The Cornwalls are Gone

by James Patterson

First published 2019

Amy Cornwall returns to her Virginia home to find a nightmare waiting. Her husband and ten-year-old daughter have vanished. A phone call delivers brutal terms: she has forty-eight hours to find and free an unknown prisoner, or her family dies. The caller refuses to identify the captive or explain why Amy was chosen for this mission. Her Army intelligence training prepared her for combat overseas, but nothing matches the terror of this moment. Amy defies her military superiors and goes rogue. She must use every deadly skill she possesses to track down the mysterious prisoner. Time runs out with each passing hour. The deeper she digs, the more questions emerge about who orchestrated this trap and their motives. Amy faces an impossible choice: follow orders from an unknown enemy or lose everything that matters. Her family's survival depends on unraveling a conspiracy that reaches far beyond a simple kidnapping.

Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, action

Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful

Tropes: rogue-agent, ticking-clock

Setting: Virginia

Period: Contemporary

332 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company

Content warnings: kidnapping, violence

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