Back Before Dark

A Kidnapping Thriller with a Climax You Won't See Coming

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.

Why You'll Love This Book

• A Booklist-praised kidnap thriller with a nail-biting climax
• Cooper, Gordy, Hiro, and Lunk back for a brand-new adventure
• High stakes of friendship, loyalty, and courage under pressure
• Sparks conversations about faith and doing what's right

Grades: 6–8 (Ages 11–14)

Subjects & Topics: Mysteries & Detective, Action & Adventure, Thrillers & Suspense, Survival Stories, Coming of Age, Christian Interest, Juvenile Fiction

Books in the Series

• Code of Silence
• Back Before Dark
• Below the Surface