The true story of a father who would stop at nothing to rescue his kidnapped son In 2012, Bob Pfeifer faced every father's worst fear: his child had been kidnapped. Maria, his ex-wife, had taken his nine-year-old son Jerry and Jerry's half-brother Sasha,3, to Europe on summer vacation.... She never brought them home. After Maria cut all communications and disappeared, Bob hired private investigators, who discovered that Maria was hauling them all across Europe, moving frequently from one city to another. There were sightings in Prague, Munich, Paris, and Bratislava, but they never stayed in one place long. The detectives always seemed to be one step behind, and Bob feared for the health and safety of his son. In desperation, he turned to social media. Jerry had already been gone a year when Bob launched both a -Bring Jerry Home- Facebook page and a -Bring Jerry Home- website. Leads started coming in immediately from sympathetic strangers who eventually galvanized into a force known as Jerry's Army. Bob devoted himself full time to pursuing each lead, in the process, forging valuable links with law enforcement officials, both in Los Angeles and overseas. Even after Jerry had been located, however, the battle was far from over. Bringing Jerry Home is the suspenseful and ultimately uplifting story about the unbreakable bond between a father and son and about one parent's steely perseverance in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.

Author Biography

Up until his son's abduction, Bob Pfeifer had spent his life in music. Having been both an artist and a producer, he rose to become senior vice president at A&R/Epic/Sony Records signing artists like Alice Cooper, Joe Satriani, Ornette Coleman and the Screaming Trees. He was then tapped to head up Disney's Hollywood Records, where he worked with groups such as Queen and Red Hot Chili Peppers, and presided over the release of hit soundtracks including The Lion King, Sister Act, and Pocahontas. Today he is a trusted archivist and researcher to some of the most prominent names and estates in the music industry, ensuring that their legacy is well preserved and able to make the transition to the digital age. Since Jerry's safe return, Bob's first priority has been to make sure his son heals from the ordeal. He has also devoted considerable time to working with parents of abducted children. These parents are shell-shocked, as he was; when they reach out for help, Bob offers them both practical advice and emotional support. He has also actively mobilized Jerry's Army--the devoted online supporters who assisted him in retrieving his son--on behalf of these parents, both mothers and fathers alike. Through his work, the efforts of Jerry's Army have already been instrumental in the rescue of several missing children. Kay Diehl has been helping authors, would-be authors, and other remarkable people tell their stories for more than two decades. She has written, cowritten, rewritten, researched, and/or edited more than three dozen books, including Rather Outspoken, the memoir of veteran journalist Dan Rather, Truth Be Told, a memoir of success, suicide, and survival by anxiety expert Lucinda Bassett, Remembering Grace, a biography of Grace Kelly, Brain Surgeon, the story of neurosurgeon Dr. Keith Black, Angel on My Shoulder, the autobiography of singer Natalie Cole, and The Million Dollar Mermaid, the autobiography of actress Esther Williams. A native New Yorker, Ms. Diehl lives in Pasadena, California.