Only Son

By Kevin O'Brien

Book Overview

Every parent's worst fear has become her reality... SOME LIES It only takes a minute for Amy McMurray to run from her car to the cash machine. That brief, unforgivable minute is enough time for her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575660911
• ISBN13: 9781575660912
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

A Must Read

Wow, never in my life have I encountered such an amazingly written piece of art. Told from three different points of view, there is no way the reader can take sides between the emotional struggle of the main characters. The mother of a kidnapped child, the love of a child, and the love of the kidnapping father of the son. It is an emotional struggle to get through this book, and at the same time, you can not put it down while reading it! Have a box of Kleenex by your side for this one!

Only Son

This was one of the best books I have read. Kevin's book "The first to die" was also an excellent read. I had a difficult time putting the books down and could not wait to read on to see what the next page would bring.

Could not put this book down!

It is extremely rare that I start and finish a book on the same day. I typically like to enjoy a book over a week or so. But I could not put this book down!I always respect an author that is capable of making you feel something you ordinarily would not. But not only does the author make you feel compassion for a criminal, but resenting those who try to bring him to "justice."I'm still thinking about this book, its characters, and all the possible reasons this book has me spellbound. But you're better off reading it yourself anyway. I have a feeling it will mean many different things to many different people.

Only Son

The book Only Son is a modern work of art expressing human needs and wants along with the confussion of real life. Charectors in this book are so realistic you feel as if they are people you know who have emotion no different than that of a friend. There is no good or bad just a gray area and Kevin O'Brian has captured the gray area that we all seem to fall into with a remarcable story.

One of the very best

With ONLY SON, Mr. O'Brien has created one of the best novels of this decade. The writing flows so well, you find yourself reading for hours on end. It's a story without cardboard cutouts. Each point of view is treated fairly and you find yourself sympathizing for the mother and (believe it or not) the man who kidnapped her son. It's a book I won't forget for a long time. Thanks Kevin. You have a fan for life.