Granted,  Child kidnapping is not my usual taste in stories
Scott is a reporter on the San Francisco crime beat. He is contacted by `the Piper' about doing an interview.<br /><br />The Piper has become wealthy from his day job abducting and ransoming children of wealthy families (not exactly a college career track core course). The call was a setup and results in the murder of the Piper's latest abduction, the only child of real estate mogul Charles Rooker.<br /><br />Eight years go by. Then the Piper calls again. This time it's Scott's son who is kidnapped. .<br /><br />The Piper holds Scott responsible for the kidnapping gone wrong. Rooker steps in to cover the ransom in hopes the FBI will capture his son's killer.<br /><br />Eight years ago Scott withheld info from the FBI, distracted the investigation, and  ead the real Piper to murder Nicholas, Charles and Alice's beloved son.  Along with the FBI and those involved in the case Scott has blamed himself for the murder. Now his son may be the one to pay the Piper.<br /><br />And the Race is on!<br /><br />I roared through the story to an excellent end (I had guessed the resolve pretty early in the novel) and while there were several unbelievable actions and aspects to the story it was an enjoyable read to I can recommend.