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Ray, Marco, and Angelo Serrano are trying very hard to go straight.
The problem is, legitimate work doesn't pay well, rich people are insufferable, and one disastrous night working an upscale charity gala is enough to remind all three men why crime used to seem easier.
What begins as a bitter joke about kidnapping one of the wealthy guests' children for ransom should have stayed exactly that-a joke.
Instead, one bad decision becomes another, and before the Serrano men fully understand what they've done, three children are sitting in the back of their vehicle.
Two are exactly what they expected: frightened kids from wealthy families whose parents can afford to pay.
The third is Nico Serravalle.
Eleven years old. Quiet. Observant. Surprisingly calm.
And the youngest son of Lorenzo Serravalle, a name people in certain circles know better than to say carelessly.
The Serranos don't realize their mistake until it is far too late.
While they argue downstairs over ransom demands, excuses, and how they somehow managed to become actual kidnappers, Nico is upstairs doing what he has been taught to do whenever something feels wrong: watch, listen, remember, and find a way out.
He counts turns. Studies doors. Tracks routines. Keeps the other children calm.
And once Nico realizes his kidnappers are nowhere near as competent as they think they are, the situation begins to change.
Because the Serranos may have kidnapped the wrong kid-
but Nico Serravalle has ended up with exactly the wrong kidnappers.
A darkly funny crime thriller about three men making the worst decision of their lives, one very resourceful kid, and a powerful family slowly realizing their youngest son is missing.