Ransom (reprinted under the title Five Were Missing)[1] is a 1966 thriller novel by Lois Duncan.[2][3] Its plot follows a group of children who are kidnapped and held hostage on a school bus. It marked Duncan's first foray into the suspense and thriller genre, and was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award.[4]
 First edition cover art | |
| Author | Lois Duncan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Pages | 187 |
| OCLC | 1286149 |
| LC Class | 66013196 |
Plot edit
Five students in Albuquerque, New Mexico are abducted on their school bus by a gang of kidnappers. The criminals demand $15,000 ransoms for each child, which their respective parents scramble to produce. Meanwhile, the five youths attempt to find a way to escape the situation themselves.
Accolades edit
- Nominated – Edgar Award (1967)[4]
References edit
- ^ Five Were Missing. OCLC 1452752 – via WorldCat.
- ^ "Lois Duncan". The Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature at Rhode Island College (ric.edu). February 9, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Writers Directory. Springer. 1983. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-349-03650-9.
- ^ a b Eccleshare, Julia (June 28, 2016). "Lois Duncan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
External links edit
- Ransom at the Open Library
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