Ransom (Steel novel)

For other novels, see Ransom (disambiguation) § Books.

Ransom is a novel by Danielle Steel, published by Random House in February 2004.

Ransom

First edition
Author	Danielle Steel
Audio read by	Ron McLarty
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Delacorte Press
Publication date	February 2004
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	336 pp
ISBN	978-0-385-33632-1
OCLC	52268917
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 21
LC Class	PS3569.T33828 R37 2004

The audiobook was read by Ron McLarty.^[1]

Plot

Peter Morgan is released from a Californian prison after four years with plans to make up to the daughters he left behind. Carl Waters, a convicted murderer, is also freed at the same time. In San Francisco, a police detective Ted Lee arrives home to a wife he no longer loves. In the Pacific Heights neighbourhood, Fernanda Barnes cries at the amount of debt her husband has left her and his children in after his death.

Soon, all their lives are connected as Fernanda's child is kidnapped and held for the ransom of a fortune that she does not have. As she and the police fight against time to get her child back safely, something happens that will change their lives forever when their lives are held for Ransom.

Reception

The book was on The New York Times Best Seller list and received reviews from publications including Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews.^[2][3][4]

References

1. "RANSOM by Danielle Steel Read by Ron McLarty | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
2. "Best Sellers: March 28, 2004". The New York Times. March 28, 2004. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. "Fiction Book Review: Ransom by Danielle Steel". Publishers Weekly. January 12, 2004. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
4. "Ransom". Kirkus Reviews. February 1, 2004. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

External links

• Ransom at Random House