Synopses & Reviews
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.
Luke Dantry tells people he has a job on the cutting edge of the war on terroraonly he knows itas nowhere near as adrenaline-filled as he makes it sound. Lukeas nightly task working for his stepfatheras Washington think tank: Go undercover from the anonymous safety of his computer and infiltrate Web-based, home-grown terrorist networks, cataloging the screen names and details of a motley collection of rage-filled, mentally suspect, and mostly impotent loners he comes to call the Black Road. Now and then he encounters someone who may have the capability to make good on his threats, but Luke figures that the vast majority of his targets are simply frustrated malcontents using the Internet as an empty soapbox.
When Luke is kidnapped at gunpoint, without warning, and left for dead in an isolated cabin deep in the woods, he realizes it must be related to his work, and that the Black Road is far more organized than he thoughtaand much closer to home than he could have ever imagined. After a daring escape, with both the terrorist group and their enemies on his heels, he must quickly assemble a complex puzzle of convoluted histories and motives, where the final pieces extend deep into his own pastaand where Luke himself may hold the key to stopping the Black Road before their spectacular plans come to horrible fruition.
Synopsis
The new thriller from the bestselling author of Collision Luke Dantry works anonymously from his computer, a mild academic hired by a Washington think tank to bring out Internet extremists who vent online. It's an incendiary network of rage0filled, mentally suspect, and mostly impotent loners he calls the Night Road. But if Luke thought his identity was safe, he was wrong. The Night Road is more organized and dangerous than he imagined. And they aren't the only ones who've been watching him.
About the Author
Jeff Abbott is the nationally bestselling, award-winning author of six novels of mystery and suspense. His novels have been called "exciting, shrewd, and beautifully crafted" (Chicago Tribune), "fresh, original…intricately woven" (Publishers' Weekly), and "excellent" (South Florida Sun-Sentinel).
His novels include the USA Today bestseller and Anthony Award nominee, A Kiss Gone Bad; the Agatha and Macavity Award winner, Do Unto Others; The Only Good Yankee; Promises of Home; and Distant Blood. Black Jack Point was released in September, 2002 by NAL, a division of Penguin, and has been nominated for an Edgar Award. Cut and Run was released by NAL in November 2003. Panic, Abbott's first hardcover thriller, was released by Dutton in August 2005.
A fifth-generation Texan, he spent his childhood in Austin and Dallas with parents and grandparents who loved to tell stories.
He lives in Austin with his wife and two sons.