Dimensions
176 x 181 x 27mm
The first in a brand new series from the crime master himself, Ed McBain
Alice in Jeopardy is the first novel in a brand new series from the author of the acclaimed 87th Precinct series. Each novel is set in a different location featuring a contemporary woman whose life or children are suddenly endangered. The woman must find in herself the resources to save both her children and herself.
Alice is a recently widowed young woman living in Florida with her two small children. Utterly devastated by her late husband's death in a boating accident, she is struggling to re-build her life. And as if life can't get any worse, her children are kidnapped. Surrounded by police fighting inter-departmental battles, Alice ultimately has to resort to finding and saving her children herself. Alice in Jeopardy is a truly gripping book, absolutely jam-packed with twists and turns, culminating in a totally unexpected ending.