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Out of Reach [Hardcover]

Patricia Lewin (Author)
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Book Description

December 30, 2003
In her acclaimed debut Blind Run, Patricia Lewin proved her brilliant command of heart-stopping tales of suspense—and the staggering human emotions that go with them. Now in Out of Reach, Lewin returns with a gripping new thriller—a beguiling story of a man and a woman entering a battle against an unseen evil . . . the kind that targets the most innocent among us.

A rising star in the CIA, Erin Baker is driven by a tragedy from her past. When she was a child, her eight-year-old sister, Claire, was kidnapped. Though Claire was miraculously found, she was changed forever. As was Erin, who now just might get what she’s always wanted most: the chance to make a difference in someone’s life. But she must be willing to risk everything she holds dear.

A covert officer overseas, Erin now works stateside in the world’s most sophisticated intelligence-gathering organization. But her life takes an unexpected turn when she spots an ice cream vendor performing magic tricks for kids. She has seen this man before—the day her sister disappeared. Obtaining access to records few are allowed to see, Erin pries open her sister’s cold kidnapping case. With her arsenal of data banks and espionage techniques, Erin hopes to finally bring the criminal to justice.

When a boy disappears near her home, Erin is certain there is a link between the two cases. She meets Alec Donovan, an FBI agent on the hunt to find the missing child, whose record for locating missing children is unquestioned. Suddenly Alec and Erin find themselves on a desperate pursuit—from the streets of America’s most peaceful neighborhoods to a horrifying underworld where children are stolen and trafficked. And as they get closer to the truth, they make their own lives, and the lives of everyone they love, into perfect targets for a killer.

With its deeply-drawn characters, relentless pace, and powerful depiction of human courage in the face of danger, Out of Reach is a gritty, terrifying novel of a nerve-wracking race against time. With echoes of today’s most shocking headlines, this is fiction at its most passionate and suspenseful.

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Spunky kids at the mercy of bad guys are once again the focus of this second suspense novel by Lewin (Blind Run), in which a covert CIA operative and martial arts expert goes up against a child kidnapping ring. Erin Baker is on assignment in D.C., keeping an eye on the city's embassies, when she spots a magician she saw the day her seven-year-old sister, Claire, was snatched 19 years before. Convinced that she can help find a boy who was recently kidnapped, Erin joins FBI agent Alec Donovan, working with him to dismantle an international child-slavery ring operating under diplomatic immunity. Meanwhile, the story shifts focus to follow the kidnapper as he dons disguises to match wits with his pursuers, and describes abuse through the eyes of Ryan, a boy imprisoned on a German diplomat's Middleburg, Va., estate. Tension builds as Erin confronts the kidnapper on a jogging path and the evil German at an embassy ball, coming to a head when Alec's team storms the Virginia mansion. There is no shortage of twists and surprises, but the fast-paced plot can't make up for the cardboard-cutout characters (pretty Erin is a single parent and demonstrates martial arts to CIA recruits in her spare time; tough yet sensitive Alec falls for her right away; the evil German loves his guard dogs) or the uninspired prose ("The following ten days were particularly intense"). An action movie in print, this thriller offers recognizable characters, a few surprises, a little romance and the chance for the heroine to wear a variety of outfits to face down the villains.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Erin Baker's life changed drastically the day her sister Claire was kidnapped. Even though her sister was found four years later, Erin has always blamed herself for not looking after her. Now, years later, Erin has become a CIA agent, and cares for Claire, who has been committed to a mental institution, and Claire's young daughter. Working in Washington, D.C., Erin reads about a child's abduction in Baltimore, and all her painful memories resurface, especially after she sees an ice cream seller performing magic for children in the park. She then realizes that she saw the same man before her sister disappeared, and contacts the FBI. Special agent Alec Donovan believes Erin's far-fetched theory because he's heard rumors about a magician who kidnaps children. The two become rogue agents searching for a kidnapping ring that leads them to a high-ranking diplomat. Fans of Lewin's first book, Blind Run [BKL Ja 1&15 03], will find this white-knuckle chase through a murky world where children are the prey of adult monsters a worthy successor. Patty Engelmann
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books; First Edition edition (December 30, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345443209
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345443205
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,555,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The first question most people ask when they find out what I do is, "How did you become a writer?" They usually ask this with an incredulous look on their face, and to be honest, I never know exactly how to answer. So I laugh and just say, "It's a long story."

You see, I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science and spent twelve years with Big Blue (i.e. IBM, for the uninitiated). And that's not your usual path to a publishing career.

So how did I go from Computer Programming to writing thrillers?

Well, my first love has always been books. I started reading everything I could get my hands on as far back as grade school, wanting, even then, to rewrite stories my own way, either changing the endings or creating new adventures for the characters. However, I didn't actually start writing until high school. My first attempt was a serial story about a cowboy who was a cross between Cat Balou and Jesse James - the fictional character not the real outlaw. I'd write a chapter and pass it around to my friends, then write another. I never finished that story, which is probably a good thing. It was pretty bad. LOL!!

By college I'd graduated from writing westerns to science fiction short stories that bore a strong resemblance to Star Trek. Are you seeing a pattern here? I like to think that all those "takeoff" stories were just practice for the real thing.

Funny thing though, during all that time, it never occurred to me that I could write for a living. In college, I didn't even consider majoring in Journalism or English. In my mind, I needed a technical degree to be self-sufficient. So, it wasn't until I'd been working for IBM about seven years that the writing bug bit again. I attended a writer's conference in Orlando and met dozens of people writing all different types of fiction and nonfiction. That weekend changed my life. Literally.

I came home and started writing in earnest. I also joined writer's organization, attended writer's conferences, read 'how-to' books, and generally immersed myself in the publishing world. It took me five years and writing three complete manuscripts to sell my first book in June of 1993. I left IBM a year later, and as they say, the rest is history.

Now, thirteen years, twelve books, and three pseudonyms later, I'm writing supense novels for Ballantine Books and loving every minute of it. It's what I've been working toward since that first conference in Orlando.

Patricia Lewin

Author Of BLIND RUN, OUT OF REACH, and OUT OF TIME

 

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful to the very last page!, January 2, 2006
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I loved this book! I felt that it was extremely well written and constantly kept me waiting and watching for what would happen next. I was breathing a sigh of contentment with three pages left to go, and WHAM! Patricia added an action packed finish. I had a smile on my face when I finished, because I had her next book in hand ready to read. If you love a good mystery you won't miss with this book!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Hit!, July 25, 2005
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Another hit from Patricia Lewin!! Much like Blind Run this was a fast paced two day read for me! I enjoyed it immensely and have read it two more times since the first read! Fast paced, intense, real life excitement will keep me coming back to Patricia's books for quite a while. Keep 'em coming Patricia! Can't wait for the next one!!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I Couldn't Let this Book Out of MY Reach!!, May 14, 2005
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In ths fast-paced thriller, the heroes are trying to find a kidnapped boy, Ryan, as he tries to escape. CIA agent Erin recognizes a magician as one she saw when her sister was kidnapped, 19 years ago, and believes the cases are related. The bad guys are truly evil, and always close behind, causing many twists and turns. The characters are so real. This book will even make you see the internet differently. Patricia Lewin has a wonderful way with words!!
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