Adam grows into a sweet kid who loves time with his dad. They enjoy boating whenever Jack can pry his wife’s hands off their son. Paula either fights with Jack or acts like a disapproving roommate. She disappears for bizarre shopping trips with her girlfriends. Jack explains away her odd behavior because he wants to keep their family together. His heart breaks, for what he thinks is the final time, when he discovers Paula is cheating on him. She’s chased other men over the years, but Jack can’t keep up the pretenses any longer. He’s been unhappy for too many years and wants a divorce. Paula thwarts Jack’s attempts at an amicable divorce at every turn. Her true behavior blooms, and Adam becomes a playing piece in a devastating game.

In The Abduction of Adam Danik, author Ron Karcz writes of a father’s powerful love for his children and the heartache suffered from lost custody. The story travels from present day to remembrances of past events. Though the story has occasional problems with point of view, the reader will feel the love, desperation, and heartbreak experienced by a non-custodial parent. The Abduction of Adam Danik shows the tragedy when bitter custody cases sever the relationships of parent and child.