The Kidnapping of Aaron Greene

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Summary: Intriguing questions
Review: Aaron Greene is kidnapped on the way to his job in the mail room of a bank. There is no obvious reason for his kidnapping. Aaron is a "nobody", the type of person that people just don't notice or remember. The kidnappers demand 10 million dollars to be paid, not by his family, but by the bank. The manager of the bank can't even place who Aaron is and refuses to pay the ransom.

Aaron's kidnapping becomes part of a media circus. Who is Aaron? Why was he kidnapped? And who is ultimately responsible for someone no one can even remember?

There are many wonderful characters in this book. People that you remember when the book is finished. There is humor and friendship and caring and also some surprises.

Terry Kay can take a subject and completely turn it around into a whole new story.

If you want to try something different, read this book. I think you'll like it.

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Summary: A wonderful page turner with intriguing characters
Review: Since ..WHITE DOG I've been a Terry Kay fan, and I wasn't disappointed this time either. I believe Mr. Kay is a highly underrated author. Barnes and Noble doesn't even have this book in stock. John Grisham could learn a thing or two from the ending in this book. At the end you felt as if you'd gotten your moneys worth, that the author has respected his readers intelligence and stayed true to his story...didn't cop out with a cheesy ending. If you haven't read other words by Mr. Kay, give them a shot, you won't be disappointed. A very versatile author, and I always look forward to his books.

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Summary: A top-notch whydunit
Review: This may start out as a whodunit, but far more important is the why. Although author Terry Kay has switched to the detective genre here, he still has an eye for social consciousness, a prominent theme in his previous works. In his book, The Year the Lights Came On, it was electricity that determined a person's worth. In To Dance With The White Dog, it was aging that challenged us. In The Runaway, it was race. In The Kidnapping of Aaron Greene, Kay asks the question: How much is a nobody worth? And he does it with mystery and suspense, with a little romance thrown in. An enjoyable read.