KIDNAPPED
Book ID/图书代码： 10820006B07603
English Summary/英文概要： When Irene Kelly’s articles profiling missing children run in the Las Piernas Express, she anticipates the renewed public interest and the deluge of phone tips and remembered clues; she even anticipates the renewed pain of the anguished parents. What she doesn’t expect is that the articles will set off a murderous chain reaction -- and put her life in peril.
Perhaps one of the more tragic disappearances in recent Las Piernas history was that of Jenny Fletcher, just shy of her fourth birthday. The body of Jenny’s father, Richard, a graphic artist, was found bludgeoned in his studio; hours later Jenny’s stepbrother Mason was apprehended with the murder weapon and bloody clothing in his car. But little Jenny was never found. As the years pass, everyone assumes Jenny is dead. Everyone except her brother Caleb, who not only believes Jenny survived but steadfastly believes in Mason’s innocence.
Caleb, now a graduate student studying with forensic anthropologist Ben Sheridan, works on cases for the Las Piernas Police Department. When bones are discovered at the old Sheffield estate just days after the missing-children articles appear, Caleb finds himself drawn into a case that threatens to bring personal tragedies back to the present. He has a fierce ally in reporter Irene Kelly, who will stop at nothing to solve the mysteries of his father’s murder and his sister’s disappearance.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在Las Piernas快報發表的艾琳•凱利的解析失蹤兒童的文章後不久，在加州的一個地方出現了一具屍骨—— 而臭名昭著的謀殺綁架犯再次掀起了風波。當藝術家Richard Fletcher（理查•弗萊徹）被發現被棒打致死於多年前的工作室時，他的繼子由於兇器很快地被拘捕，最終被定罪。但理查年幼的女兒，詹尼，在兇殺案發生的時候失蹤，下落不明。現在，為證明同父異母的兄長的清白和解開詹尼的失蹤謎團而，艾琳置身于理查的兒子Caleb（卡萊布），一位法醫人類學畢業生的調查中。但被發掘出大量的和驚人的Fletcher（弗萊切）家族的悲劇是即將點燃這場謀殺連鎖反應的導火索—— 而艾琳自己的什麼也處於危險之中。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：Irene Kelly系列第九本。該書系曾以Bones獲得2000愛倫坡獎年度最佳小說。
From Publishers Weekly
At the start of Edgar-winner Burke’s well-crafted 10th novel of suspense (after 2005’s Bloodlines), sociopathic killer Cleo Smith has just murdered a graphic artist, Richard Fletcher, who was a member of a large, bizarre California family, but Smith’s motive for the killing remains obscure. Five years later, Fletcher’s adopted son has been wrongfully convicted of the crime, and Burke’s resourceful and compassionate reporter heroine, Irene Kelly, has written a story about missing children that has prompted a host of inquiries from desperate relatives who have lost their own children. When more bodies turn up and further clues point to involvement of Fletcher family members, Kelly, aided by her police detective husband, Frank Harriman, puts her life on the line to exonerate the innocent prisoner and uncover the disturbing secrets at the heart of the Fletcher clan. The many plot twists should keep readers turning the pages, even if the windup is a little improbable.
About the Author/作者介绍： Jan Burke is the recipient of the Macavity Award, the Ellery Queen Mystery MagazineReaders Award and the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Contemporary Suspense. She lives in Southern California with her husband, Tim, and Cappy the devil dog. She is currently at work on the sixth Irene Kelly novel.
简 博克由于《短暂的停留》而获得了多个奖项，这其中包括：麦卡维提奖，爱拉瑞女王杂志的惊悚小说奖以及浪漫职业时代杂志的成就奖。现在她和她的丈夫提姆以及名叫卡比的小狗居住在南加里福尼亚洲，目前她在写一部小说。
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