His Kidnapper's Shoes
by Maggie James
Daniel Bateman is one angry man. The woman who calls herself his mother has been exposed as an imposter, but he has no idea who she really is. Furious that his whole childhood has been a sham, his life disintegrates as he loses his girlfriend when a shattering truth is uncovered. Daniel's rage consumes him; alcohol and casual sex help numb the pain.
Meanwhile, Laura Bateman, arrested for Daniel's kidnap twenty-two years ago, isn't talking. Not to the police. Not to her husband. And definitely not to her lawyer. Laura doesn't believe she committed a crime in abducting Daniel. Scarred by events from her past, to her stealing Daniel seemed the right thing to do, and nothing is going to convince her otherwise. Until Daniel comes to her and tells her he forgives her, she's staying silent.
So both Daniel and the police need answers, but aren’t getting any. Why did Laura Bateman kidnap a four-year-old child? Can Daniel overcome his grief and anger in order to forge a new relationship with his birth family? And will he ever overcome the trauma of his tortured childhood?
A tense novel of psychological suspense, His Kidnapper's Shoes interlinks Daniel's quest for his identity with one woman's love for the man she calls her son.
Meanwhile, Laura Bateman, arrested for Daniel's kidnap twenty-two years ago, isn't talking. Not to the police. Not to her husband. And definitely not to her lawyer. Laura doesn't believe she committed a crime in abducting Daniel. Scarred by events from her past, to her stealing Daniel seemed the right thing to do, and nothing is going to convince her otherwise. Until Daniel comes to her and tells her he forgives her, she's staying silent.
So both Daniel and the police need answers, but aren’t getting any. Why did Laura Bateman kidnap a four-year-old child? Can Daniel overcome his grief and anger in order to forge a new relationship with his birth family? And will he ever overcome the trauma of his tortured childhood?
A tense novel of psychological suspense, His Kidnapper's Shoes interlinks Daniel's quest for his identity with one woman's love for the man she calls her son.