BOOK REVIEW: 'Kidnap: Inside the Ransom Business' by Anja Shortland

KIDNAP: INSIDE THE RANSOM BUSINESS

By Anja Shortland

Oxford University Press, $24.95, 249 pages

Kidnap for ransom, whether by criminal or terrorist organizations, is a highly lucrative illicit business for the successful kidnappers (especially when foreigners are targeted) and life-threatening for the victims. It is even a lucrative business for ...