A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation’s history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession. For legendary hacker and marine Gibson Vaughn, the case is personal—Suzanne Lombard ha...(展开全部)

A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation’s history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession.For legendary hacker and marine Gibson Vaughn, the case is personal—Suzanne Lombard had...(展开全部)

This is a Summary of Matthew FitzSimmons’ The Short DropA decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation’s history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession.For legendary hacker and marine...(展开全部)

The Short Drop by Matthew FitzSimmons | A 15-Minute Summary & Analysis Preview: When Benjamin Lombard’s daughter, he being a political figure, goes missing the world holds its breath as she is searched for in all areas of the states. She went missing without warning and was thought to have been kidnapped. Sadly, Benjamin had a secret of his own about her disappearance, though h...(展开全部)

芭贝·柯尔（Babette Cole） 英国著名儿童文学作家、插画家。1949年出生，自小就显露绘画的天分，七岁时创作了自己的第一本书。虽然大学期间曾因太有个性被赶出校门两次，她还是以优异成绩于1973年从著名的坎特伯雷艺术学院毕业。之后进入英国广播公司（BBC），参与了《粉嘟嘟布偶猫》《妈咪陪我看》等经典儿童电视剧的制作。1976年，她正式出版自己的第一本书，至今已有七十多部作品面世，获得了英国凯特芭贝·柯尔格林纳威大奖提名奖、英国库特芭贝·柯尔麦奇勒大奖及美国《父母》杂志选书在内的多项大奖和荣誉。芭贝目前住在英国肯特郡乡间的一所农舍里，和她喜爱的动物们生活在一起。 目录

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