Pressure Drop (Onyx) [Paperback]

Peter Abrahams (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A New York PR executive's search for her kidnapped infant son leads her to the Bahamas. "Technologically aided conception, baby stealing, inexplicable marine accidents and the activities of a wealthy, mysterious family are among the intriguing elements Abrahams expertly brings together in this gripping tale," praised PW.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Onyx (February 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451402359
• ISBN-13: 978-0451402356
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,633,211 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peter Abrahams - "criminally gifted" according to the New York Times Book Review - is the author of 27 novels. These include the New York Times bestselling Echo Falls mystery series for middle-graders (DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE, BEHIND THE CURTAIN, INTO THE DARK) and REALITY CHECK (2009) for teens. Among his adult books are OBLIVION (Shamus prize finalist), THE FAN (made into a movie with Robert DeNiro) and LIGHTS OUT (Edgar award finalist). DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE was a finalist for the Edgar best young adult mystery award and won the Agatha in the same category. BEHIND THE CURTAIN and INTO THE DARK were Agatha finalists. In her Cleveland Plain Dealer review of NERVE DAMAGE (2007), Michelle Ross wrote: "I swear, if one more literary person says in that oh-so-condescendng tone, 'Oh, I don't read ... mysteries,' I'm going to take a novel by Peter Abrahams and smack him on his smug little head." REALITY CHECK won the best young adult mystery Edgar award in 2010. ROBBIE FORESTER AND THE OUTLAWS OF SHERWOOD STREET, January 2012, is first in a new middle-grade series about a twelve-year-old Robin Hood in contemporary Brooklyn.
As Spencer Quinn, Abrahams also writes the New York Times bestselling Chet and Bernie mystery series: DOG ON it, THEREBY HANGS A TAIL, TO FETCH A THIEF, and THE DOG WHO KNEW TOO MUCH. He has a website - peterabrahams.com; and so does Chet - chetthedog.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellant work by Abrahams., May 5, 2004

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Peter LaPrade (worcester ma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pressure Drop (Hardcover)

"Pressure Drop" is an interesting novel where the a down-on-his-luck club owner/diver and a New Yorker with a missing child meet up. Nina Kitchener only wanted to have a child, and with the help of a mysterious sperm bank, she did. But then her child is kidnapped, and she sets about trying to find it. The truth leads her to the Bahamas and a final showdown with a ex-Nazi eugenist who has been in hiding for fifty years. The thrills never ended, and it was better than "Fury of Rachel Monette" which had some similaries.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Abrahams just gets better and better, September 28, 2003

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Linda Sackstein "linlibrary" (Raanana Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pressure Drop (Onyx) (Paperback)

So far of all his novels, only one gets less than 5 stars. This book was trilling from beginning to end. Peter Abrahams has an ability to create exciting plots and very real people who take part in them. Could not put this book down. The plot deals with the kidnapping of babies and also with detailed descriptions of scuba diving. A very unusual combination but it works terrifically. Few men writers are so able to get into a woman's mind. It's really time that this book and some of his earlier works are brought back into print.