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Back Before Dark

by Tim Shoemaker

Back Before Dark

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Back Before Dark

A detour in the park turns into Gordy’s abduction, setting off a search that grows more desperate as time passes without clues or a ransom call. The conflict is presented through Cooper’s fear for his cousin and his conviction that Gordy is still alive. When he forms a reckless rescue plan, the danger shifts toward Cooper as well. The premise brings together a kidnapping mystery, escalating peril, and the strain of waiting while loved ones and police have no answers. The source also classifies the book as Christian action and adventure fiction for children ages 9–12.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in kidnapping mysteries and action-adventure fiction
  • Readers who enjoy stories centered on friendship, family bonds, and rescue efforts
  • Readers interested in Christian children’s fiction

Themes

Kidnapping and rescueFriendship and familyFear and uncertaintyEscalating danger

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Book overview

Praise for Code of Silence

"Deliberate, plausible, and gritty whodunit." -Booklist Starred Review

Praise for Back Before Dark

"The climax? You will not have any fingernails left by the final page. -Booklist

Taken!

A detour through the park leads Cooper, Gordy, Hiro, and Lunk straight into a trap, and Gordy is abducted!

The kidnapper, a brilliant high-school student with a bitter agenda, thinks it's all a big game, but evil has a way of escalating and consuming.

Despite the best of police efforts, the hours tick by without a clue or a ransom call, leaving everyone to their own fears. Gordy is gone. Cooper descends deeper into a living nightmare, imagining the worst for his best friend and cousin. Hours stretch into days, and talks of a memorial service begin to surface. But Cooper still feels his cousin is alive and develops a reckless plan, changing all the rules. Now the one who set out to rescue his friend needs to be rescued himself.

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