Missing Max
Missing Max by Karen Young, published by Howard Books in 2010, is a contemporary romance that delves into the emotional turmoil of a family shattered by tragedy. The story follows Jane and Kyle Madison as they grapple with the kidnapping of their baby, Max, during Mardi Gras. With their teenage daughter, Melanie, feeling the weight of guilt and acting out, Jane becomes consumed by the search for her son, while Kyle, a lawyer, faces his own struggles and suspicions that intertwine with Max’s disappearance.
Readers will find a narrative that explores the complexities of family dynamics in the wake of loss. As Jane’s obsession with finding Max intensifies, her marriage begins to fray under the strain of grief and unexpected challenges, including an affair and an unplanned pregnancy. The story unfolds with the introduction of an anonymous caller who may hold the key to unraveling the mystery of Max’s kidnapping. This edition, comprising 319 pages, offers a poignant look at love, loss, and the lengths a family will go to reclaim what has been taken from them.
Official synopsis Publisher
“When baby Max is kidnapped during Mardi Gras, Jane and Kyle Madison’s life falls apart. What their daughter, Melanie, does next is unthinkable. Max vanished into thin air while in the care of his teenage sister, Melanie. Six months later, the family is a shadow of its former self: Melanie blames herself and is acting out and rebellious; Jane is obsessed with finding Max; and Kyle, a lawyer, struggles to cope with his own grief and a persistent suspicion that one of his cases is connected to Max’s disappearance. With her family in turmoil and her marriage on the rocks, Jane thinks things can’t get any worse. Then when an affair and an unexpected pregnancy threaten to tear the Madisons’ lives apart, an anonymous caller leads to a break in the case. Can a second kidnapping bring their family back together?” Taken from cover p. 4.
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