Three Weeks to Say Goodbye

great thriller

In Denver Jack and Melissa McGuane were euphoric when the adoption was finally approved and baby Angelina made their family complete. They love their infant daughter, but nine months later the thirty something couple is shocked and dismayed. Julie Perala of the adoption agency informs them that Angelina¿s eighteen year old biological father Garrett, a Cherry Creek High School student, wants his daughter; he never signed the documents waiving his rights to her. His father is powerful Federal Judge John Moreland who demands his son raise his granddaughter.

Jack and Melissa love Angelina and want to do what is best for her. Thus they agree to meet father and son, but at the session, the McGuane¿s realize neither of their adopted infant¿s paternal side is interested in her welfare. They have a personal grudge agenda and little Angelina is the kickball. Worse the Judge uses his vast power, legal and otherwise, to wreck havoc on the McGuane¿s trying force them to surrender. However, the scenario is not as straightforward as the Moreland father and son insist; child porn, and murder turn the three weeks from that initial horrifying phone call into hell in Colorado and Montana where Jack¿s parents reside.

Leaving Wyoming and Joe Pickett with a breather, C.J. Box provides his fans with a great thriller starting with the premise of losing an adopted child to the biological parent. The story line is fast-paced from that opening phone call and never slows down as events spiral out of control. Fans will root for the ¿David¿ like couple to defeat the Goliath judge who has weapons on both sides of the law and uses them. With a strong support cast in both states and fully developed lead characters on both sides of the custody debate, readers will appreciate this terrific tale of suspense at its best.

Harriet Klausner

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WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD?

If you listened to John Bedford Lloyd's narration of Box's previous novel, Blue Heaven, you know you're in for another splendid reading with Three Weeks to Say Goodbye. If you overlooked Blue Heaven, don't miss this one!

Lloyd is a gifted film and television actor who won a Publishers Weekly "Listen Up" Award for the best audios of the year, and his outstanding delivery continues. Lloyd's voice is deep, rich and his reading is perfectly paced to reflect the tension in Box's story of a young couple fighting for their only child.

Jack and Melissa McGuane are an honest, hardworking husband and wife who would very much like to start a family but have not been able to do so. Their happiness is complete when they adopt a baby girl, Angelina. Regrettably their joy is short lived when a brief nine months later they learn that due to a glitch at the adoption agency Angelina's teenage father never signed away his parental rights. Now, he wants his baby back.

The boy is worse than a ne'er-do-well, he verges on being sociopathic. Jack is determined to protect Angelina but matters become even more complicated when he learns that the boy's father is a prominent Denver judge who sides with his son. It soon becomes apparent that neither the boy nor his father want Angelina because they love the child. Their motives are much darker, so black that Angelina's life might be in danger. But how can Jack fight a wealthy man, a powerful political machine, and a deranged teenaged boy?

One more spine-tingler from Edgar Award winning C. J. Box and read by the gifted John Bedford Lloyd.

- Gail Cooke

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Three Weeks To Say Goodbye

This book was excellent. Not at all what I expected. I have bought another one by the same author since I enjoyed this one so much.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

what a great read!

not kidding i could not put this book down finished it in less than 24 hours. it had me from the first page. will be reading blue heaven next.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Exciting read.

I have become a great fan of C.J. Box. The plot line was excellent and I couldn't put this book down. Don't start reading this book unless you have the time to finish it. Terrific.

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Another Great Hit

Loved reading this book. Had no idea how it would turn out. As usual CJ Fox is a good read.

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Great Storyline

I truly loved this book, it kept making want to finish it faster as the days and weeks were winding down before they have to give their precious little girl back.

I loved the ending and everyone got what they deserved, the author made it sound like it was a true story, that I am not sure of, but overall it was an excellent read and I hight recommend it.

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loved it

couldnt put this one down. this was the first cj box book i read and i keep reading all of them!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great Book! Stayed Glued To My Hands

Simply Brilliant. Read it in about 6 hours. When I got done I just smiled at my wall and reflected on how good it was. I wish this was somehow a series.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great Book!

I could not put this book down! The plot is exciting and keeps you on the edge of your seat. The characters were very well written as well and made you think what you might do in their situation. The plot gets more dramatic as it unfolds and overall was a great book.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

This book was very exciting!!

This book was one of the best I have read. I have never read anything by C.J. Box but I plan to now. I highlt recommend this book!

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Wonderful

I certainly can't say that about most books -- this one was WONDERFUL

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Excellent writer!

This is the first book I have read by C. J. Box and I enjoy his writing and plot. I will buy more books by this author.

Three Weeks to Say.....Good read

If you are a mom then this will grab you by your heart. This is the second book I have read by C.J Box and I liked it just as much as the first one I read. When you read about your child you raise and love getting ripped away to the hands of a mad man then you can't put it down till you finish it. Fast paced read, I recommend it highly.

adoption

This is about a family who adopts a baby and then learns they have to give the baby back. It's an excellent story and the family can't seem to come to terms with the fact they child they have waited for so long will be gone, then things start to happen with the baby's father and his father and they start to investigate. It's a very good story and well worth reading.

3 WEEKS TO SAY GOODBYE TOOK 1 DAY TO READ

C.J. BOX IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES ALREADY WITH THE JOE PICKETT SERIES; SO I AM DELIGHTED THAT HE HAS GIVEN ME ANOTHER SIDE OF HIS IMAGINATION. THE PLOT IN THIS BOOK PROBABLY HAS MUCH MORE TRUTH IN IT THAN SEEMS POSSIBLE BUT THESE ARE THE TIMES WE LIVE IN. CHILDREN HAVE BECOME A COMMODITY TO THE UNDERBELLY OF OUR SOCIETY AND I PRAY THERE ARE MORE HEROES LIKE THESE OUT THERE.

Absolutely fantastic and realistic as well

This is Box at his best. Not like his other thrillers, but clearly on the forefront of hot topics and absolutely realistic tale that people can relate to in today's world. Outstanding pace and storyline, believable plot and a real page turner. Very absorbing thriller.

GREAT ORIGINALITY

I LIKED THIS BOOK..IT WASN'T DEEP BUT IT WAS VERY ENTERTAINING AND KEPT MY ATTENTION. I HAD NOT READ A BOOK QUITE LIKE THIS ONE AND REALLY ENOYED IT

this is a definite must read

An excellent and fast-paced read. From the beginning this author will draw you into the weaved plot and make you attempt to figure out the next move

Box left Pickett in the lurch and has experimented with new characters.

Box should exhaust Joe Pickett story line and please, make him have a sucessful end to his Wyoming Guts and Feathers career. He gets no respect!