Author:Danielle Steel
In the late 1930s in New York, Marielle Patterson shares and elegant Manhattan brownstone with her husband, Malcolm, and their little boy, Teddy. Though the couple’s lives are filled with secrets, Marielle is a devoted wife and mother, and Malcolm is a man everyone admires.
But their lives are filled with secrets. Haunted by a past she has kept secret even from her husband, Marielle secretly lights a candle each year for a child who died in a tragic accident when he was scarcely more than a baby. Then Marielle runs into her first love, American expatriate Charles Delauney. And when her little Teddy is kidnapped Charles is first blamed, then arrested, as the Pattersons, the New York Police and the FBI turn the country upside down, looking for Teddy.
A terrifying court drama seeks to put Charles Delauney behind bars, as a series of revelations begin to unravel the truth about Marielle, Charles, and Malcolm. Piece by piece the uncovering of their pasts creates a complex mosaic of the motives and passions controlling their lives.
Praise for Danielle Steel and Vanished:
***** 'One of Danielle Steel's classics... keeps you guessing right to the end.'
***** 'An intriguing book filled with suspense.'
***** 'This book is full of young love and mystery... I whole-heartedly recommend.'
An accomplished, entertaining blend of historical fiction and dark fantasy
—— Lisa Tuttle , THE TIMESA fantastical blend of historical novel and supernatural chiller.
—— DEATHRAY magazineSharpeski ditches Napoleon to fight the undead...good vampire-hunting fun for a winter's evening.
—— SFX magazinePacked with thrills and witty dialogue, Twelve also boasts rich historical insight and compelling storytelling. A compulsively readable adventure.
—— WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY magazineEntertaining... Fun and farcical
—— Financial TimesPlenty of tongue-in-cheek fun to be had
—— Daily MailAn extraordinary book which can truly be said to break new ground
—— New Yorker