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Title: Adrenaline
Author: Jeff Abbott
Narrator: Kevin T. Collins
Format: Unabridged
Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-01-11
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 195 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
"If you knew this was our final day together, what would you say to me?"
"Anything but good-bye. I can't ever say good-bye to you."
Sam Capra is living the life of his dreams. He's a brilliant young CIA agent, stationed in London. His wife, Lucy, is seven months pregnant with their first child. They have a wonderful home, and are deeply in love. They have everything they could hope for... until they lose it all in one horrifying moment.
On a bright, sunny day, Sam receives a call from Lucy while he's at work. She tells him to leave the building immediately. He does... just before it explodes, killing everyone inside. Lucy vanishes, and Sam wakes up in a prison cell. As the lone survivor of the attack, he is branded by the CIA as a murderer and a traitor.
Escaping from the agency, Sam launches into a desperate hunt to save his kidnapped wife and child, and to reveal the unknown enemy who has set him up and stolen his family. But the destruction of Sam's life was only a step in an extraordinary plot - and now Sam must become a new kind of hero.
Members Reviews:
Close, but not quite
I like a good thriller as much as anybody, but this one falls a little short for me. The problem? The "bad guy" dialog is, frankly, terrible. The story itself is OK, but the cheesy talk ruined the book for me. Not horrible, but there are much better out there.
Very Good
This captured my attention. The writing is good, not great. I expect Abbott's writing will improve and I look forward to more stories about "Sam."
The interest in Parkour or "free running" is very cool and a thread throughout. The only other reference I know of it comes from a book by John Twelve Hawks called the Traveler. I recommend both.
Good read / listen
Read something else!
This is one of the most overwrought, contrived books I have listened to in many a year. And the reader was no better -- in fact, probably worse.. Listening to this was like having showers of flaming daggers aimed at my cerebral cortex, and feeling smothered by tons of burning shale, with pain searing my every sinew, and gasping for life breathing oxygen, while struggling to reach the surface, gasping................., well, you get the point. Bottom line: read something elee.
Author does't think his readers are intelligent
Every few minutes there was a contradiction or an inconsistency of one kind or another.
I know you have to sometimes "suspend disbelief" but this book really pushed it to the limit.
Despite all that the story sucks you in and keeps you involved and entertained if you can get used to the grating, often frustratingly overly emphatic naration.
Compelling
What did you love best about Adrenaline?
Story and presentation was excellent. Hard to put it down.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Sam was perfect. I had a distinct picture of him in my mind thoughout the book.
Which character as performed by Kevin T. Collins was your favorite?
Mia. Loved the Russian accent and the strenght of the character
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Pushing you to the limits.
Any additional comments?
The different voices and accents made me feel like there was a whole cast of different readers. Excellent.
