The Abduction (Wheeler Large Print Book Series (Paper))

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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: 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: 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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Summary: Definitely not Grippando's best. But not bad either
Review: I don't believe Grippando is capable of producing novels which are a total waste. However, I've read all of his work and consider this one to be the weakest link. It seemed overly saturated with politics and had a very brief ending considering the overall length of the novel. There were some intense moments that make this novel worth reading.

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Summary: Interesting-but not his best
Review: I enjoyed the novel,but felt his other books were much more interesting. It may be that politics are not my greatest interest. Looking from a well written book you cannot put aside the great plotting, interesting characters, and surprise ending. He is a great Author and all his books will read well. I would recommend all his books for great reading.

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Summary: Other than some dumb twists, it's not that bad at all!
Review: I finished this book in 2 hours. I just couldn't stop reading! It is a real nail-bitter! The books describes a young girl's abduction during an hectic election in the U.S.A. The grandfather of the girl is one of the candidates, Afro-american Lincoln Howe and his opponent is the female attorny general, Allison Leahy, who was a victin of a child abduction herself 8 years prior to the event. I can't say the book is perfect. Some of the charcters are great: Tanya Howe (Lincoln's daghter), Kristen Howe (the abducted girl) and the kidnapper who tries to help her, Allison Leahy and Howe himself. I did disapprove of some of the twists which I thought were tasteless and useless, and the ending was pretty quick and left some loose knots. it seems like the author lasted for 2/3 of the book, and than gave in to the temptation of a Holliwood-stile ending. But other than that, I reccomand this book. It's very enjoyable and keeps you alert.

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Summary: Another good read by Grippando
Review: I have read 6 out of 8 books by this author and he hasn't disappointed me so far. This book has an interesting plot including two minorities like me running for President of the United States. This novel has a good suspense on who was/were behind the abduction/kidnapping and which side (party) is/are the suspect/suspects on: Leahy's or Howe's? You probably won't be able to figure out who's involved in the criminal act/acts or keep second-guessing it like I did unless you are lucky. :)

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Summary: Poor characterizations sink this vessel
Review: In the course of this story, heroine Alison Leahy consistently ignores the advice of wiser professionals, treats her busband like a fashion accessory, totes a gun, and is openly incredulous that she, a Cabinet member, could possibly be accountable to the President of the United States. Her sarcastic tongue-lashing of the Chief Executive and angry response to anyone who dares express a differing opinion quickly extinguished any desire this reader might have had to see her succeed.

You see, Alison Leahy is running for President. You can tell she's the heroine because she is a Democrat and presumably on the short list for sainthood despite her erratic and irrational behavior. Her opponent, a former military man who happens to be African-American, is the presumed-evil Republican. General Howe is accused of a great many dastardly deeds during the course of the story, mainly by his daughter (possibly the angriest person alive), but when he is proven innocent of most of them, no apologies are deemed necessary.

It's near-impossible to like a book when one can't care about the travails of the main characters and _The Abduction_ is no exception.

I've heard interviews with James Grippando and it seems to me he has the self-loathing not uncommon to today's sensitive male author (a fatal flaw the last several Grisham tomes have suffered from as well).

I give it two stars because Grippando is learning how to write a suspense novel, but only two because the villain was so easy to guess.

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Summary: Suspenseful book
Review: This was my first James Grippando book. I picked it up and read the first couple of pages and I was captured. This book will absolutely keep you on the edge of your seat. He is one of the best authors to come along in a long time. This book is very exciting and suspenseful. I love James Grippando!