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Fatal amusement

by Cathy Gillen Thacker

It began as a simple case of lost and found When Doug Maitland reported his father missing, guest-relations manager Marianne Spencer began a routine search of Children's World. What turned up was the body of a Naval Intelligence officer and evidence that Doug's father had gone underground somewhere in the family amusement park. Was Doug's father a patriot running from foreign agents or a traitor hiding from American justice? The answer wasn't easy to find, for the trail to the elder Maitland was a dangerous maze of false leads, impenetrable clues and unknown enemies who'd do whatever vas necessary to hide the truth. With nothing but sheer nerve and gut instinct to rely on. Marianne and Doug were no match. But could they afford to lose this deadly game of hide and seek?

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
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  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
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  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?