The Chain

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

Gripping, Twisted, and Unputdownable!

How far would you go to get your child back? That’s the horrifying question at the heart of The Chain by Adrian McKinty, and from the very first page, this book does not let go.

Rachel is on her way to the doctor when she gets a call no parent ever wants to hear—her daughter Kylie has been kidnapped. But the ransom isn’t just money. To get Kylie back, Rachel must kidnap another child and continue The Chain. It’s a chilling, morally complex concept that forces Rachel—and the reader—to confront just how far someone will go when the stakes are everything.

I listened to the audiobook and literally could not stop. I finished it the same day because I had to know how it ended. The pacing is nonstop, the suspense is wild, and the emotional weight behind Rachel’s decisions had me holding my breath.

This book was a ride—dark, thought-provoking, and absolutely addictive. If you love thrillers that keep you questioning what you would do in the same situation, The Chain is a must-read.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐️

Blurb:

It’s something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter at the bus stop and heads into her day. But a cell phone call from an unknown number changes everything: it’s a woman on the line, informing her that she has Kylie bound and gagged in her back seat, and the only way Rachel will see her again is to follow her instructions exactly: pay a ransom, and find another child to abduct. This is no ordinary kidnapping: the caller is a mother herself, whose son has been taken, and if Rachel doesn’t do as she’s told, the boy will die.

“You are not the first. And you will certainly not be the last.” Rachel is now part of The Chain, an unending and ingenious scheme that turns victims into criminals—and is making someone else very rich in the process. The rules are simple, the moral challenges impossible; find the money fast, find your victim, and then commit a horrible act you’d have thought yourself incapable of just twenty-four hours ago.

But what the masterminds behind The Chain know is that parents will do anything for their children. It turns out that kidnapping is only the beginning.

XOXO,
Jessica 💋