The Baby Game
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| Author(s) | Randall Hicks |
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| Publisher | Wordslinger Press |
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| A new attorney, Toby Dillon, hedges his bets by remaining the part-time tennis pro at the country club. Then his idyllic life changes when his two childhood friends, Brogan and Rita, Hollywood’s glamour couple, ask his help in adopting a baby. The media’s feel good story curdles into danger when the baby is kidnapped. When the expected ransom demand never arrives and the police turn up nothing, Toby and Brogan try to find answers on their own. First they think the baby’s birth mother is responsible, but suddenly she’s missing too, and their suspects start turning… | |
A new attorney, Toby Dillon, hedges his bets by remaining the part-time tennis pro at the country club. Then his idyllic life changes when his two childhood friends, Brogan and Rita, Hollywood’s glamour couple, ask his help in adopting a baby. The media’s feel good story curdles into danger when the baby is kidnapped. When the expected ransom demand never arrives and the police turn up nothing, Toby and Brogan try to find answers on their own. First they think the baby’s birth mother is responsible, but suddenly she’s missing too, and their suspects start turning up dead. They soon learn there’s more at stake than a kidnapping, and the answers may trace back to their shared childhood.
Honors
- 2006 Anthony-1st Novel nominee
- 2006 Barry-1st Novel nominee
- 2006 Macavity-1st Novel nominee
- Score: 18.56
