The Abduction - Hardcover

Grippando, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060182628 ISBN 13: 9780060182625

Publisher: Harper, 1998

Synopsis

U.S. Attorney General Allison Leahy is the nation's top law enforcement officer and the Democrtas' best chance for holding on to the Oval Office. But she has powerful competition in Republican Lincoln Howe, a retired fourstar general and bona finde Africa-American hero. They are running neck and neck, and seemingly nothing can break the deadlock.

Then, just days before the election, disaster strikes. Twelve-year-old Kristen Howe, the general's granddaughter, is kidnapped. As attorney general, Allison launched a nationwide manhunt, but her motives come under fire from her opponent. For Allison, though, finding Kristen isn't about politics. Here is a personal crusade that taps into terrifying secrets buried deep within the past--secrets that can shatter all Allison's hopes, twisting them into a nightmare of lies and the ultimate betrayal.

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From the Back Cover:

Allison Leahy is the U.S. Attorney general, the most renowned lawyer in America. She and her wealthy husband are the 21st-century version of the couple who has it all: A happy marriage and two successful careers. To top it off, Allison is the highly touted Democratic nominee for the presidency.

Her opponent is Lincoln Howe, a retired four-star army general and bona fide African-American hero. Like Allison, Howe is living the American dream -- but time is running out. For months the candidates have run neck and neck. As the countdown to election day begins, forecasters say the race could be the closest in history. Both sides need just one extra push to swing the election. And on Halloween morning, they get it.

A 12-year-old girl is kidnapped on her way to school. The girl is Kristen Howe, Lincoln Howe's granddaughter.

The nation and the candidates explode in outrage. As attorney general, Allison launches a massive nationwide manhunt. But her motives are under fire, especially from her political opponent, who wants his adversary off the case of his missing granddaughter. Each side claims the other is exploiting the tragedy and manipulating the investigation for political advantage.

In truth Allison's drive to bring Kristen home safe is far more personal than political. Years before, Allison's adopted baby was stolen from her home, never to be found. Now it seems likely that her own child's fate is somehow tied to the current crisis. Allison must step off the political ladder if she is to help save the life of an innocent young girl and unravel the secrets of her own painful past. But that may not be enough. The culprit remains mysteriously out of reach -- linked to the highest office in the land through the lowest act of deceit.

James Grippando "writes with the authenticity of an insider," says John Douglas, former chief of the FBI's Investigative Support Unit and author of MindHunter. In The Abduction  Grippando exposes the ultimate election nightmare in which the race for the Oval Office takes a jagged detour of crime, lies and betrayal.

About the Author:

James Grippando is a New York Times bestselling author of suspense. He was a trial lawyer for twelve years before the publication of his first novel, The Pardon, in 1994. He is now counsel at the law firm of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and an adjunct professor of law and modern literature at the University of Miami School of Law. His novels are enjoyed world-wide in twenty-eight languages, and his novel Gone Again won the 2017 Harper Lee Prize in Legal Fiction. He lives in South Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0060182628
• ISBN 13: 9780060182625
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400