The October List

This is brilliant craftsmanship in a vastly entertaining package. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. (Oct.) . Agent: Deborah Schneider, Gelfman Schneider Literary Agents. As the ingenious plot folds back on itself, the reader has to reevaluate and reinterpret the constantly shifting facts in the case. Gabriela must not only pay a $500,000 ransom but also fork over the mysterious October List, which belongs to her former boss Charles Prescott, the head of Prescott Investments, who has fled from a police investigation. The finished picture finally emerges with a shock of recognition. In the first chapter, office manager Gabriela McKenzie, whose six-year-old daughter, Sarah, has been kidnapped, waits in her Manhattan apartment for news from fund manager Daniel Reardon, who&'s attempting to deal with kidnapper Joseph Astor. Thriller Award–winner Deaver

first on the list of Deaver's books that are unbelievable and unbelievably bad Lisa P. I have been reading JD for years, and have loved everything he has ever written. Until now. This book was horrible. It was hard to read, but if the story had been better and more plausible, I would not have minded. Because it was written ending to beginning, you find out at the end (which is the beginning) that people were killed, but it was conveniently left out of the book, because you would lose interest in the character and what he did an hour ago, if you know he's already dead. The format is not good because, when you begin to read a b. lb1"Is my daughter all right?" In "The October List" Jeffery Deaver spins off another standalone, and it's a kick. It's sort of an homage to one of Hitchcock's favorite themes--innocent people getting caught up in some sinister plot. We have Gabriella MacKenzie (in the Hitchcock Blonde Role) as the office manager of a financial firm whose boss as taken off. And of course there's a McGuffin--that would be the October List, which several people seem to want--a couple of bad guys, the cops, and a kidnapper, who's snatched Gabriella's daughter, Sarah.With the aid of the hand. 6 said "Is my daughter all right?". In "The October List" Jeffery Deaver spins off another standalone, and it's a kick. It's sort of an homage to one of Hitchcock's favorite themes--innocent people getting caught up in some sinister plot. We have Gabriella MacKenzie (in the Hitchcock Blonde Role) as the office manager of a financial firm whose boss as taken off. And of course there's a McGuffin--that would be the October List, which several people seem to want--a couple of bad guys, the cops, and a kidnapper, who's snatched Gabriella's daughter, Sarah.With the aid of the hand. I like this -- liked it a lot! Loves2ReadSMH This book, in its back-to-front format, was probably challenging to write and it was also challenging to read. But oh my goodness, it was great fun!

A mind-bending novel with twists and turns that unfold from its dramatic climax back to its surprising beginning, THE OCTOBER LIST is Jeffery Deaver at his masterful, inventive best.. Then, out of the blue, she gets word that her six-year-old daughter has been taken. One of Kirkus Review's "Best Books of 2013"The shocking end is only the beginning .#1 bestselling author Jeffery Deaver has created the most riveting and original novel of the year-a race-against-the-clock mystery, told in reverse.THE OCTOBER LISTGabriela waits desperately for news of her abducted daughter.At last, the door opens.But it's not the negotiators. She's given an ultimatum: pay half a million dollars and find a mysterious document known as the "October List" within 30 hours, or she'll never see her child again. It's not the FBI.It's the kidnapper.And he

. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into 25 languages. His first novel featuring Lincoln Rhyme, The Bone Collector, was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. He's received or been shortlisted for a number of awards around the world. A former journalist, folksinger, and attorney, he was born outside of Chicago and has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University o