Trust Me

by Jeff Abbott

Book Overview

On the new digital battlefront in the war on terror, one man will learn to negotiate the extremely thin line between unconditional trust and unspeakable betrayal.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525951210
• ISBN13: 9780525951216
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A riveting story of infiltration

The war on terror takes on many forms. "Trust Me" follows Luke Dantry, a man who is charged with infiltrating a group known as the 'Night Road'. Underestimating them, he soon finds himself kidnapped and left in a forest. Finding that the 'Night Road' goes deeper than he thought, he has to live on the edge of his life to stop catastrophe. "Trust Me" is a riveting story of infiltration and how sometimes one has to work with the bad guys for the greater good.

TERROR BY NIGHT

Terrorism is certainly in the news today, and it's the focus of Jeff Abbott's race-against-time thriller. Luke Dantry has what is really a pretty uneventful job (although he likes to pump it up a bit for friends). He's employed by his stepfather to put in computer time tracking extreme thinking folks who may be possible terrorists. A lot of them let off steam, make threats, promises, and Luke calls one such group "Night Road" because of their nocturnal doings. In Luke's mind most of thesepeople are probably loud mouths showing off. But when his life is suddenly on the line he realizes that at least one group, "Night Road," is dead , literally dead serious and he must move fast to keep America and the world from becoming vast devastation. The chase to find the masterminds behind this devilish scheme takes Luke from Houston to Chicago to New York to Paris, always one small step ahead of his pursuers. Professional actor Luke Daniels (yes, another Luke) gives a no-holds barred reading to this fast paced story of an incipient terrorist act that threatens our homes and our world. - Gail Cooke

Fabulous, fast-paced summer read!

"Think big", because Jeff Abbott has done it again! If you enjoyed his previous thrillers, you're in for another treat, because each book he writes packs in more excitement and mental gymnastics than the previous one. Just when you think you've predicted all the possible twists, Jeff creates a new one that restructures all the interactions among the characters. Buy this book now and escape into a fast-paced world of deception, internet, greed, and power.

fast-paced thriller

Although he is a low life in his stepfather's think-tank in Austin, Texas, Luke Dantry brags that he is a big shot in the global war against terrorism. His actual task is to monitor by joining the night time chatter of apparently angry web users. He calls his nocturnal Internet friends the Black Road. Luke quickly recognizes who he is communicating with as these are lonely braggarts like he is. Few if any have the will let alone the way to carry out terrorism acts. However, Luke soon revises his opinion of at least some of the Black Road Internet users when he is kidnapped and left dead at a remote cabin. He now knows his web comrades are much more organized and prepared for what he thought was inane chatter. They rehearse for the big event Code name hellfire by causing plane and train crashes and chemical plant explosions. Dantry escapes with Black Code and those pursuing the terrorists chasing after him; as he begins a desperate quest to prevent a plan to make 9/11 look like a minor incident. This fast-paced thriller filled with several spins and twist is a fun lighthearted tale that requires a major ignoring of plausibility as no one will accept the nerd turning into a superhero almost overnight. Still the audience will enjoy Dantry's efforts as we root for him to overcome the odds; reminiscent of Patrick Dempsey's enjoyable but improbable 1991 movie Run. Harriet Klausner