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"There is no question: Jeff Abbott is the new name in suspense" as Luke Dantry needs to decipher a murderous web to save the lives of countless people--including himself (Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author of The Boy From the Woods ).
Luke Dantry finds the bad guys. . .before they're bad guys. He works for a Washington, D.C. think tank as a minor academic who studies the online venting of would-be extremists, trying to identify those who will move from threatening words to deadly action. Anonymously typing from his computer as he monitors a loose collection of enraged loners, Luke thinks his identity is safe--but he is wrong.
Suddenly kidnapped and left for dead in an isolated cabin, Luke soon realizes that the people he's been watching and studying are more organized and dangerous than he ever imagined. And they aren't the only ones who've kept an eye on him. Now with his former targets-and the federal government--tracking every move he makes, Luke must decipher a murderous web of connections that reaches into his own broken past. Only Luke can stop a looming threat that may kill countless people--including himself.
Author Notes
Jeff Abbott (born 1963) is a U.S. suspense novelist. He has a degree in History and English from Rice University. He lives in Austin, Texas. His early novels were traditional detective fiction but in recent years he has turned to writing thriller fiction. His novels include: Do Unto Others (1994) -- winner of the Agatha Award and the Macavity Award (given by Mystery Readers International) for Best First Novel; Black Jack Point (2002), nominated for the Edgar Award (given by Mystery Writers of America) and for the Anthony Award and for the Barry Award; Cut and Run (2003), nominated for the Edgar Award; Panic (2005), nominated for the Thriller Award (given by the International Thriller Writers); and Trust Me (2009). His novel, Panic, has been optioned for film by The Weinstein Company and is in development. His novel, Collision, has been optioned for film by Twentieth Century Fox.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Luke Dantry, while working as an intern for his stepfather's think-tank in Austin, Tex., stumbles on a group of home-grown terrorists known as the Night Road (because of their nocturnal Internet chatter) in this furiously paced if less than compelling thriller from Abbott (Collision). The Night Road has held several warmup activities-plane crashes, train derailments, chemical explosions-and is now gearing up for Hellfire, the code name for a secret mission that's supposed to be the mother of all terrorist acts. As Dantry scrambles from city to city (Houston, Chicago, New York) to thwart Hellfire and bring its planners to justice, the story strikes a number of false notes-convenient plot twists, hard-to-swallow dialogue and a main character who all too easily goes from wimpy grad student to brawny crime fighter over the course of just a few days. Still, Abbott has an instinctive feel for how to draw adrenaline from words on a page. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Booklist Review
The irony of the title is apparent early on in Abbott's latest thriller: 24-year-old grad student Luke Dantry is kidnapped and discovers that his stepfather has been using Luke's research to organize a disparate group of terrorists into carrying out a devastating attack on U.S. soil funded to the tune of $50 million by a foreign prince. Suddenly Luke's relatively uneventful life comes to precipitous halt, and within the space of 350 or so pages, he's suffered so many kinappings, beatings, betrayals, and attempts on his life that he has no choice but to power up into a superhero nearly worthy of comic-strip status. Is it the money, the glory, or the principal that drives the warring factions that seem bent on destroying his life? The idea of an underground network of dissatisfied Americans uniting is all too real and the thrill-a-minute chase scenes are addictive, but Abbott sacrifices both plotting and character in service of over-the-top action. Still, for some readers, action makes a one-dish meal.--Zvirin, Stephanie Copyright 2009 Booklist
