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One of Kirkus Review s Best Books of 2013 The shocking end is only the beginning . . . #1 bestselling author Jeffery Deaver has created the most riveting and original novel of the year-a race-against-the-clock mystery, told in reverse. THE OCTOBER LIST Gabriela waits desperately for news of her abducted daughter. At last, the door opens. But it s not the negotiators. It s not the FBI. It s the kidnapper. And he has a gun. How did it come to this? Two days ago, Gabriela s life was normal. Then, out of the blue, she gets word that her six-year-old daughter has been taken. She s given an ultimatum: pay half a million dollars and find a mysterious document known as the October List within 30 hours, or she ll never see her child again. A mind-bending novel with twists and turns that unfold from its dramatic climax back to its surprising beginning, THE OCTOBER LIST is Jeffery Deaver at his masterful, inventive best.