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Hostage
Hostage
Author: Robert Crais
Jeff Talley was a good husband, a fine father, and a frontline negotiator with LAPD's SWAT unit. But the high stress, unforgiving job took an irreparable toll on his psyche. After a despondent father murders his wife and son and takes his own life, Talley hits bottom. His marriage ends, he resigns from SWAT, and he struggles to escape from his f...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781441856517
ISBN-10: 144185651X
Publication Date: 6/15/2010
Edition: Abridged
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  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
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4.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Value Priced
Book Type: Audio CD
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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spOOnman avatar reviewed Hostage on + 51 more book reviews
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Gripping and intense - you won't want to put it down
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FINALLY...A BOOK THAT THE MOVIE DIDN'T RUIN!
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Would you sacrafice another family member to save your own? Author of "Forgotten Man'
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Edge of your seat suspense - a great read!
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Three young men gunning for action rob a minimart in a sleepy suburb north of Los Angelos. When things get out of control, and with the police on their tail, they flee the scene and invade a home in an exclusive gated community, taking a panicked family hostage.
Police chief Jeff Talley finds an all-too-familiar scene in front of the house where the criminals are holed up with a father and his two children. A former hostage negotiator with the LAPD's SWAT unit, Talley is quickly thrown back into the high pressure world that he has so desperately tried to leave behind. But Talley's nightmare has barely begun, because this isn't just any house, it holds the dirty secrets of L.A.'s biggest crime lord. And the people inside aren't the only ones held hostage...
My first Robert Crais book and I really liked it, would definately read another one of his books.
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very well written, story flowed smoothly with suspense, tautness, twists--good to read a well written book
chronic avatar reviewed Hostage on + 23 more book reviews
The writing was just okay. Gonna keep trying this author tho...
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In making a movie out of this book, you could either make it a real good comedy or a really good suspense movie: You have some ex-cons (not too bright) that rob a store and then their truck breaks down. They climb the fence in a gated community and then break into a house with a family inside. The boy in the family has secret passages in the house, sister only has on a bikini, and the father. Did I mention that he is an accountant? He is, but it's for one of the biggest mob bosses on the West coast. He has all the records plus loads of cash in the house (millions!) The cop in charge is an ex-LAPD SWAT hostage negotiator. Also, one of the ex-cons? He just happens to be a cannibalistic serial killer. Strange sounding, but the book is really good! Enjoy!


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