3.5* 
 This is an interesting story about a girl named Mia from an affluent, distant, and haughty family in Chicago who is kidnapped. You learn right away that the man who kidnaps her (known as Owen/Colin depending which tense/POV you are in) is not able to go through with handing her over to his "boss" and so Colin/Owen takes her into hiding with him way into northern Minnesota. The search is on when she doesn't show up to work a few days later and the police become involved - enter Detective Gabe who didn't want this case initially but becomes obsessed with it and does everything he can to solve it. I liked the premise of the story but the first time there was a hint that there may be a twist coming, I saw it nearly 5 miles away... then I felt bad that I saw it coming because it's not a very predictable twist. 
 The characters though mostly fleshed out were not necessarily likeable... even though each had flaws that they worked on overcoming. Eve had no spine and even though she loved her daughter and wanted her back home, I felt like everything was too little to late for her. The detective was just there to show the investigative side of the story, you learn so little of Mia because she never talks and the kidnapper Owen/Colin is the only one who feels like a well rounded character. 
 While I enjoyed the overall story, I didn't always enjoy the flipping back of forth of not only the tense (from present to past) but also the point of view as well. While I understand the reasoning behind both of these changes, it made it difficult when changing chapters because for some reason I kept mixing up the two male characters in my head. When putting the book down, I didn't necessarily feel a need to pick it back up and there were definitely some parts that felt like they dragged a bit. 
 I wouldn't label this is thriller, but probably more on the suspense side... if you are new to a thriller. I would try reading this author again though since this is her debut.