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Author: Gillian McAllister Listening Length: 11h 8m

A road trip across America with her teenage daughter was meant to be much-needed bonding time for Simone before Lucy leaves home for university. But on the first night of their stay, in a cabin deep in the Texan desert, Simone wakes to find Lucy missing and a mobile phone in her place. The phone rings and the voice on ...

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CHAPTER 14

Daybreak in Mexico. Simone slept for twenty minutes, but it is the only respite from her mind that she has had since Lucy was taken, and therefore it really, truly does feel like the next day.

The sky outside the coach is ballet-shoe pink.

It ought to be beautiful, but to Simone it is eerie: Lucy’s captivity is ongoing, Simone’s task still hours ahead of her, the risks mind-boggling.

The scenery has slid from Texan desert to Mexican, which is subtly different.