The Trap: An International Thriller [Paperback]

Fritz Galt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2003

To save the nation, he must
 confront his past... 

What the hell? Ferrar needed some secret code to deactivate the bomb.
     Fifteen seconds.
He stared at the alphanumeric keypad. Images of his life sped through his mind, not the thoughts of a dying man, but of someone trying to unscramble tidbits of his life in search of a clue.
     Ten seconds.
Then an image of Bonnie floated to the fore. She was young, college-aged. She was leaning toward him, offering a mug of foaming beer.
     Five seconds...
 
     Pursued by the CIA, the FBI and local police, George Ferrar is a man on the run. Why doesn't anybody believe that he's trying to save America from a terrorist with a nuclear bomb?
     In a race against time, he crisscrosses the world by air, sea and land. From one vividly portrayed location to the next, he must put together the clues, elude law enforcement and single-handedly save the nation.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This novel has a direct tie-in to our nation’s war on terrorism. A fast-paced thriller that hops continents to America. -- Great Wall Gazette

From the Publisher

Fan mail for this gem of a novel keeps pouring in: "A real page-turner. I can’t stop!" – International consultant from Virginia "Timely and terrifying. This thriller hits very close to home!" – Former CIA Station Chief "Like Teddy Roosevelt said, ‘Good to the last drop.’" – Educational Technologist from New Jersey "You have hit on something really big and timely. It's EXACTLY the kind of thing I want to be reading right now, and my guess is others will too." – Fan from California "Galt’s books have two main attractions for me: the suspense, fast pacing and constant surprises, and his descriptions of foreign lands and cultures." – Editor from Virginia "I'm really getting into it! I really think it will sell. Very timely, very real threat scenario, very fast-paced. Can't ask for more than that!" – Security Analyst from California

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Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Pagefree Publishing (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589610482
• ISBN-13: 978-1589610484
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,832,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Wisconsin to a Swiss immigrant in 1958, Fritz Galt has lived around the world, from the Caribbean to Europe to Asia. Destined to become a writer, he penned his first novel, about a globetrotting family, at age 15 and earned a degree in fiction writing at the University of Illinois in 1980. He has since written 14 novels including the highly acclaimed thrillers The Geneva Seduction, Fatal Sting, China Gate, and The Maltese Cross. He lives with his family in China.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of Fritz, June 8, 2003

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mary damon (princeton, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Trap: An International Thriller (Paperback)

This was the best of Mr. Galts 5 books. I have read them all and have enjoyed each one. The Trap was hard to put down and get anything else done. An excellent spythriller and so in tune with our world today. I hope he is at work on another book right now!!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Trap by Fritz Galt, September 15, 2010

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This review is from: The Trap (An International Thriller) (Kindle Edition)

I was very disappointed in "The Trap." In my view it amounted to nothing more than a cheap comic book without pictures. The character development and all the scene setting were paper thin, and the plot was childish to the point that few if any self respecting third graders would have sat still for it.

I well understand that even a poorly done book represents a lot of work, but unfortunately Mr. Galt, notwithstanding his efforts simply didn't pull it off.

This book was so bad, that in good conscience I shrunk from giving it even one star...but apparently there is no place to check "no stars please." Reading it clear through to the end was a chore...I stuck it out in fairness to the author, wondering if perhaps sooner or later things might right themselves...they never did.