The Chain

"Yes, the premise is brilliant. A thirteen-year-old girl is kidnapped, and her mother is told that to free her, she must kidnap another child, in what turns out to be a chain-mail-like ransom scheme that goes on forever. The pace is intense and the premise plays on the central question: how far would any of us go to save our child? It’s an emotional, edge-of-your-seat read that lives up to the hype. I think this has always been the struggle of the arts and artists in general. Without a “day job” or financial support from a spouse or family many novelists wouldn’t be able to survive. I’m just glad McKinty found his way – he’s too great a talent to throw it in."