Jeff Abbott Panic

Panic.

Jeff Abott.

Ireland: 10.45 Euro.

The story involves a young man called Evan Casher, he has it all; a girlfriend, a good job, and loving parents.

But his life is soon shattered after a phonecall from his mother telling him to come home as soon as possible, finding his mother dead on the floor, and nearly being killed by masked men.

Evan is running for his life, searching for answers, trying to stay alive.

Panic being a standalone thriller by Jeff Abott, exceeds the craftmanship and skill of his previous books, every page in Panic being explosive and thrilling.

I have to say, there wasnt anything i disliked about this book, except for the harsh fact that it ends, I loved everything about this book.

Being a huge Jeff Abott fan, I just had to grab this book off the shelfs.

A brilliant and satisfying read, buy this book, it'll be worth your while.

Panic

Jeff Abbott

Dutton, Sep 2005, $23.95, 368

ISBN: 0525949046

Twenty-four years old documentary filmmaker Evan Casher feels he owns the world and the universe is next in his grasp. The reasons he feels euphoric on life are his career seems on the verge of major success as he is in demand and he cherishes his girlfriend Carrie, who seems to reciprocate his high regard.

When his mother calls in a state of panic, a stunned Evan races to Austin to insure she is okay. However, he arrives as someone brutally murders his mother and tries to kill him too. Evan knows he is fortunate to escape with his life and that only because some weird former CIA operative Gabriel rescued him. On the run, Evan begins to learn what he thought was his heritage is a total fabrication. He has no idea what is going on or who to turn to for information. He quickly realizes he must trust no one including the agent who saved his life, law enforcement, the CIA, or even his maybe biological father he seeks for answers. He wonders if he has turned paranoid as Evan even questions whether Carrie was part of the fraud that he once called his life.

PANIC is a powerhouse of a thriller filled with twists and turns that keep readers guessing what is going on. Evan is a terrific center holding the tale together while coping with his shock that nothing about his life is true. The support cast adds depth to this Kafka existence in which the beleaguered hero feels like the Prisoner starring in a deadly version of The Truman Story.

Harriet Klausner