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Book Review of Hostage

Hostage
Hostage
Author: Robert Crais
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


I saw the movie (starring Bruce Willis and Kevin Pollack) before I read the book and actually like the movie more. Here's a literal quote of the synopis from the back cover: In a sleepy suburb north of Los Angeles, a convenience-store robbery turns violent. With the police on their tail, three criminals flee the scene and invade a home in an exclusive gated community, taking captive a panicked father and his two children. Police chief Jeff Talley, a former hostage negotiator with the LAPD's SWAT unit, is now thrown back into the high-pressure world that he has so desperately tried to leave behind. But Talley's nightmare has barely begun, because this isn't just any house; it holds the dirty secrets of L.A.'s biggest crime lord. And the people inside aren't the only ones being held hostage...