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Mitch Rafferty has just sixty hours to save his wife. A suspense novel -- and love story -- from one of the most acclaimed and popular authors of modern times. What would you do for love? Would you die? Would you kill? Landscape gardener Mitchell Rafferty was busy planting beds of impatiens for one of his clients when his phone rang. It was a voice he didn't know. 'We have your wife. You can get her back for two million cash.' Now he's standing in a normal suburban neighbourhood on a bright summer day having a phone conversation out of his darkest nightmare. Mitch thinks it must be some kind of a joke. But whoever is on the other end of the line is dead serious. 'See that guy across the street?' Rifle fire shatters the stilllness as the man goes down, shot in the head. 'An object lesson.' The caller doesn't care that Mitch has no way of raising such a vast sum. He's confident that Mitch will find a way. 'If he loves his wife enough.' Mitch does love her enough. He's got sixty hours to prove it. He'll pay anything. He'll pay a lot more than two million dollars. A story of love, tenacity and courage with the pace of a runaway train, from its tense opening to its shattering climax, 'The Husband' is a thriller that holds the reader in its relentless grip.
When a landscape gardener receives a chilling phone call informing him that his wife has been kidnapped, he is thrust into a desperate sixty-hour race to secure a two-million-dollar ransom. Mitchell Rafferty, an ordinary man with no criminal connections or vast wealth, must navigate a terrifying ultimatum while being watched by ruthless captors who demonstrate their lethality with cold precision. The narrative follows Mitch as he is forced to abandon his quiet suburban life, testing the limits of his morality and physical endurance to protect the person he loves most. The story unfolds with a relentless, high-stakes pace, trapping the protagonist in a tightening web of psychological and physical threats.
This novel is characterized by the author's signature blend of high-octane suspense and domestic vulnerability. The premise suggests a focus on the mechanics of a desperate man pushed to his absolute limits by an unseen, lethal adversary. Readers likely encounter a narrative that prioritizes rapid pacing and escalating danger over complex character development. The work fits squarely into the tradition of the modern thriller, utilizing a classic 'wrong man' scenario to drive the plot forward through a series of increasingly difficult obstacles.
Page Count:
464
Publication Date:
2010-05-25
Publisher:
Harper
ISBN-10:
0007368275
ISBN-13:
9780007368273
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