The Hunted Woman — Martha Albrand

Brooks Ryland was in Lugano to pursue his chosen work. His book had already been long delayed; he had no intention of becoming involved in anyone else's affairs -- least of all those of a Czech girl whose fears seemed to him extravagant. Surely in Switzerland she and her child were safe.

It took the kidnapping of little Jan and a cunning attack on his own life to convince Brooks that Marika was right. Yet his help and the danger into which it brought him only added to the burden of decision for Marka. How could she decide, how can any woman decide who should live or die, the man she loves or the child she has borne?