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The Hostage

A Totally Gripping Action Thriller

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The Hostage

By: John Ryder
Narrated by: Josh Wichard
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“You get us what we want. Or your wife dies. And we will make it hurt.”

Jerome Prentice is a good guy. Loyal to a fault, he always stays on the right side of the law.

But everything changes the night he is awoken by the sound of masked kidnappers entering his home. Holding him at gunpoint, they drag his beloved wife, Alicia, out of the house with a promise to kill her if he goes to the police. Their demand: betray the company he’s worked for his entire adult life.

They think he’ll do anything to save his wife. But they don’t know that they’re messing with the wrong man. Because Jerome might be a good guy. But betrayal doesn’t come easily to him. And he’s not a man who will go down without a fight.

What’s more, he will hunt the people who’ve taken Alicia to the ends of the earth. And if they’ve hurt even one hair on her head, he’s going to make them pay....

This utterly jaw-dropping thriller is perfect for fans of Lee Child, David Baldacci, and Mark Dawson.

©2021 John Ryder (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
Literature & Fiction Suspense Thriller Fiction Marriage

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B Grade Boring

This was quite a let down after reading Mr Ryders Fletcher series. Predictable plot with shallow one dimensional characters. Every B Grade implausible action film you have ever seen. I stuck it out till the end thinking it had to get better…. It didnt!

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A quick read at lightning pace! Loved the narrator. Fast paced story that flowed well.

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