Method 15/33
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4.2 • 54 Ratings
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- $1.99
Publisher Description
USA Today Best-Selling Author
Benjamin Franklin Gold Medal Winner
National Indie Excellence Award Winner
Kidnapped, pregnant teen plots a calculating escape and merciless revenge
Imagine a helpless, pregnant 16-year-old who's just been yanked from the serenity of her home and shoved into a dirty van. Kidnapped . . . Alone . . . Terrified.
Now forget her . . .
Picture instead a pregnant, 16-year-old, manipulative prodigy. She is shoved into a dirty van and, from the first moment of her kidnapping, feels a calm desire for two things: to save her unborn child and to exact merciless revenge.
She is methodical—calculating—scientific in her plotting. A clinical sociopath? Leaving nothing to chance, secure in her timing and practice, she waits—for the perfect moment to strike. Method 15/33 is what happens when the victim is just as cold as her abductors.
The agents searching for a kidnapped girl have their own frustrations and desires wrapped into this chilling drama. In the twists of intersecting stories, one is left to ponder. Who is the victim? Who is the aggressor?
Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Jeffrey Deaver
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Kirk's harrowing first novel, a kidnap victim 16 years old and pregnant meticulously plots her escape. Although locked in a sparsely furnished third-floor room of what she believes to be a white farmhouse, the nameless narrator is confident that she can turn the tables on her male captor ("I had the wits to beat this horrible, disgusting thing"). Her visitors include a doctor and a couple she calls Mr. and Mrs. Obvious, who intend to take her baby. Fueled by a desire for revenge, she carefully catalogues every possible asset that she might use: a loose floorboard is #4, a pencil sharpener is #15, and so on. Meanwhile, FBI special agent Roger Liu investigates the abduction case of Dorothy M. Salucci, another in a series of missing pregnant teens, and he tracks a slim lead to rural Indiana. Back at the farmhouse, the narrator sets out to rescue herself, and with great cunning and patience she carries out the plan she calls 15/33. Her willpower and ingenuity prove more than a match for the callous brutality of those who wish her ill as this exciting tale builds to a surprising climax.
Customer Reviews
15/33
Extremely absorbing and excellently written! Had a hard time putting it down.
Tedious
I don’t think I’ve been this frustrated reading a crime novel in a long time. She moves you an inch forward and then retraces 10 steps backwards. I had to skip through 10 pages at a time to get to a place where the story moves forward. She’s a good writer, I don’t begrudge her that. But I couldn’t wait for it to be over.
Excellent, amazing!
What a very different way to tell a story. Captivating, could hardly stand to put it down to tend to life’s matters. Loved the main character, her insights and wit. Fascinating characters, twists and turns. I highly recommend this read. Such a pleasant departure from conventional storytelling. Intriguing. High kudos.