High school teacher Doug Blake, Maddy's spouse and Amy's father, has been cleared of all charges of sexual misconduct brought by a student. Throughout the ordeal, Maddy stayed by her man because she refused to believe any of the ugly accusations. After a celebration dinner, Maddy is involved in a car accident in which the other driver Terry Lewis is hospitalized. Maddy invites the Lewis family to stay with her to save on expenses.
The local police chief thinks Doug is the killer of a fifteen-year-old girl and kidnapper of a smaller child. Maddy initially thinks it is harassment because the chief's daughter is the student who originally pressed sexual harassment charges against her spouse. However, she begins to wonder if her faith in Doug is false and he could indeed be guily of hitting sexually on his students or something even more horrific(like murder and kidnapping). Patricia MacDonald has written a suspense filled thriller that is similar to the best of Mary Higgins Clark and Barbara Michaels. LOST INNOCENTS is a passionate melodrama loaded with tension and much cleverly deployed misdirection. All readers will come away from this book feeling satisfied with its potent story line, frightened with its reality base, and anxious for Ms. MacDonald's next tale.
Patricia MacDonald has written a suspense filled thriller that is similar to the best of Mary Higgins Clark and Barbara Michaels. LOST INNOCENTS is a passionate melodrama loaded with tension and much cleverly deployed misdirection. All readers will come away from this book feeling satisfied with its potent story line, frightened with its reality base, and anxious for Ms. MacDonald's next tale.
Harriet Klausner