Higgins Clark's publishers asked her for a suspense novel set on Christmas Eve in Manhattan. She was interested.
Catherine Dornan and her two children are sad because they will be spending the Christmas holidays with her husband and father in the hospital because he has leukemia. Before they go to see him, they pass by the decorated streets and the big Christmas tree in New York. Without quite knowing why they become involved in a set of terrible events that include the kidnapping of a child, a bloody jailbreak and a desperate race against time.
This is a short, easy-to-read thriller. Entertaining and disturbing. Each chapter contains dialogue and suspense. The plot is interesting and faith has relevance in it. It reflects the courage of a child in the face of fatal danger and the power of love and solidarity. The characters are engaging. A book for teens to enjoy, especially at Christmas time.