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PANIC is a ride down the roaring rapids. Jeff Abbott has put together a hell of a page turner. (Michael Connelly )
PANIC is Jeff Abbott's best yet ... an instant classic (Lee Child )
A near-perfect thriller... cheer the arrival of our latest master of the fine art of the page-turner (BOOKLIST )
Abbott has fashioned another burst of white-knuckled suspense that's extremely hard to put down. (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY )
PANIC is Jeff Abbott's best yet ... an instant classic (Lee Child )
A near-perfect thriller... cheer the arrival of our latest master of the fine art of the page-turner (BOOKLIST )
Abbott has fashioned another burst of white-knuckled suspense that's extremely hard to put down. (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY )
Bookseller, September 1, 2006
`A break-through thriller with staying power'
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is my third Abbott novel, but probably my last , as his writing has become just too formulaic.
A young film-maker gets a desperate call from his mother and arrives at her place shortly after to find her murdered. From there he discovers that his parents were not the simple people he had assumed them to be. Enter the CIA, rogue agents and desperate attempts to make sure important documents do not become public.
This is one long and fast chase, but not much more. Just when you think you can almost live with elements of the plot, up pops something else which is just so improbable that it has you sighing. Then more bullets and chases and finally the inevitable showdown involving our now superhuman film-maker.
If you're an action-seeker, this book delivers it; if you need to see some sense of reality, however, you should probably steer clear of this book. 7/10
A young film-maker gets a desperate call from his mother and arrives at her place shortly after to find her murdered. From there he discovers that his parents were not the simple people he had assumed them to be. Enter the CIA, rogue agents and desperate attempts to make sure important documents do not become public.
This is one long and fast chase, but not much more. Just when you think you can almost live with elements of the plot, up pops something else which is just so improbable that it has you sighing. Then more bullets and chases and finally the inevitable showdown involving our now superhuman film-maker.
If you're an action-seeker, this book delivers it; if you need to see some sense of reality, however, you should probably steer clear of this book. 7/10
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When young film-maker Ewan Casher gets a distress call from his mother, he rushes to the family home to find that she is dead, his father is missing and he himself the target of some shady characters. Unknowingly duped into a relationship with one of the people after him, he finds himself unwittingly caught between two top American spy agencies as they stalk him for some information they believe his mother forwarded to him. On his tail is the elusive Jargo, a rogue agent who sells information to the highest bidder, sometimes stealing the information back from another buyer. As Ewan discovers a huge secret about his parents, and himself, whilst searching for his father, he finds himself in more and more danger, and has to call on a few favours from unexpected sources to help him get from a to b without being captured.
Jeff Abbots Panic starts off as a thrilling fast paced read. It throws you straight into the action whilst developing its main character as a likeable sort, vulnerable yet approachable. But as Ewan is thrown from one disaster to the next, and from one villain to the next, it starts to lose your interest. There are various twists to the tale, some believable, some not so much. Its well written and for the most part enthralling, but some of the plot points are stretched to the maximum in order to pad out the book. There is a massive dip in the middle and I didn't feel that the book really recovered from that. I struggled to get to the end, and remained with it only because of my loyalty to the start of the book. Abbots a decent writer, and I am willing to give him another shot, but he needs to learn to keep momentum with his story. Its too easy to let it descend into the contrived, and when you lose your reader, its difficult to get them back again.
Jeff Abbots Panic starts off as a thrilling fast paced read. It throws you straight into the action whilst developing its main character as a likeable sort, vulnerable yet approachable. But as Ewan is thrown from one disaster to the next, and from one villain to the next, it starts to lose your interest. There are various twists to the tale, some believable, some not so much. Its well written and for the most part enthralling, but some of the plot points are stretched to the maximum in order to pad out the book. There is a massive dip in the middle and I didn't feel that the book really recovered from that. I struggled to get to the end, and remained with it only because of my loyalty to the start of the book. Abbots a decent writer, and I am willing to give him another shot, but he needs to learn to keep momentum with his story. Its too easy to let it descend into the contrived, and when you lose your reader, its difficult to get them back again.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a good book to pass some time, and doesn't require a lot of effort. The central character's transformation through the book is not wholly believable, and there are holes in the plot (e.g. travelling from the US to London doesn't seem to involve any time or timezone differences!), but that all said I still enjoyed it.
I would not put this down as an all time favourite, and compared to "The Afghan" by Frederick Forsyth that I read just before this, it does not have the same intelligence or believability (if that is real word?). You won't regret buying it, but I don't think it is book of the year material for me.
I would not put this down as an all time favourite, and compared to "The Afghan" by Frederick Forsyth that I read just before this, it does not have the same intelligence or believability (if that is real word?). You won't regret buying it, but I don't think it is book of the year material for me.
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just too much
I thought this book started well with a great premise but it got tedious very quickly. The nonstop action became boring. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Mira
Jeff Abbott - Another Hit
This is the second book by Jeff Abbott I have read. Again a brilliant story from start to finish. You get to travel around America to London and back again all with an easy to... Read more
Published 8 days ago by Wendy
CRIME THRILLER
Everything in 16 year old Evan Casher's life has been a lie. And after a strange phone call from his mother, Evan's life is irrevocably turned upside down. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Hannah @ My Book Journey
great
I have seen some bad reviews, but this book is really good and you never know what the next page brings. Full of excitement. I read it in a week.
Published 4 months ago by Rozsabimbaj
A good thriller
You're instantly plunged into intrigue and suspense, wondering who has done what to whom. The plot is generally good, although there were scenes that I found set up specially and... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Araminta
Not as good as I expected.
I am a huge fan of crime fiction and after reading what critics had said about this book I couldn't wait to read it.
However it turned out to be rather disappointing. Read more
However it turned out to be rather disappointing. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2010 by R. Wheeler
Very Disappointing
We bought this as a holiday read over a year ago (cover and comments looked good) and were really disappointed - basic formulaic stuff with little imagination or creativity. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by GForce
Enjoyed
I am genuinely amazed that this book has so many bad reviews!
After picking up at my mother-in-laws house i was enthralled from the first chapter. Read more
After picking up at my mother-in-laws house i was enthralled from the first chapter. Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2009 by Gem D
Brilliant, Easy Read
I got directed to these reviews after finishing the book (in record time!) and wondering what others thought of it. Frankly I am amazed by the amount of negativity! Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2009 by J. Frances
Its not THAT bad!
I dont think that Jeff Abbot would ever claim that Panic is a work of great literature. But if you want something to entertain you while on holiday and can suspend belief slightly... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2009 by Mr. Philip Relph
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