The six year old twins of a US Federal court judge are kidnapped and he is told he will have his children’s body parts returned to him one by one if he contacts the police or the FBI. Pretty horrifying stuff. His only chance to get his children back is to deliver the verdict dictated by the kidnappers in two matters coming before him in the court and of course, to say nothing.
This is a good one; it makes you want to grab the shoulders of the person next to you and shake them and holler “But what would you DO?” The judge’s sense of bewilderment and helplessness is utterly believable. Less believable are his suspicions about his wife and the SPOILER ALERT almost cursory attention he pays to the children once they are returned to him. Perhaps I should say nothing. A finely written, well paced thriller shot through with dread and suspense.
