Blind Spot

By Adam Barrow

Book Overview

The perfect all-American father and mother are plunged headlong into every parent's nightmare, as their three-year-old son mysteriously vanishes during an outing. The chances of finding him dwindle quickly, and every promising lead turns up a dead end. Then the father uncovers the chilling truth behind the disappearance, and realizes how far he is willing to go to get his child back no matter what the cost.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451191870
• ISBN13: 9780451191878
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

the heart is a lonely grunter

The writing is rich and powerful. When the author describes the Norse Aluminum Plant, you can see and hear its immense fury and feel the sweat come pouring down. Equally brilliant is the probing of the psychology of obsession. The search for his son becomes Marshall's initiation into an aspect of manhood -- compelling, grotesque, sensual, violent -- that his previous experience has barely hinted at. Even if he never finds Jeff, the search has become all-important. He'll see it through to the end even if it gets him killed. However much Marshall may want to recover his son, what he wants most is to prove to himself that he won't let himself be defeated. Ironically, he would have been defeated but for his wife's more modest and clearsighted bravery.My only reason for not giving this gripping and beautifully crafted tale five stars is because of the editing. A lot of the dialogue, especially among the Norse workers, should have been cut and sharpened. Sometimes the writing runs away with itself and, especially with Dingo, gets repetitive. Chalk these flaws up to the editor, though, not the writer. (On the other hand, some of the exchanges are hilarious.)There's a rumor going around that Adam Barrow is the pseudonym for Tom Kakonis. Yes or no, I think this novel is worthy of Kakonis' Criss Cross and Double Down. Despite all the muck, it turns out that kindness and human sympathy prevail against overwhelmeing odds. One small nitpicky point. Given Buck's West Side address, his occupation and social class, he'd more likely be a White Sox than a Cubs fan!

Psychological thriller that makes you want to keep reading

This is a good book in the same gendre as "Where Are the Children." Well-developed characters and a good plot are inherent in this book. Several sub-plots come together very well. My one fault with the book is the very rough language which is totally unnecessary.