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Trust Me
Jeff Abbott

Dutton Adult
August 2009
On Sale: July 23, 2009
384 pages
ISBN: 0525951210
EAN: 9780525951216
Hardcover
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Thriller

On the new digital battlefront in the war on terror, one man will learn to negotiate the extremely thin line between unconditional trust and unspeakable betrayal.

Luke Dantry tells people he has a job on the cutting edge of the war on terror—only he knows it’s nowhere near as adrenaline-filled as he makes it sound. Luke’s nightly task working for his stepfather’s Washington think tank: Go undercover from the anonymous safety of his computer and infiltrate Web-based, home- grown terrorist networks, cataloging the screen names and details of a motley collection of rage-filled, mentally suspect, and mostly impotent loners he comes to call the Black Road. Now and then he encounters someone who may have the capability to make good on his threats, but Luke figures that the vast majority of his targets are simply frustrated malcontents using the Internet as an empty soapbox.

When Luke is kidnapped at gunpoint, without warning, and left for dead in an isolated cabin deep in the woods, he realizes it must be related to his work, and that the Black Road is far more organized than he thought—and much closer to home than he could have ever imagined. After a daring escape, with both the terrorist group and their enemies on his heels, he must quickly assemble a complex puzzle of convoluted histories and motives, where the final pieces extend deep into his own past—and where Luke himself may hold the key to stopping the Black Road before their spectacular plans come to horrible fruition.

Comments

29 comments posted.

Re: Trust Me

Thanks for this fascinating blog post. I am intrigued with your new novel and this topic. Best of luc and much success.
(Sharon Berger 12:41pm August 14, 2009)

I think Jeff's Blog is Fab!! I loved reading what he wrote about The Kite Code's Daughter. As a writer trying to break out into publishing, these tips were quite handy. I know what to look out for when writing as well as publishing.

I also agree with the above readers' comments. I have not been so lucky or unlucky to have such similarities, but I think it would affect the feel for the book, and even trying to read it afterwards.
(Freda Mans-Labianca 12:42pm August 14, 2009)

Moat interesting remarks. Good for everyone!
Thanks!
Marjorie
(Marjorie Carmony 12:44pm August 14, 2009)

Fun blog! I find myself grinning foolishly as I recall times when my work/project/accomplishment was up for approval and I was terrified for an instant on how it would be received. Sort of a mini panic attack/nerves. And life goes on!
(Karen Barnett 1:03pm August 14, 2009)

Awesome blog! Thanks for the warnings! I would also worry that I forgot to thank someone. Your book looks interesting - I'll have to pick it up!
(Kelli Jo Calvert 1:12pm August 14, 2009)

I am new to this blog. It looks great!
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(Lisa Garrett 2:49pm August 14, 2009)

Great blog...I especially like the one about the new friend sharing the killer's name!
(G S Moch 4:48pm August 14, 2009)

Funny blog, when you want a title, then think of another and then go back to the original one; I guess that's one of the reasons I don't write: I would be forever changing my mind about everything
(Diane Sadler 5:10pm August 14, 2009)

I guess when the author wants to edit is different than all those previous edits requested by the editor and others. Like any artist is a piece ever really finished?
(Alyson Widen 5:18pm August 14, 2009)

I feel that way when I'm Making something, be it a costume or a cake. Should I do a little more here or there, maybe it would be better with this or that. I keep telling myself less is always better, and I need to put it down and walk away.
(Theresa Buckholtz 6:39pm August 14, 2009)

Very fun blog to read!
(Joanne Reynolds 9:05pm August 14, 2009)

I love your blog, I am always afraid that I'll forget to thank anyone who has helped me and that they will think I'm not grateful.
(Sherry Strode 9:57pm August 14, 2009)

Great blog!!
(Martha Lawson 9:59pm August 14, 2009)

I think the blog is great and I love the cover of Trust Me
(Vicki Wurgler 10:07pm August 14, 2009)

The eyes on the cover of Trust me are mesmerizing. The cover alone compels me to read the novel.

bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com
(Benita Glickman 10:27pm August 14, 2009)

I so understand the thing about wanting to change words, titles or characters names once the book is out on the shelf and out of your hands.
(Robyn Lee 10:32pm August 14, 2009)

Your comments were very enlightening. It gives us a peak behind the screen. The stress sounds unbearable. Good luck with your new release.
(Rosemary Krejsa 10:36pm August 14, 2009)

Had to laugh. Your blog is that of a
parent. Did I do this enough? Should
I have given the child a better name? I
should have spent more time with
him/her. I should have made sure
they took piano lessons. Will the
others like him/her? Are they ready
for the cold, cruel world? Have that
shot. What's done is done. Your baby
is going to have to stand on his own
two feet!
(Patricia Barraclough 12:17pm August 15, 2009)

I can't imagine the agony of
having a BOOK out there on a
shelf and all this going
through your mind. I took a
creative write class at the
community college and the
nights of waking and realizing
that a particular sentence was
wrong, wrong,wrong- nearly had
me sleepwalking. Oh, and
driving down the road- I know
every other driver thought I
must be losing it as I was
constantly rewriting a
paragraph out loud while
driving. Although the worst
was while mowing the yard. My
neighbor came over to see if
I'd had a stroke or something
as I had mowed around and
around in a circle for an
hour. Jeez, how do you handle
the stress of actually having
a book out there where
thousands-gulp maybe millions
of people are reading it.
Yeah, that bottle looks pretty
good right now.
(Lisa Richards 9:31am August 15, 2009)

A fun blog! I have read your books, and enjoyed them! I will remember your five 'warnings' though as I read your new books from now on....
(Anne Harris 9:41am August 15, 2009)

It's nice to know I'm not the only one who second guesses myself.
(MaryEllen Hanneman 10:05am August 15, 2009)

I always wondered if you did any research on the names of your characters. I can't imagine that every name you pick (first and last) could be a person out there somewhere.
(Sandy Miresse 10:14am August 15, 2009)

I am just starting two new shorts, and I sincerely hope to remember your five things, so that I can hopefully avoid those problems. Although I am definitely naming the bad guy in my story after my ex-he derserves it. Thanks for a great post
(Nancy Gilliland 6:17pm August 15, 2009)

I'm so thankful I'm not a writer, (grin.) I guess what strikes me most about books is if the grammar is poor--yeah, I'm one of those word for word readers and a language teacher.

However, I'm hesitant to blame the writer because of the experiences related to me by published authors.

In the first case I "nudged" one author, saying that I a German expression she'd used was incorrect. "Oh, I know which one you mean. I wrote it correctly and my editor 'corrected' it to read incorrectly. When I went corrected the expression, it came back incorrect again and I just gave up."

I guess some people just have to be correct even if they aren't.

Another writer recalled in a blog how she was asked to rewrite some scenes in her first book. She did extensive rewrites and sent them in to her publisher. When she got her copy of the book, she was horrified to realize that it was the first draft.

After these two stories, I'm to give the writers the benefit of the doubt and blame the editors or proofreaders instead--unless I read another book and the same mistakes recur in other books.
(Sigrun Schulz 7:33pm August 15, 2009)

Argh, I forgot to proofread my own writing. Please, forgive the many mistakes. Yuck.
(Sigrun Schulz 7:34pm August 15, 2009)

very interesting stories and what a fun blog you have. Good luck with your writing.
(Gloria Vigil 8:17am August 16, 2009)

Can't wait to read Trust Me
(Teresa Ward 6:09pm August 16, 2009)

Great blog, I LOVE reading about the "little glitches" that show up whlie you're writing.
(Mina Gerhart 6:22pm August 16, 2009)

Hi Jeff,
I don't have a book on the shelf yet,
but had to smile at your 5 warnings,
especially the 2nd and last ones. I
could very well see myself doing that
when the time comes. I'll have to file
this post away in an "After Publication"
folder.
Thanks for the insight,
Julie
(Julie Robinson 5:23pm August 19, 2009)