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2000s: How do you deal with being a kidnap victim?
The Edge of Normal
What you need to know before your trail
Reeve LeClaire was abducted when she was twelve years old and held in captivity for four years. Now, in her twenties, she has a fragile stability. With the help of her psychiatrist, she has started to build a life of independence. But she will never shake off the terror and memory of the monster she believes is behind bars.
When Tilly Cavanaugh is rescued from a basement having suffered a similar experience, her parents call Reeve and ask her to help their daughter rediscover a ‘normal’ life. But when two more girls go missing, the police confirm that there is a serial abductor at large.
Reeve knows that she alone has the knowledge which will help to find the perpetrator – but can she overcome her demons to discover the truth?
Travel Guide
Fictional and real locations of a kidnapping (c) Google
Colleen J. Stan (born December 31, 1956) is the real life victim whose case inspired this story and the character of Reeve LeClaire
She was kidnapped and held as a sex slave by Cameron and Janice Hooker in their Red Bluff, California home for over seven years between 1977 and 1984.
She was taken when hitchhiking from her home in Eugene, Oregon to a friend’s house. The couple picked her up but then took her to their home where they kept her as a sex slave.
They placed her head in a small box which tied at her throat. The box
designed to prevent light, sound and fresh air from entering.
The case in the novel is very similar to this and looks at the girl and the captor’s point of view.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Edge of Normal
Destination : San Francisco, Washington Author/Guide: Carla Norton Departure Time: 2000s
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