Ransom (Duncan novel)
First edition cover art | |
| Author | Lois Duncan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Pages | 172 |
| OCLC | 1286149 |
| LC Class | 66013196 |
Ransom (reprinted under the title Five Were Missing)[1] is a 1966 thriller novel by Lois Duncan.[2][3] Its plot follows a group of children who are kidnapped and held hostage on a school bus. It marked Duncan's first foray into the suspense and thriller genre, and was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award.[4]
Plot
Marianne Paget, Bruce Kirtland, Glenn Kirtland, Jesse French, and Dexter Barton, students in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are abducted on their school bus by a gang of kidnappers. The criminals demand $15,000 ransoms for each child, which their respective parents scramble to produce. Meanwhile, the five high schoolers attempt to find a way to escape the situation themselves. The high schoolers are forced to work together to escape, and while doing so, some relationships are created, while others are destroyed.
Adaptations
Held for Ransom was written and directed by Lee Stanley and Nickolas Perry. Production began in 1999 and was filmed over a period of 3 weeks, releasing November 14, 2000.[5]
Accolades
- Nominated – Edgar Award (1967)[4]
References
- ^ Five Were Missing. OCLC 1452752 – via WorldCat.
- ^ "Lois Duncan". The Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature at Rhode Island College (ric.edu). February 9, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Writers Directory. Springer. 1983. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-349-03650-9.
- ^ a b Eccleshare, Julia (June 28, 2016). "Lois Duncan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Abbott, Jim (October 6, 1999). "Dennis Hopper Film Begins Shooting Later This Month". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
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