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What if you could forget the worst moment of your life? Miles Kendrick is a federal witness hiding from the mob, constantly haunted by the horrifying memories of his best friendÂs death. While helping his psychiatrist with a mysterious favor, Miles stumbles into a murderÂand an illegal medical research program that could free him and millions of others with post-traumatic stress disorder from their crippling fears. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Miles ends up in the cross-hairs of Dennis Groote, an ex-FBI agent turned hitman. Groote is determined to find a cure for his traumatized daughterÂand to gain control of a secret drug formula worth billions on the open market, a formula he believes Miles possesses.Pursued by both Groote and government agents, Miles runs for his life. He draws on his old skills as a mobsterÂs spy to survive a deadly duel of strike and counterstrike with the unrelenting and brutal Groote. Miles finds two unlikely allies: a mentally broken ex- soldier and a reclusive woman whose life was destroyed by violence. To save them all and with one last chance to be the man he once wasÂMiles takes the battle back to the powerful, murderous forces who want to silence one troubled man before he can get his life back. . . BACKCOVER: ÂFans of Harlan Coben, Lee Child, Joseph Finder, or John GrishamÂanyone who enjoys a wild ride on a bumpy roadÂcan cheer the arrival of our latest master of the fine art of the page-turner. ÂBooklist(starred review)
Author Notes
Jeff Abbott (born 1963) is a U.S. suspense novelist. He has a degree in History and English from Rice University. He lives in Austin, Texas. His early novels were traditional detective fiction but in recent years he has turned to writing thriller fiction. His novels include: Do Unto Others (1994) -- winner of the Agatha Award and the Macavity Award (given by Mystery Readers International) for Best First Novel; Black Jack Point (2002), nominated for the Edgar Award (given by Mystery Writers of America) and for the Anthony Award and for the Barry Award; Cut and Run (2003), nominated for the Edgar Award; Panic (2005), nominated for the Thriller Award (given by the International Thriller Writers); and Trust Me (2009). His novel, Panic, has been optioned for film by The Weinstein Company and is in development. His novel, Collision, has been optioned for film by Twentieth Century Fox.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
In Abbott's hypercharged ninth thriller (after 2005's Panic), Miles Kendrick, a former spy for the mob who's now in the federal witness protection program, has built a new if fragile life in Sante Fe, N.Mex. With the aid of Allison Vance, his psychiatrist, Kendrick struggles to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder, which developed after he killed his best friend while assisting the FBI. Kendrick is soon overwhelmed by more feelings of guilt when his shrink is blown up in her office after asking him to help her with a delicate matter. Kendrick later discovers Vance was involved with a new miracle drug touted as curing PTSD. In his search for the drug, which takes a bewildering series of twists and turns, he crosses paths with a number of unsavory characters with various motives. Readers will need to suspend some disbelief as the body count mounts, but few who start this book will stop turning the pages. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Booklist Review
What's more suspenseful than a hapless Everyman targeted by a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to acquire a secret? Perhaps a trio of unbalanced mental patients (and one imaginary friend) pursued by a plethora of shady types and a sadistic killer who leaves behind a trail of bodies in pursuit of some vaguely defined object relating to a secret cure. Then again, perhaps not. Abbott loses some of the focus and momentum of his riveting hardcover debut ( Panic,0 2005), hanging a huge amount of nonstop action on a fairly slack mainspring--a medicine called Frost, which may help cure post-traumatic stress disorder, the shared affliction of federally protected witness Miles, reality-show-star Celeste, Iraqi War veteran Nathan, and the daughter of aforementioned killer Dennis Groote. The success of his first title may generate some demand among thriller fans, but this one is likely to disappoint all but the most voracious of the genre's readers. --David Wright Copyright 2006 Booklist
Library Journal Review
Miles Kendrick is in the Witness Protection Program following his testimony against a Florida mob family. In the final confrontation with gang members, Miles accidentally kills his friend Andy, and now Andy's spirit haunts him in his new life in Santa Fe, NM. When he learns of an experimental drug called "frost" that could cure him of his posttraumatic stress disorder, Miles also finds that this knowledge could cost him his life. Along with fellow PTSD-sufferers Celeste (a reality-show winner who witnessed a brutal murder) and Nathan (an Iraqi war veteran), Miles embarks on a complex, bloody journey that takes him from New Mexico to California. Is frost a miracle drug or a flawed product that kills those who take it? Will Miles and his allies be able to defeat the never-ending series of villains willing to kill to keep their secrets? Abbott's dialog is sometimes overwrought, and the tale could lose a character or two, but L.J. Ganser skillfully carries listeners through all of the twists and turns of this suspenseful story. Recommended for medium and large public libraries.-Joseph L. Carlson, Allan Hancock Coll., Lompoc, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
