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When Clare Thaddeus' sister was abducted, she was five and her family fell apart. Now, twenty-seven years later, there's a chance Lynnie could still be alive! Divorced parents, a rebellious daughter, and a devoted sister find their lives in turmoil once again. This time, will crisis tear them apart or will forgotten love knit them together once more?
Excerpt:
Where is Lynnie? Where did she go?
In her mind, five-year-old Clare Thaddeus called to her little sister—Come back, Lynnie. Please come back.
The
huge policeman crouched down in front of Clare's mother at the sofa and
said in a deep, slow voice, "Mrs. Thaddeus, I know you're terribly
upset. But I need details. We've got an hour before daylight. If your
daughter wandered outside—"
Clare's
father, who'd been talking to another man in blue, glanced at her, and
Clare huddled down deeper into the big green armchair. Her dad didn't
come to her but rather went to her mom, sank down beside her and wrapped
his arm around her. Then he spoke to the officer. "Our daughter,
Lynnie, is three. She would never go outside into the dark on her own."
"Tell us again where you were last night," the policeman demanded in a not-so-nice voice.
"I worked late, preparing a brief."
"Until five a.m.?"
"Yes,
until five a.m. As I told you, I always check the girls' rooms before
turning in. Lynnie wasn't in her bed. I woke my wife. We looked
through the whole house and then we called you."
Clare
had been sleeping in her brand new room. They'd moved in here—she
studied her hand and counted her fingers—five days ago. Boxes were
still stacked down here and upstairs. The house was okay. There were
more rooms for her and Lynnie to play hide and seek. But she didn't
like being alone in her own room at night. She'd liked it better when
she and Lynnie had slept in the same room. She was supposed to watch
her sister. She was always supposed to look out for Lynnie. That's
what big sisters did.
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