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    The Wrong Hostage
    The Wrong Hostage
    The Wrong Hostage
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Wrong Hostage

    Written by Elizabeth Lowell

    Narrated by Maria Tucci

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    About this audiobook

    New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell returns with a chilling tale of the law gone wrong and a kidnapping that threatens more than one life. Orphaned at thirteen, Grace Silva clawed her way out of poverty and violence to become one of the most respected judges on the federal bench. Grace believes in the rule of law -- lives it, breathes it. She has always been buttoned up and buttoned down. Except once.

    Joe Faroe has learned that laws are made by politicians, and politicians are all too human. He believes in the innocents, the ones getting ground up by governments that are too corrupt to protect their own citizens. He's been through the political meat grinder himself. It cost him his career, his freedom, and the woman who still haunts him. Since then Faroe has worked outside the rules as a kidnap specialist for St. Kilda Consulting, a Manhattan-based global business that concentrates on the shadow world. He is good at his work -- intelligent, confident, ruthless. Until a friend dies trying to kill him.

    Now Faroe is out of the business. Then Grace comes to him and Faroe finds himself sucked back into the shadows, tracking a violent killer who holds the life of Grace's son in his bloody hands.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJun 13, 2006
    ISBN9780061135231
    The Wrong Hostage
    Author

    Elizabeth Lowell

    New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell has more than eighty titles published to date with over twenty-four million copies of her books in print. She lives in the Sierra Nevada Mountains with her husband, with whom she writes novels under a pseudonym. Her favorite activity is exploring the Western United States to find the landscapes that speak to her soul and inspire her writing.

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    • 3/5
      One of her older books, I prefer the more recent work. That said, it was still good. I'd still recommend reading it, or listening to the audio version. Took me awhile to get used to the voice of the narrator Maria Tucci - she has a gravelly voice - but then I came to like listening to her. She's good at putting emotion into what she was reading, without being melodramatic.
    • 3/5
      This hostage story was a bit wearing. I just didn't believe it like I usually believe EL's stories. I still liked the book, but not my favorite.
    • 4/5
      When federal judge Grace Silva's teenage son Lane Franklin is taken hostage, Grace knows the only man who can help her is a former kidnap specialist, Joe Faroe the very same man Grace spent a passionate weekend with 16 years ago, right before she helped send him to jail. Lane is being detained in a private Catholic high school in Mexico, a school her ex-husband insisted on for the boy. He is being held by Hector Osuna, a drug lord who demands that Grace get the money her ex, Ted Franklin, ‘stole’ from him The problem is that Grace has not heard from Ted in more than three weeks, and time is running out for Lane. This book is one of Lowell’s best mysteries. The characters are very real, the danger will keep your reading. Joe Faroe is such a strong character, that I wished Grace had somehow managed to arrange to with him. Ted had no redeeming features so I had to wonder why Grace married him in the first place. As They used to say in the serial novels, “all will be revealed.”
    • 4/5
      Federal Judge Grace Silva's husband has given their son to a Mexican drug lord as collateral on some investments. When the money and the husband go missing, Grace is given 48 hours to produce them or her son dies. She calls the only person who can help, Joe Faroe, an agent of St. Kilda (like the FBI, but without rules and government), whom she had a relationship with 16 years prior.The plot is engaging and believable, the characters are well-developed and authentic, and the writing is exceptional. The romantic scenes are hot without being distracting from the plot or cringe-worthy. A first rate novel. Had a hard time putting it down.
    • 3/5
      Good book but slow starting...The first few chapters were hard to get through but then it was easy to follow and finish. Although I've never read Elizabeth Lowell I thought that her writing style for drama and thrillers was great but I don't think she should mix too much romance into her stories.
    • 4/5
      This was my first Elizabeth Lowell novel. I think I have found a new favorite writer. I've since read a second of her books and liked it as well. It was a nice blend of romance and action/suspense. I didn't spend an inordinate amount of time trying to suspend my disbelief, which is something I appreciated. Not that I won't read books that are flat out over the top. I have read and enjoyed some that were utterly absurd if taken too seriously. But I dislike trying to plod through a book where the writer is taking the characters seriously yet makes a habit of having them do things that are wholly out of character or utterly ridiculous. Neither of these pet peeves was an issue in this book. The characters were likable to me and acted within reason, as far as I was concerned. Judge Grace Silva was a strong woman who saw the world through the black and white lens of the law until circumstances forced her to reevaluate her beliefs. Her journey through this process was believable to me. All in all, I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys romantic suspense and I will certainly be reading more of Ms. Lowell's work in the future.
    • 4/5
      The Wrong Hostage
      3.5 Stars

      Grace Silva is a federal judge backed into a corner when her teenage son is taken hostage by Mexican drug traffickers. With time running out, Grace turns to the only man she has ever loved and the one who believes she betrayed him 16 years ago: Joe Faroe, an operative with St. Kilda’s Consulting. As Grace and Joe work together to save her son, old feelings resurface and old secrets come to light. Can Grace and Joe leave the past behind to rescue her child before it is too late?

      Series note: Although this is book #2 in the series, it can be read as a standalone as there is no connection to the previous installment either in terms of plot or characters.

      Despite the rather stereotypical and prejudiced portrayal of Mexico and Mexicans and the somewhat far-fetched and convoluted storyline, The Wrong Hostage is fast-paced and action packed with a touch of romance.

      Grace and Joe’s romance takes a back seat to the drug cartel/money laundering storyline. Nevertheless, they have an interesting backstory (which could have been better developed) and some solid chemistry. The secret keeping trope is thankfully kept to a minimum and leads to very little angst although what there is, is believable given the circumstances.

      The best aspect of the story is Grace with her no nonsense, take no prisoners attitude and her transition from a naive believer in the rule of law to a woman who understand the realities of life. There are definitely no TSTL moments from this heroine and her reactions to her dirtbag ex made me smile.

      Joe is your typical alpha male, covert operative, but he is exceedingly good at his job and his actions and decisions are appropriate and believable. It doesn't hurt that he is very yummy!

      The secondary characters from the enigmatic head of St. Kilda’s to Grace’s willful teenage son to the disgusting drug lord and his minions are all fleshed out well and contribute to the overall effect of the story. If there is one small nitpick, it is that some passages are overly descriptive and the book could have been 50 pages shorter.

      All in all, the likable characters and suspenseful storyline make this a worthwhile read.