The Method: Kidnapped? Helpless? Looks can be deceiving... - Softcover

Kirk, Shannon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751564311 ISBN 13: 9780751564310

Publisher: Sphere, 2016

Synopsis

They thought she was the victim, but they're the ones in danger . . .

Imagine a helpless, pregnant 16-year-old who's just been yanked from the serenity of her home and shoved into a dirty van. Kidnapped . . . Alone . . . Terrified.

Now forget her . . .

Picture instead a pregnant, 16-year-old, manipulative prodigy. She is shoved into a dirty van and, from the first moment of her kidnapping, feels a calm desire for two things: to save her unborn son and to exact merciless revenge.

She is methodical - calculating - scientific in her plotting. Leaving nothing to chance, she waits . . . for the perfect moment to strike. The Method is what happens when the victim is just as cold as the captors.

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Review

'It's hard to find true originality these days, but this debut delivers, dicing the genre before blending it just to be sure. The characters are beautifully detailed . . . ' (Alastair Gunn, author of The Advent Killer and My Bloody Valentine)

'Completely original and totally kick ass! Shannon Kirk pulls no punches in this adrenaline rush of a thriller where the victim is the one to watch, while the kidnappers learn to fear. Loved it!' (Lisa Gardner)

'A very unique take on a kidnap tale that I'm sure will make waves' (Claire McGowan)

'Riveting . . . a thrilling new voice in crime fiction' (Boston Globe)

'[The narrator's] willpower and ingenuity prove more than a match for the callous brutality of those who wish her ill as this exciting tale builds to a surprising climax' (Publishers Weekly, Starred Review)

'Flat-out brilliant' (Mystery Scene)

'A dark, disturbing, damnably readable novel . . . a worthy challenge, a joy to discuss and a great pairing with John Katzenback's equally riveting What Comes Next' (Booklist, Starred Review)

'The Method is crowded with fascinating characters - but the standout is the kidnapped pregnant teenager. Her captors want her baby. Little do they know they've brought an insanely brilliant, angry, vengeful, borderline sociopath under their roof. Somebody's in big trouble . . . and it isn't the teenager' (F Paul Wilson, New York Times Bestselling Author)

'The Method by Shannon Kirk has an extraordinary plot as well as an extraordinary character . . . Make sure you have some extra time as you start this unusual and suspenseful novel. It is darn hard to put down' (Book Loons)

'Shannon Kirk's debut novel doesn't really remind me of anything else I've read . . . Thrilling, shocking and original, The Method is a guaranteed all-night read' (Morning Star)

Book Description

What would you do if you were kidnapped and held captive whilst heavily pregnant? Would you submit, or would you subvert?

Lisbeth Salander meets Pierre Lemaitre's Alex in this original debut thriller with a heroine like no other.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sphere
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0751564311
• ISBN 13: 9780751564310
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 336