly Belle is the bestselling author of four novels: The Last Breath, The Ones We Trust, The Marriage Lie, and Three Days Missing. Her third novel, The Marriage Lie, has been translated into a dozen languages and was a semifinalist in the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Mystery & Thriller. A graduate of Agnes Scott College, Kimberly worked in marketing and nonprofit fundraising before turning to writing fiction. She lived for over a decade in the Netherlands and currently divides her time between Atlanta and Amsterdam.