Taken

Name: Taken
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Lisa Stone
ISBN: 9780008378844

Author: Lisa Stone

Narrator: Bronwen Price

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 07/23/2020

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Family Life, Women

Synopsis

The gripping thriller with a difference from Lisa Stone Have you seen Leila? A thriller with a difference! 8-year-old Leila Smith has seen and heard things that no child should ever have to. On the Hawthorn Estate, where she lives, she often stays out after dark to avoid going home. But what Leila doesn’t know is that someone has been watching her in the playground. One day, she disappears without a trace… The police start a nationwide search but it’s as if Leila has vanished into thin air. Who kidnapped her? What do they want? Will she return home safely or is she lost forever? What readers are saying about Lisa Stone ‘Couldn’t put it down, it was so !’ ‘I was so on this book I was up all night reading it into the next day’ ‘The written style keeps the reader ’ ‘If you like a book that keeps you on the from start to finish this book is for you’ ‘This is a that had me hooked from the beginning until the end’ ‘ book, couldn’t turn the pages quickly enough!’ ‘A well-written and extremely novel that will stick in your head long after putting it down’

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ken

Eight year old Leila Smith is currently being neglected by her alcoholic, drug addict prostitute mother Kelsey. The young girl prefere to spends more time in the park rather than returning home at a suitable time, clearly someone has been watching and takes her. Kelsey's lifestyle is so awful that she......more

Goodreads review by Louise

3.5 stars rounded up to Leila is just eight years old and her mother, Kelsey is an alcoholic, a drug addict and a prostitute. Leila is often neglected and left on her own for hours. She lives on an estate where drug abuse is rife. Kelsey has four older children who are in care. One night, Leila gets......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

Leila is 8 years old and lives with her mother Kelsey who is dependent on drugs and alcohol and is a prostitute. Leila is often left on her own and has to fend for herself. Whilst her mother is high on drugs Leila is taken from the play area and no one seems to know where she has vanished to. The st......more

Goodreads review by Michelle

Thank you, Harper Collins, and NetGalley for a copy of taken by Lisa Stone. Leila is 8 years old and daughter of Kelsey Smith who is a single mother, alcoholic, drug user and prostitute. They live on a run-down estate. Leila does not have the best relationship with her mother. She is neglected and mo......more

Quotes

Praise for Lisa Stone ‘Couldn’t put it down, it was so addictive!’ Amazon reviewer ‘I was so hooked on this book I was up all night reading it into the next day’ Amazon reviewer ‘The written style keeps the reader enthralled’ Amazon reviewer ‘If you like a book that keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish this book is for you’ Amazon reviewer ‘This is a cracking good read that had me hooked from the beginning until the end. Full of murders, spiritualistic intrigue and just a hint of romance. It is quick paced, extremely thought provoking and full of twists and turns. I didn't want to put this book down.’ Amazon reviewer ‘Fantastic book, couldn’t turn the pages quickly enough!’ Amazon reviewer ‘A well-written and extremely addictive novel that will stick in your head long after putting it down.’ Amazon reviewer