No Exit: A Novel

No Exit: A Novel

<p><strong>“What a box of tricks! This full-throttle thriller, dark and driving, rivals Agatha Christie for sheer ingenuity and James Patterson for flat-out speed. Swift, sharp, and relentless.”</strong><strong>  </strong><strong>— </strong><strong>A. J. Finn, #1 <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author of <em>The Woman in the Window</em></strong><br/></p><p>A brilliant, edgy thriller about four strangers, a blizzard, a kidnapped child, and a determined young woman desperate to unmask and outwit a vicious psychopath.<br/><br/><em>A kidnapped little girl locked in a stranger’s van. No help for miles. What would you do?</em></p><p>On her way to Utah to see her dying mother, college student Darby Thorne gets caught in a fierce blizzard in the mountains of Colorado. With the roads impassable, she’s forced to wait out the storm at a remote highway rest stop. Inside are some vending machines, a coffee maker, and four complete strangers. </p><p>Desperate to find a signal to call home, Darby goes back out into the storm . . . and makes a horrifying discovery. In the back of the van parked next to her car, a little girl is locked in an animal crate. </p><p>Who is the child? Why has she been taken? And how can Darby save her?</p><p>There is no cell phone reception, no telephone, and no way out. One of her fellow travelers is a kidnapper. But which one? </p><p>Trapped in an increasingly dangerous situation, with a child’s life and her own on the line, Darby must find a way to break the girl out of the van and escape. </p><p>But who can she trust? </p><p>With exquisitely controlled pacing, Taylor Adams diabolically ratchets up the tension with every page. Full of terrifying twists and hairpin turns, <em>No Exit</em> will have you on the edge of your seat and leave you breathless. </p>