Mary Higgins Clark, America's Queen of Suspense, and her daughter, bestselling author Carol Higgins Clark, have joined forces for the first time to create a brilliant and exciting story of high-stakes intrigue and detection in a kidnapping played out against a holiday setting.
Three days before Christmas, Regan Reilly, a dynamic young sleuth, meets Alvirah Meehan, the famous lottery winner and amateur detective, when they both arrive at a New Jersey dentist's office. Alvirah is to accompany her husband home after a particularly gruelling session, while Regan is there in hopes of connecting with her busy father, who is scheduled for a routine visit.
Alvirah offers the deeply troubled Regan a lift home. When a call comes on Regan's cell phone, telling her that her father and his driver, Rosita Gonzalez, are being held for $1,000,000 ransom, Alvirah insists that Regan allow her to lend a hand in trying to gain their release. With Alvirah's help, Jack Reilly, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, is called back from his Christmas holiday to lead the investigation.
