The son of one of New York’s wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage but this kidnapper isn’t demanding money. Instead, he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury…wrong answers are fatal. As another student disappears, one powerful family after another uses their connections to turn up the heat. Their reach extends all the way to the FBI, who send their top Abduction Specialist, Agent Emily Parker. Before Detective Michael Bennett has a chance to protest the FBI’s intrusion on his case, the mastermind changes his routine. His plan leads up to the most devastating demonstration yet – one that could bring cataclysmic devastation to very inch of New York.