“Wright is ingenious at getting inside her characters’ heads… Eddie Henderson breaks through in more ways than one, against more malign forces than one. This, along with many other Wright inventions, makes for a terrific crime novel.” The Toronto Star
“L.R. Wright is one of Canada’s most accomplished authors… B.C.’s Sunshine Coast is in the capable hands of Sergeant Edwina ‘Eddie’ Henderson, who debuts in Wright’s finest work since The Suspect.” The Globe and Mail
Kidnap, the first Edwina Henderson mystery, is a finely crafted and superbly paced novel of suspence from an internationally celebrated author working at the height of her powers.
Samantha is a solitary but peaceful five-year-old, left by her grief-stricken father in the care of an aunt and in the company of a resentful cousin. Samantha’s every move is being watched by Susie Wilson, a sixty-year-old woman tortured by feelings of loneliness and despair. Spurred on by Arthur, her bumbling but unscrupulous accomplice, Susie steals Samantha away in a dramatic act of revenge.
The task of unravelling the intricate ties that bind this most unlikely criminal to her young victim falls to Sergeant Edwina ‘Eddie’ Henderson. Following the retirement of beloved Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg, Eddie assumes the helm of the RCMP detachment in Sechelt, a quiet town on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast. Now she must battle to gain the respect and confidence of those who now work under her.
Never one to shy away from a challenge, Eddie makes bold and unpredictable decisions, keeping her detractors on their toes. A sexy woman in her prime, she searches for something resembling a private life. But above all else, Eddie is determined to put together the pieces of a complex psychological puzzle in time to find the missing Samantha.