The Vanishing Point, Val McDermid
The Vanishing Point, Val McDermid
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The Vanishing Point

Author: Val McDermid

Narrator: Antonia Beamish

Unabridged: 13 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/07/2012


Synopsis

Award-winning author Val McDermid has forged an international following, earning her a reputation as one of today's finest crime writers. In The Vanishing Point, ghost writer Stephanie Harker is entrusted with the custody of Jimmy Higgins, the young son of a reality-TV star who died from cancer. But when Jimmy is abducted, Stephanie must help the FBI figure out whether Jimmy's relatives, reality-show stalkers, or her own obsessed ex-lover is responsible.

About Val Mcdermid

Val McDermid is the author of many crime novels and has created the notable characters Lindsay Gordon, Karen Pirie, Kate Brannigan and Tony Hill. Her novels have been translated into forty languages and have sold over 16 million copies. Visit her online at ValMcDermid.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on March 20, 2025

This is not a typical McDermid novel with her known characters. This is a stand-alone about the case of a woman named Stephanie coming to the airport with a young boy, Jimmy she is adopting. And then, he is taken. Now, you would think that the book would take off at race-neck speed to find the boy.......more

Goodreads review by Jayne on March 06, 2022

The suspense never vanishes with "The Vanishing Point". The suspense begins immediately when a 5-year-old British boy is abducted in a large U.S. airport, while his caretaker is being patted down by airport security. The boy is the son of a deceased British reality star so the abduction instantly make......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 02, 2022

Val McDermid has long been one of my very favourite writers. However, I'd put off reading The Vanishing Point, due to the subject matter of child abduction (my own child was a toddler at the time the book was originally released). Well, I've finally gotten around to reading it, and am pleased to rep......more

Goodreads review by Ellen on November 29, 2012

This was my first Val McDermid book and while I didn't rate it very highly, I finished the book thinking I will probably try another one of her books. She writes very well,the plot moved along, and many of the characters were well-fleshed out. The narrative unfolds both in the present day and in fla......more

Goodreads review by Bill on October 16, 2012

For sheer variety of fascinating characters and settings, I believe that Val McDermid has no rivals amongst ontemporary mystery story writers. She has introduced me to Scottish miners, German rivercraft, Cambridge academics, and lots of police officers and profilers not to mention Fletcher Christian......more