Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
At All Costs
Amazon US PB Amazon UK PB Amazon Canada PB
John Gilstrap
Class/Genre: Mystery Government Agency Thriller
Warner, Jun 1998, $24.00, 452 pp.
In Phoenix, South Carolina, Jake and Carolyn Brighten have lived a middle class lifestyle, raising their teenage son Travis in gentle suburbia. However, the Brighton's idyllic world crashes when the FBI crashes Jake's place of business, seeking illegal contraband. Instead, the Feds find a bigger prize and darken Jake's day. Jake Brighten is actually top ten fugitive Jake Donavon. Fifteen years ago, Jake and Carolyn were the only survivors of an eco disaster that led to the death of sixteen co-workers and a wasteland in the middle of Arkansas.
The Donavon grab Travis and hit the road with the FBI in hot pursuit. Travis is stunned as they flee for their lives. His parents claim they are innocent, but he wonders if he is in fact descended from eco-killers? To prove to their son and the Feds that they are innocent, the Donavon return to that eco-wasteland where the evidence exists. However, there are many powerful forces, including the government, who want to silent the couple forever.
Like John Gilstrap's fabulous debut novel, NATHAN'S RUN, AT ALL COSTS is an action packed thriller that places an innocent(s) in direct war with near omnipotent groups. This time around, Mr. Gilstrap has a family on the run and once again will keep the reader turning page after page in one bang-bang sitting that constantly releases the air bags. This novel and Mr. Gilstrap's previous tale are must reading for fans of stories like the DIE HARD series.
Harriet Klausner
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