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July 16, 2009 05:24 AM EDT -- A Decent Ransom: A Story of a Kidnapping Gone Right by Ivana Hruba is now available in 268 libraries worldwide. To see if the novel is in a library near you, check worldcat.org or alternatively, it can . . . more
May 23, 2009 07:22 PM EDT --   A DECENT RANSOM is a story of a kidnapping gone right (according to the tag on the book). More than that it's a story about a bit of a misfit that somehow ends up okay, despite all the odds . . . more
May 19, 2009 07:19 PM EDT --   A Decent Ransom is a fascinating first adult novel from Ivana Hruba that takes us deep into the psyches of the main protagonists. It is the story of a simple kidnap plan that goes horribly . . . more
February 11, 2009 07:09 PM EST --   ‘A Decent Ransom’ is not only a wholly well spun tale of a bungled kidnap caper which is not what it initially appears to be, but it is also an exercise in creative writing that places Hrubá . . . more
A Decent Ransom - review
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December 03, 2008 05:35 PM EST -- In her first adult novel, author Ivana Hruba tells the story of a kidnapping gone awry. I suppose saying so beckons a definition of a successful kidnapping, which would depend on one's perspective . . . more
November 10, 2008 07:11 PM EST -- "If you're looking for the unusual, this is it! While this book is certainly a crime novel, it is like no other crime novel I've read. Instead of butting the reader forward with the rapid-fire . . . more
October 27, 2008 07:39 PM EDT -- “Although this story is written by an author in Australia, I kept envisioning various landscapes in the U.S. that I am familiar with. Pristine Mountain could be a mountain in rural Colorado or Arkansas . . . more
August 27, 2008 11:30 PM EDT -- Just wanted to share my good news, everyone..., cheers Ivana 'A Decent Ransom' is a deliciously twisted story told by multiple narrators; these shifting perspectives keep the pace quick and . . . more
April 21, 2008 02:45 AM EDT -- Dear Fred, I have always enjoyed reading your column. I figure you're the only person who could help me so here's what I'm worried about. I have no sense of humour. My inability to . . . more
 
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