Up Close And Gone (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780972676854)

Newly retired Chicago Sun-Times reporter Shana Kahn just can't stop asking intrusive questions, even of her daughter's new in-laws. While attending a family reunion brunch in New York's Central Park, Shana gets into an altercation with her two adult daughters. Humiliated when her husband refuses to stand up for her, Shana flees the restaurant, intent on booking a flight home to North Carolina. A sudden downpour finds Shana unprepared. When a nice young man offers to share his umbrella, Shana's trusting response leads to a heinous series of events. Even worse, Shana doubts her family will attempt to rescue her.

The NYPD assigns Detective Stella Hernandez to their case, but the kidnapper's trail is cold. In the end, Shana must choose between hate and compassion for her assailant.