Title: FEAR
Author: Jeff Abbott
ISBN: 9780751538328
Publisher: Sphere
First published January 1, 2006
Pages: 402
Source: Private Copy
Everyone has a memory they’d like to forget. For federal witness Miles Kendrick, it’s the shootout that left his best friend dead–and Miles a hunted and haunted man. While helping his psychiatrist with a mysterious favour, Miles stumbles upon an illegal research program that could free him–and millions of others with post-traumatic stress disorder–from crippling memories. But when his doctor ends up dead, Miles must run for his life from a murderous conspiracy that gives new meaning to the word “fear.”
Official Summary
08 June 2023
They say you are never too old to learn. Well, today I discovered that a little kitchen cleaner and a damp cloth can give an old-looking paperback a new lease on life. My copies of Panic and Fear looked terrible, but now both are almost s white as the day they were printed. If I can find a cure for yellowing pages, you wouldn’t guess how old these are.
I decided to tackle my archive reviews in alphabetical order, so after writing my review on Panic, the next book in line is Fear… sadly my reading journal did not prove helpful with this book. Skimming the book did bring it all crashing back.
Fear tells the story of an experimental drug for the treatment of PTSD that everyone wants. When the formula for ‘FROST’ disappears the subsequent hunt results in a frantic search involving PTSD sufferers, psychiatrists, pharmaceutical representatives, governmental agents and individuals eager for the financial gain this formula will secure.
At the centre of it all, is Miles Kendrick who is haunted by the fact that he killed his best friend. While in witness protection, his psychiatrist is murdered and Groote (ex-FBI agent turned hitman) is after him.
Groote will do anything to get his hands on ‘Frost’ while the drug might not have been fully tested, he knows it will help his daughter who suffers from PTSD.
This book is a fast-paced read that is full of action. You can expect intrigue, mayhem, double-crosses, deceit, duplicity, torture and murder when you reach for this pacy read.
Also By Jeff Abbott
Panic
Things are going well for young filmmaker Evan Casher — until he receives an urgent phone call 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 has been an ingeniously constructed sham. And now that he knows it, he is in terrible danger. Evan’s only hope for survival is to discover the truth behind his past.
About the Author
Author bio from the author’s site
Jeff Abbott is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of many mystery and suspense novels. He has been called “one of the best thriller writers in the business” (Washington Post). His novels have been called “compulsively readable” (Chicago Sun Times), “outstanding. . .genuinely moving” and “fresh, original… intricately woven” (Publishers Weekly), “nail-bitingly suspenseful and totally original” (Irish Independent), and “extremely compelling” (Associated Press). He is published in many languages and has been a bestseller in the US, the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, Portugal, and other countries.
Jeff’s novel Adrenaline was a Summer Great Reads choice by both The Today Show and Good Morning America. His novel Inside Man was a Summer Book Pick by O, The Oprah Magazine, and a Best Beach Reads pick by USA Today. Jeff is a winner of the Thriller Award (for The Last Minute) and was nominated for the Thriller Award for Panic. He is a three-time nominee for the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award and a two-time nominee for the Anthony Award. Jeff’s first novel, Do Unto Others, won both the Agatha Award and the Macavity Award.
His novels Adrenaline, Panic, and Collision have been optioned for film and are in script development.
Jeff graduated from Rice University with a degree in History and English. He lives in Austin with his wife and two sons.
Thank you for visiting the blog and reading my review. Are you a Jeff Abbott fan? What is your favourite book? I cannot believe it has been twelve years since I read this book. Flipping the pages, the action came rushing back to my mind as if I finished it a week ago. If you are keen on an action-packed thriller, then you do not want to miss this author’s work.
