Mother Love

DI Sarah Quinn has a missing person case on her hands.  A note has been delivered to the police indicating that Olivia Kent has been abducted.    When a copy of the note is shown to Olivia's mother, she indicates that the note is in Olivia's handwriting.  Quinn is unaware that Olivia's best friend is Caroline King, her old journalist nemesis.

Shortly after the investigation begins, another note with a picture of Olivia in a wire noose arrives, as does Caroline King, the journalist friend, hellbent on getting as much information to the media as possible.  Quinn has other ideas.  She questions the head of the school where Olivia teaches and is left feeling suspicious.  During a media briefing information comes in of a fire and a body at the site.

Only the body is a survivor, and the survivor is Olivia Kent.  Unfortunately, due to smoke inhalation she is in a coma.  Quinn's team turns up two Persons of Interest.  One is the head of Olivia's school, while the other is a governor of the school.  Journalist King has some information, which she is not sharing with Quinn; the story is more important to her.

Olivia refuses to talk to anyone when she regains consciousness.  It is at this point that author Maureen Carter throws a spanner in the works putting the reader on edge until the totally unexpected climax.