This was my first book by Karen Young. I will admit the book drew me in rather quickly and held me for a long time. There were a few parts that I wonder - does it really happen like that? But the characters made you love them and care about them and what to know what was next. This is the story of a family - Jane, Kyle, Melanie and baby Max. Max is kidnapped while Jane, Melanie and some friends are sat Mardi Gras. All feel resposible for Max being gone and they all try to deal with it seperately vs as a family. There is no way to figure out who did it as that person is brought in fairly late in the book and almost as an afterthought in my opinion. This book really is about family and how they are all dealing with life, there is a little christian thrown in for good measure but not what I would call a Christian book. I will not rush out and by another by this author but if one shows up on the sale table I probably would pick it up. Jane and Kyle Madison are both successful lawyers. Busy, too busy often. It is Mardi Gras and Kyle promised to take Melanie their sixteen year old daughter, but finds himself tied up at the office, so Jane agrees to take Melanie, even though baby Max is fussy and teething. Her best friend and neighbor Christine joins them. While gone to buy food for the teens, someone snatches Max. A nightmare that most parents pray never happen to them begins. The kidnapping of Max, stretches the Madison family to the point of breaking. Melanie is defiant, rude and hateful to Jane, Kyle blames Jane and Jane is blaming herself and perhaps subconsciously blaming Melanie. This family is on the verge of breaking apart. A stalker, who keeps trying to get to Jane brings Kyle and Jane together, but will they ever find baby Max? This book is a attention grabber, it was hard to put it down, even though I was nodding off from exhaustion, I still wanted to read on and see what would happen. I loved the writing style and this author is very good at word pictures and helping you to see the absolute despair this family faced. I really don't have the space or the words to truly describe how much I loved this book!! 319 pages US $14.99 5 stars!!!This book was provided for review purposes only, no payment of any type was received for this review.
What do You think about Missing Max (2010)?
Good book about a young baby being kidnapped. I liked the book
—lecamplin
Not great literature...but a quick enjoyable read
—kath
Suspenseful. Couldn't put the book down.
—michaeljg
