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The Abduction (Hardcover)

by Mark Gimenez (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Sphere (8 Mar 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1847440061
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847440068
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 4.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 119,724 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Another explosive thriller that is impossible to put down. . . . Plenty of twists and turns, and a plot that keeps you guessing right until the end. Definitely not one to miss." CrimeSquad.com

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`Edge-of-your-seat action with a reassuring amount of baddie bones broken'

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A real page turner, 1 Mar 2008
This review is from: The Abduction (Paperback)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it took a little while to get really stuck into it as at first I found the charachters other than Grace herself rather dull and not particularly likeable, but by about 60 - 70 pages it was starting to get interesting and the charachters were developing a bit too. By this point it was one of those books where you keep thinking you'll just read another of the short chapters, and then found yourself reading lots more simply because it was so gripping. Lots of surprises along the way too.
Excellent.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars great storytelling, 20 Mar 2007
By J. Mellor "stayleyvegas" (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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The follow up novel to the fantastic The Colour Of Law. The author is an ex lawyer turned author but to compare him to John Grisham would be a bad thing.

The Abduction actually is not a legal thriller and this is a brave move by the author to move away from his genre (or what you expect to be his genre after only one book) and take things in a slightly different direction.

The characters are big, brash and in your face although this does not detract from the book. In fact this aspect is probably pretty crucial to the plot. The three main adult characters all have issues and the worries of the world on their shoulders but it becomes clear why the further you go.

When you read the synopsis re Vietnam Vet comes to the rescue of a kidnapped relative the plot could be predictable although this one isn't. There are lots of sub plots linked mainly around some coincidences but they all come together beautifully. However, there are a couple of coincidences that requires the reader to take a little leap of faith, mainly relating to the Vietnam Vet meeting a pilot and a local police chief that are connected to his past but the author, overall, just about gets away with it.

This was a fantastically enjoyable read which for me was as good as his debut novel and the author should be applauded for going in a slightly different direction and carrying it off. However, I suspect the "technical" critics could be critical but who cares! I really enjoyed the book and so will lots of people.

Without a doubt, Gimenez is a superb storyteller.
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17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Rivetting Suspense Novel, 8 Mar 2008
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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Mark Gimenez grew up in Galveston County, Texas and was a partner in a Dallas law firm, before giving it up to start his own practice and to write. He still lives in Texas with his wife and two sons.

I read the author's first book The Colour of Law and thought it a terrific read, but if I thought that his next book would also be about the law, bearing in mind the author's background I could not have been more wrong. This book is a suspense thriller that will keep you hooked from beginning to end.

A brief synopsis of the storyline is that Grace, a young tomboy girl, daughter of hot shot lawyer Elizabeth Brice goes missing from football practice. When her mother asks where her daughter is the coach tells her she need not have bothered turning up as her uncle has already picked her up.

This begins a race against time to rescue Grace from the clutches of unknown kidnappers. Her father john is leading the search but he soon begins to realise that secrets from the past make his daughter's survival more and more unlikely as each second passes.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Far-fetched and cheesy...but good
I'm a little ashamed to say I enjoyed this book so much, I had it in my possession for a long time before I decided to give it a go. Read more
Published 28 days ago by John

4.0 out of 5 stars Clearly a page turner
Mark Gimenez clearly has his own style, he manages to take the legal novel to a different level.
Published 1 month ago by T. sayed

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining read - do not be put off by the cover
I had this book sitting by my bed for several weeks looking at the cover image and thinking it was going to be some morbid, depressing story that would be another episode of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Andrew Dalby

1.0 out of 5 stars Truly awful
I read Mark Gimenez's first book, the Color of Law, and thought that it was a very promising start. His second attempt, though, is truly disappointing. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Max

4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping read!
I quite simply loved it (altho I hated Elizabeth and her vocabulary/actions). Sat up til 3am to finish it. Would make an good movie too.
Published 7 months ago by V. Kenny

5.0 out of 5 stars Thriller!
Loved this book. Thought it had a fantastic plot, with amazing characters. I couldn't put this down from the minute I started reading.
Published 13 months ago by Lauren262

4.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff
A good thriller with lots of interwoven twists and turns all the way through. As has already been mentioned by other reviewers, I did find some of the characters a bit wooden or... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Cosmic

5.0 out of 5 stars Glad I gave it a chance
I came on Mark Gimenez by way of The Color of Law and found that to be a fantastic read. The product description of this book however left me thinking - not worth bothering with... Read more
Published 14 months ago by myrydyn

1.0 out of 5 stars A waste!
After enjoying "The Colour of Law", I decided to read Gimenez's next novel [this]; and it has to be the most poorly-written piece of writing I have read in ages... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Stewart Griffin

2.0 out of 5 stars Not on form
You can get a synopsis from the other reviews so I'll go straight to the problems.

1. He overloads on techno-babble. Read more
Published 15 months ago by T. Matthews

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