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Reviewed by Anne Boling for Readers' Favorite
"Adrenaline" by Jeff Abbott has great potential. The plot is a thriller. Sam Capra is a CIA agent; he and his wife Lucy are expecting a child and living in London. Sam is in the midst of delivering an intelligence report when Lucy calls begging him to meet her outside. Just as he steps out the whole building explodes killing everyone inside. Sam becomes the first suspect. He endures months of torture as the CIA seeks information from him. The CIA determines that either Sam or Lucy is a traitor or she is a traitor and managed to hide it from him. Eventually Sam is released but kept under strict surveillance. They CIA hope he will lead them to Lucy. Sam believes his wife has been kidnapped and is determined to rescue her.
The idea behind this book has been used many times. For that reason an author must come up with a unique spin on the spy espionage plot. Abbott's spin is restrained. Parts of this book were very exciting. However, the characters lacked dimension. The writing is good. There are numerous subplots that twist and turn working in tandem. I suspect Sam Capra will appear in sequels allowing his character to fully develop over time. I was not familiar with the author Jeff Abbott but will watch for more books by him. The ending is left with an opening for a sequel. The reader’s voice was fabulous. He made this book come to life. The inflections in his voice brought about excitement and made me want to keep listening.
