WHAT CHILD IS THIS? Less than a week before Christmas 1938, ten-year-old Billy Hanover-scion of the wealthiest family in Union City-is abducted from his schoolyard and held for ransom. Making the nightmare even more perilous is young Billy's heart condition, which turns his rescue into a race against time. Local police and federal agents are on the case, but with the clock ticking toward Christmas Eve, The Midnight Guardian sidesteps...