cover image It Only Takes a Moment

It Only Takes a Moment

Mary Jane Clark. Morrow, $24.95 (345pp) ISBN 978-0-06-128609-4

New York City news anchor Eliza Blake, now back at the morning TV show KEY to America , pays a price for her high media profile in this riveting novel of suspense from bestseller Clark (When Day Breaks ). When kidnappers seize Eliza's seven-year-old daughter, Janie, and Eliza's Hispanic housekeeper on their way home from camp in New Jersey, Eliza's comfortable life turns into a living nightmare. The FBI, local law enforcement and Eliza's news team work around the clock to discover the identities and locations of the kidnappers. When a psychic arrives at Eliza's doorstep, claiming to know details of the kidnapping that weren't released to the press, Eliza is convinced that the psychic can help find Janie. Suspicious letters, ransom notes and mysterious clues heighten the suspense. A multitude of red herrings will keep the reader guessing to the shocking conclusion. (Aug.)