24 Hours by Greg Iles
Will Jennings, his wife and little girl are a happy American family, living in Mississippi. Hickey is a con-man and kidnapper. He targets his victims very carefully and takes great pains to make sure no one is ever hurt. He has yet to kill. All his victims have come up with the money and the authorities have never been involved. His perfect record is down to two things: One, he always stays with the parents or person with the money. Two, he never asks for money than they can afford.But when he tries to rip Will's family apart, he get's alot more than he bargained for... All in one fateful day.