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The dispatcher

by Ryan David Jahn (2012)

About this book

Ian Hunt is the police dispatcher for the small town of Bulls Mouth, Texas. As his shift is ending he gets a call from his fourteen-year-old daughter, Maggie. Maggie, who has just been declared dead, having been snatched from her bedroom seven years ago. Her call ends in a scream. The trail leads to a local couple, but this is just the start of Ian's battle to get his daughter back. What follows is a bullet-strewn cross-country chase, from Texas to California.

Setting / LocationCalifornia
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe dispatcher Lead Character

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