{"product_id":"2940157857011","title":"Take My Hand","description":"The cold case of a murdered boy is the last thing Detective Chris Bellini wants because \u003cbr\u003ehe's raising a grand-daughter who is the same age as the dead child. The murder victim was kidnapped in a shop by two older boys, but the shop owner never saw them leaving. \u003cbr\u003eThen there is the house-keeper who was in the house when the ransom note was\u003cbr\u003edelivered but  denies hearing anything and the gardener who may have had a 'special\u003cbr\u003einterest' in the boy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hundred miles from the kidnapping, Lorna Watson, a teacher in a medium- security\u003cbr\u003eprison reads the account of a kidnapping written by an inmate. Was the inmate one of the kidnappers? Then Lorna's husband disappears and Bellini realizes that though the child\u003cbr\u003eis dead, the killer is still out there waiting, and he and his grand-daughter may be the next\u003cbr\u003evictims.\u003cbr\u003eWith  razor-sharp intrigue this story will hold anyone who likes a fast read with lots of twists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI Loved It \"This is the first mystery book I've ever read. I LOVED it. The character's \u003cbr\u003epersonalities were real. It was fast moving so I never lost interest in the plot.\" \u003cbr\u003e(Amazon five star review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmazing First Book \"This was an amazing first book, that caught me up from the first few\u003cbr\u003epages\" (Amazon five star review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbsolutely Fantastic! Mooers won't let you down. \"I read the novel \"Take My Hand\" with\u003cbr\u003egreat interest. I like suspense\/mysteries and Mooers has done a great job. (It is) full of\u003cbr\u003esurprises. A great buy--you won't regret it. Buy now is my recommendation.\"( Amazon review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dialogue Flows Naturally and the Suspense is So Good It Got Me To Turn The Pages\u003cbr\u003e\"' Take My Hand' is a very good read--a well constructed mystery with an appealing \u003cbr\u003edetective reconstructing the scene and possible suspects in a 'cold case child abduction'.\u003cbr\u003eMooers constructs the pieces of her puzzle nicely with an ultimately persuasive, but not\u003cbr\u003eimmediately obvious solution.\" (Amazon review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The investigation leads Chris into a web of lies and family secrets that had me chomping\u003cbr\u003eat the bit to find the truths, too. I really didn't see the twists coming (which is hard for a book\u003cbr\u003eto be successful with me.) This was a really great read. Five stars.\" (Goodreads review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"After a slow start with the shooting of Detective Bellini, the tension really builds from the\u003cbr\u003emoment he and Larry begin investigating and does not let up--no easy feat for a \u003cbr\u003eprocedural like this one. Lorna is a great secondary character, with a well-developed \u003cbr\u003eemotional arc and compelling relationships that make her involvement in the case even\u003cbr\u003emore tense and dangerous.\" Review from the 2015 Writers Digest Self-Published Book\u003cbr\u003eAwards","brand":"Marguerite Mooers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168155484400,"sku":"2940157857011","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157857011_p0.jpg?v=1764109930","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157857011","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}