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Summary: More Rave Reviews for THE ABDUCTION
Review: "Breathless." PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER"Nail-biting...The political intrigue rings true." SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER "Deftly plotted political fun." LIBRARY JOURNAL "Grippando has produced another exciting and cleverly plotted novel." DENVER POST
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Summary: Gripping but predictable
Review: A female attorney general is the Democratic candidate for the first female president of the US and she's running against the first black male candidate. The race is being won by the attorney general until innuendo hints that Attorney General Allison Leahy is guilty of adultery. Her popularity slides even more as sympathy rises for General Howe, her opponent, whose granddaughter is abducted as the election draws near. Is this abduction related to the unsolved abduction of Ms. Leahy's adopted daughter eight years previously? The mysteries are solved but the ending is abrupt after a long build up. Halfway through the novel, I determined who the villain was, but otherwise it was a good, but predictable, read.
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Summary: A thrilling story about priorities and politics
Review: A gripping tale about the abduction of a aspiring political candidate's child and the priorities in her life. This book will capture you and not release you until the last word...and even then the answers are not entirely unfolded.
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Summary: A wonderfully written suspenseful thriller
Review: A white female Attorney General and a black Army General are the leading contenders for President, when disaster strikes. The General's granddaughter is kidnapped, the Attorney General acts in her official capacity to help solve the crime, but comes under criticizm as being politically motivated. Less than a week until the election, the A.G. must solve the crime to win the presidency. And then there is the factor of her adopted baby daughter who was kidnapped years ago. This book is fast paced, an easy read, and easy to follow. Every page is packed with action, and the true villan is a mystery until the end. The Abduction is a fascinating mystery, and highly recommended.
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Summary: ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE IT-----"GREAT"!!!
Review: Allison Leahy had a daughter kidnapped eight years ago. Now she is running for President and the Grandaughter of her opponent is kidnapped. Did Leahy have it done? Did Lincoln Howe, the grandfather, have it done? Who is the strange kidnapper and who hired him? Where does Mitch O'Brien, Leahy's ex-boyfriend fit in? You can have the answers to these and other questions by reading the book. If you like mysteries, this is a must read. There are many twist and turns put when explained they all make sense. You will find yourself wanting to read faster and faster to see what happens. You can relate to the characters and have feelings for them. Lots of action. Movement all the time, no dead pages. Truly a "Great" book.
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Summary: Grippando is no J. Patterson, or D. Balducci, but tries...
Review: Another book that reads like a movie. The writing held my interest only sporadically. The main character of Allison, first woman to run for President, was kind of dull. So was Howe, the first African American Republican running against her. The author tried to present him as a little evil, but didn't get into it (for fear of being politically incorrect, probably). Certain characters were great, like the kidnappers and some of the Howe's aides. I WILL say that the plot had some great twists near the end, but it had a very hasty ending. But many of these thriller books do (it's like the author has to hurry up and finish the book before going to sleep!) Readers should just for the paperback--& since this will probably be a movie, so wait for mass market tie-in
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Summary: The next Grisham!
Review: Everyone must read The Abduction. It was so suspenseful and the suprise ending was a shocker. Anyone that reads this well-written book will surely want to read other Grippando books.
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Summary: Excellent ! One you will want to finish in one sitting!
Review: Excellent book! Great story line that leaves you wanting more when the book is done. Believable characters. Politics, intrigue and adventure - it's all there!
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Summary: Struggled with this one
Review: First of all, I love the show "24", so it is not surprising that I pictured Lincoln Howe (not a coincidence that it kinda sounds like Colin Powell) as being Mr. Palmer from the show. But his actions were so un-Palmer-like that it was distracting (that's really more of my problem, since the book was written years before 24 ever aired). Other than that the story was really good, until the ending. I just felt like it had 500 pages of buildup, and 2 pages of resolution. Too many loose ends, and nothing really explained.
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Summary: A Terrific Political Eye-opener
Review: Forty-eight-year-old, second-term U.S. Attorney General Allison Leahy is the Democratic candidate for the presidency. She's opposed by Lincoln Howe, an African-American retired Army general and hero of several wars, including Vietnam and Desert Storm. Eight years prior to her run for the presidency, Leahy's adopted four-month-old daughter was kidnapped and never found. Now, in the heat of the campaign's closing weeks, Lincoln Howe's granddaughter is kidnapped, and Leahy is forced to direct the FBI's hunt for the girl. As the voter's sympathy moves to Howe, Leahy's commanding lead shrinks and in just a few days she's several points behind. Then, as the FBI operation moves forward to recover Howe's granddaughter, it begins to look like someone has orchestrated the abduction to benefit one of the campaigns. But which one? I was up all night reading this book and I'll have to say that if somehow you've managed to survive the last couple of presidential elections without learning about the dirty tricks, lies, deceit and dishonesty that permeates the route to America's top job, well you'll get a full dose in this book. "The Abduction" is not only a terrific thriller, but a terrific eye-opener as well.
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