Panic [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

*Starred Review* Those who disparage page-turners seldom appreciate what it takes to pull off a really good one, such as Abbott's engrossing hardcover debut, which follows a string of hardboiled paperback originals. There's nothing especially noteworthy about the story: no fancy props, global implications, history lessons, or distracting subplots. Just the familiar tale of a young man, a documentary filmmaker named Evan Casher, who awakes one morning to find his world turned upside down, his mother killed, himself pursued on all sides by enigmatic forces that range from menacing to sadistic, his loved ones in danger, everything he once believed in revealed to be a lie. Yet, with skilled handling of riveting action sequences, plot twists, and camera angles, all converging at breakneck speed, Abbott whips these simple ingredients into a near-perfect thriller that may indeed result in physical distress akin to panic for anyone trying to put the thing down before the last bullet flies. Fans of Harlan Coben, Lee Child, Joseph Finder, or John Grisham--anyone who enjoys a wild ride on a bumpy road--can cheer the arrival of our latest master of the fine art of the page-turner. Highly recommended. David Wright
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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

Megaspannender Thriller über einen jungen Mann, der erkennen muss, dass sein ganzes bisheriges Leben eine einzige Lüge war. Ein Krimidebüt mit hervorragenden Kritiken

Things are going well for young film-maker Evan Casher - until he receives an urgent phonecall from his mother, summoning him home. He arrives to find her brutally murdered body on the kitchen floor and a hitman lying in wait for him. It is then he realises his whole life has been a lie. His parents are not who he thought they were, his girlfriend is not who he thought she was, his entire existence an ingeniously constructed sham. And now that he knows it, he is in terrible danger. So he is catapulted into a violent world of mercenaries, spies and terrorists. Pursued by a ruthless band of killers who will stop at nothing to keep old secrets buried, Evan's only hope for survival is to discover the truth behind his past. An absolute page-turner, Panic has been acclaimed as one of the most exciting thrillers of recent years.

Jeff Abbott, geboren 1963, hat Englisch und Geschichte studiert und lebt in Austin. Seine Romane wurden bereits mit mehreren Preisen ausgezeichnet.