Baron Édouard-Jean “Wado” Empain was born in Budapest in 1937. At the time of his kidnapping, he was the 3rd Baron Empain, as well as the CEO of the Schneider-Emapin Group. He was kidnapped on January 23, 1978, after a faked road accident that one would imagine seeing in a movie theatre. He remained in captivity for 63 days, pending a massive manhunt by the police. This book details the conditions he was kept in during his captivity, the investigation, and criminal proceedings against his kidnappers. After his release, he suffered greatly from the experience. He died in 2018, at the age of 80.

This book was really well done. The flow of the writing was acceptable. The research was well done. I had never heard about this case, and bought this book during an Audible sale. I have been trying to get my unread books down to a manageable number, and this happened to be next on the list. I am very pleased with this purchase.