Panic

Jeff Abbott

Apr 2011 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

***Discover the half-a-million-copy-selling debut smash and prepare to hold... your... breath...***

'Panic is an instant classic'
Lee Child

'A sleak, smart thriller. No question: Jeff Abbott is THE new name in suspense'
Harlan Coben

Things are going well for young film-maker Evan Casher - until he receives an urgent phonecall from his mother, summoning him home. He arrives to find her brutally murdered body on the kitchen floor and a hitman lying in wait for him.

It is then he realises his whole life has been a lie. His parents are not who he thought they were, his girlfriend is not who he thought she was, his entire existence an ingeniously constructed sham. And now that he knows it, he is in terrible danger.

So he is catapulted into a violent world of mercenaries, spies and terrorists. Pursued by a ruthless band of killers who will stop at nothing to keep old secrets buried, Evan's only hope for survival is to discover the truth behind his past.

An absolute page-turner, Panic has been acclaimed as one of the most exciting thrillers of recent years.

Ratings and reviews

Jeff Abbott’s PANIC is action packed, although most of the action involves violence, which includes a lot of head bashing and bloody gun and knife fights. The action (violence) begins after Evan Casher, a young Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, comes home (Texas) at the urgent request of his mother. From there, Evan goes to New Orleans, England, and Florida and encounters horrible violence wherever he goes. Making matters worse, Evan can’t trust anyone, not even his own father. Throughout, everyone tells him that they only want to help him. Then, as soon as he does trust anyone—you guessed it—more bloody fights and head bashing. And the funny (as in odd, not ha ha) thing about it: someone can have their head bashed into a wall one minute and be off on an adventure the next. Only occasionally do they complain that their head hurts. Anyone I know who has had a head injury such as those described in this book would be out of commission for at least a few days. But not our heroes or villains in PANIC. Obviously, I thought this book was silly, very silly. If this were a movie, it would appeal to high school boys.

I loved this book

About the author

Jeff Abbott is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author whose books have been published in more than twenty languages. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including three times for the Edgar Award, and has won an International Thriller Writers Award, an Agatha Award and a Macavity Award. He lives in Austin with his family.