Kidnap and Ransom

A pair of street thugs nabs British scientist Naomi Shaffer in South Africa and issue an impossible demand: $2 million for her release. Hounded by a South African detective and his own self-doubt, Dominic quickly discovers that coming up with the cash is the least of his problems.

Joined by Inspector Lanning, Dominic unearths clues about the second kidnapping gang. Does the group’s urbane ringleader, Willard, want ransom or something more valuable? Dominic’s pursuit of the case threatens to estrange him from his wife, Sophie, and daughter, Tess.

Danger follows Naomi’s family back to England after her daughter, Sally, is kidnapped by Willard’s gang. As Dominic struggles to heal his broken family, the police bungle the case with shocking results. Working alone to save the girl, Dominic learns that Willard isn’t his only adversary.