PlaydateisbasedonAmericanNorwegianauthorDahl’s(norelationtoRoaldDahl)fourthnovel.　　InPlaydate,aseeminglyordinarydecisionturnstheworldofElisa,mumtotwoyoungkids,upsidedown.WhenElisa’snine-year-olddaughteraskstogoonanovernightplaydatewithhernewbestfriend,Elisaagrees.Butwhenshesaysgoodnighttoherdaughter,shehasnoideathatsheisabouttobethrustintoeveryparent’sworstnightmare,andwhenElisagoestopickherup,shediscoversthatthebeautifulhousewasaholidayrental,whileherdaughterhasdisappeared.WhatfollowsisamanhuntacrossEurope,whileElisaandhusbandFredfindthemselvestheobjectofpolicescrutiny.