The Chain by Adrian McKinty

Your child has been kidnapped. To free them, you must abduct someone else’s.
In The Chain, Adrian McKinty unleashes a pulse-pounding, psychologically chilling thriller built around a horrifying premise: ordinary people forced to become criminals—or risk losing the people they love most.
Rachel is a single mom doing her best. Then she gets the call: her daughter has been kidnapped, and to get her back, Rachel must kidnap another child and perpetuate the chain. But as Rachel plots her part in this unthinkable system, she begins to see cracks in its foundation—and if she can break the chain, she just might bring it all down.
A high-concept thriller that’s as emotionally resonant as it is terrifyingly believable, The Chain is a must-read for fans of fast-paced, morally complex suspense.
 
❤️ Why You’ll Love It
Unputdownable premise that turns ordinary people into criminals
Fast-paced, emotionally charged storytelling
Combines psychological suspense with high-stakes action
For fans of Gone Girl, The Silent Patient, and Then She Was Gone
 
📌 Perfect For
Readers of psychological thrillers and crime fiction
Fans of morally ambiguous plots and fast-paced tension
Book clubs that love to discuss ethics, desperation, and survival
Listeners of true crime podcasts and thrill-seekers alike
 
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