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24 Hours

The book 24 Hours was made into the movie Trapped.

Which one did you like better, the book or the movie?  There are 17 votes for the book, and 9 votes for the movie.

Book details for 24 Hours

24 Hours was written by Greg Iles. The book was published in 2000 by Signet. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com.

 

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This explosive suspense thriller gets off to a blistering start: the kidnapping of a little boy--in eight breathless pages--that culminates with the child's safe return and the disappearance of the successful kidnappers. That sets the stage for the boo... Read More
This explosive suspense thriller gets off to a blistering start: the kidnapping of a little boy--in eight breathless pages--that culminates with the child's safe return and the disappearance of the successful kidnappers. That sets the stage for the book's centerpiece, the abduction of little Abby Jennings, daughter of Will, a successful physician, and Karen, a slightly dissatisfied suburban woman who's wondering where the passion in her marriage went. The criminals' modus operandi is established early on. They target the progeny of Mississippi doctors, demand a reasonable (to an affluent M.D.) ransom, release the child after it's paid, and promise the victim parents that if they ever breathe a word of the incident to anyone, their kids will be taken again and killed. The kidnappings are carefully set up, targeted to take place when one parent is out of town at a medical meeting or convention, thus ensuring the cooperation of the other. And the victim is held by a sweet, slightly retarded but humongous and powerful man whose loyalty to his cousin, the mastermind, is unquestioned.

24 Hours is a version of the locked room school of kidnap mysteries and a very good one indeed, especially when Will turns the tables on the kidnapper and takes control of the situation. Abby's diabetic condition (she needs lifesaving injections on a regular basis) notches the suspense up one last turn. It's a well worked-out plot, the pacing is terrific, and the characters likable and attractive. Iles is a master storyteller, and this one has big screen written all over it--with Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer as the Jennings, if we're lucky. --Jane Adams

Movie details for Trapped

The movie was released in 2002 and directed by Richard Fleischer, who also directed Doctor Dolittle (1998). Trapped was produced by Alpha Video. More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com and also IMDb.

Actors on this movie include Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, James Todd, Russ Conway, Robert Karnes, Bruce Hamilton, Lyle Latell, Dick Gordon, Rory Mallinson, Lennie Burton, Tommy Noonan, Sid Kane, Renny McEvoy, Frank Sully, Ken Christy, Charles Regan, Brick Sullivan, Douglas Spencer and Harold Miller.

 

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