Toll Road

?In twenty years of working on the streets, I can't recall a real lifecrime as cleveras depicted in Don Ball's TOLL ROAD.' ?Ken Lewis, Chief of Police, Rogue River, OR. Marie Gallagher is neither rich nor famous. So what possible motive would therebe for anyone to force a divorced mother of two into making an instant life or deathdecision for one of her children? When Jason Carmichael, a detective in a rural area of California's Central Valley,arrives at her home, he struggles with how to diplomatically tell Marie this twistona kidnapping effectively renders law enforcement powerless. As bouts of guilt and depression plague Marie, Jason eases some of the pain byoffering an alternative to the decision she'd been wrestling with. Without realizingit, their lives begin to entwine. Believing he has created a perfect TOLL ROAD to fame and fortune, the kidnappertakes great pride in tormenting Marie and the police by establishing phone contactwith a local shock-jock wannabe. After one of these calls, Jason begins to suspectthere may be a link to a major government agency. Investigations slam into reversewhen Jason encounters resistance from the agency's director who considers thesituation a local problem. Throughout this juggling act, Jason's biggest concern is'what happens when thekidnapper's leverage runs out?Ball, Donald is the author of 'Toll Road', published 2007 under ISBN 9780595423118 and ISBN 0595423116.