Ransom
5.0/5
Critic Rating
Twelve-year-old McKay Everett disappeared from his Texas home in September 1995. His father Carl returned from an Amway meeting to find the back door ajar and the telephone ringing. On the line, a woman with a raspy voice demanded $500,000. Over the next week, the FBI played a game of cat-and-mouse with the kidnappers, who used inside information to stay one step ahead of the investigation. Ultimately the FBI uncovered a series of crimes that started long before McKay was taken. Most shocking of all was the suspect. McKay had been betrayed by someone he trusted – a pillar of the community hiding a...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Lauren Passell • Podcast The Newsletter • Jun 24, 2024
"The ransom kidnapping is only a tiny piece of the story, but it is an interesting one. There was a series of events that led to the murder of this little boy, and Ransom examines each one and follows each one through, somehow without being too long. It’s perfectly paced."
