Ransom: A Novel
2.5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Outside the gates of a California prison, Peter Morgan is released after four long years and vows to redeem himself in the eyes of the young daughters he left behind. Simultaneously, Carl Waters, a convicted murderer, is set on the path of freedom with him. That night, three hundred miles south in San Francisco, police detective Ted Lee comes home to a silent house; for twenty-nine years, he has been living for his job—and slowly falling out of love with his wife. Across town, in an exclusive Pacific Heights neighborhood, a mother tries to shield her three children from the panic rising within her. Four months after her husband’s death, Fernanda Barnes faces a mountain of debt she cannot repay, a world destroyed, and a marriage lost.
Within weeks, the lives of these four people will collide in ways none of them could have foreseen. For Fernanda, whose life had once been graced by beautiful homes, security, success, and stunning wealth, the death of her brilliant, brooding husband was already too much to bear. She simply couldn’t imagine a greater loss, until a devastating crime rocks her family to its core—and brings Detective Ted Lee into her life.
A man of unshakable integrity, Lee will soon become the one person who tries to save Fernanda’s family from a terrifying fate. Fernanda must draw on a strength she never knew she had. Racing against time in the underbelly of the criminal world, buffeted by the dark side of power, and unmoored by loss and betrayal, no one can predict where this tragedy will take them.
Danielle Steel brilliantly explores the collision of a shocking crime with the ordinary lives of its victims in a novel that mesmerizes from start to finish. Ransom is at once a riveting evocation of life’s inexplicable turns of fate and a testament to the human will to survive.
Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world's most popular authors, with over 650 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include Property of a Noblewoman, Blue, Precious Gifts, Undercover, Country, Prodigal Son, Pegasus, A Perfect Life, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; and the children's books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood.
Related to Ransom
Related ebooks
His Own Flesh and Blood: The story of Raymond Goedecke, the killer in the choir. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Doctorate 1957-1962 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Reckoning of Jack the Ripper: Entity Unknown Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMax and Friends: This Is Not a Children’S Book Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLong Haul Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLast Days: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Deadly Game: The Untold Story of the Scott Peterson Investigation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Baggage from the Past: The Life That Wouldn't Die Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThat Will Do Nicely: Inspector Roberts Investigates, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBloodlines: An Irene Kelly Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Stained White Radiance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Liam's Wild Irish Rose: A Moment in Time Romance, #4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Study Guide for Joyce Carol Oates's "How I Contemplated the World" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnforced Error Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5True Enough Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Maine Consecration Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlame It On Chocolate: A Moment in Time Romance, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLow Down and Dirty: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Different Seasons Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bad Blood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTo the New Owners: A Martha's Vineyard Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love Lockdown: Dating, Sex, and Marriage in America's Prisons Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Perfect Husband Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I Shall Not Want: A Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Perfect Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Cure for Modern Life: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Agorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Bad Sex Good Love Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPandora's Boxxx: The Michael Biancho Series, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Sagas For You
The Grapes of Wrath Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Golden Notebook: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Light Between Oceans: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Seven Sisters: Book One Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Seven Years to Sin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Blackwater: The Complete Saga Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stone of Tears Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wizard's First Rule Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Darkness That Comes Before Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Don Quixote Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: An Oprah's Book Club Pick Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Japanese Lover: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Of Women and Salt: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prodigal Summer: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unsheltered: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Woman Is No Man: A Read with Jenna Pick Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mornings in Jenin: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nantucket Nights: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Pride and Pleasure Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Peace Like a River Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gospel of Loki Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little Monsters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We, the Drowned Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hang the Moon: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Soul of the Fire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Body & Soul: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Kitchen House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5River God Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Ransom
3 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A better narrative than Bright Lights, Big City. I enjoyed the karate scenes and the interaction with the Japanese. The ending, however, totally spoiled the book.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The setting of this book in Japan makes it quite different from any other book by Jay McInerney that I have ever read. The introspection of the character is also quite interesting. In all, I think that the interesting setting as well as the main character's quest to make peace with the actions he has taken in the past as well as his family demons makes it a great read.