24 Hours: A Suspense Thriller

Mr. Iles……the story he’s concocted has left me weak in the knees! His characters are so real, his story line so realistic I can hardly get to the next page fast enough! Instant stress turns into raging fear in no time as the author positions us in the sidelines of panic as we race along, our psyche petrified. Too much! Read this yarn! Hurry!

Last evening I thought I’d check out “24 Hours” at least a few pages..... hah.....but after a few more than a few I was hooked. The chapters were short and each one more harrowing than the last. Was not able to breathe throughout this one... Read right through bedtime and all night which was a first for me.... No sleep! Totally mesmerized. Don’t know who wouldn’t enjoy this exciting action packed thriller populated with a very bad killer, rich doctors, ladies of the night, a smart, sweet little 5 year old diabetic, and a huge 300 pound mentally unstable fellow. So many worthy and amazing characters.

I have long admired his writing, but this thriller should be a movie, if it is not. The plot races on to a finale that has the reader holding your breath. It grabs you from the beginning and builds to a point where you will stay up all night to find out the ending. Whew.

Too bad we can only give five stars. I've read most of Greg Iles more recent books and enjoyed them so I went back in time and have begun to read some of his earlier works. They're all good. This one is set in a place where I am not usually comfortable, a confined space and time. As the title suggests the story takes place within a 24 hour period and is confined to one small area in Mississippi. Not to worry. I never felt hemmed in by either the story or the time. The suspense is palpable, the plot, a kidnapping for ransom, is original in its execution and the characters within the story are colorful and interesting. I quickly became invested in all the characters and stayed that way as the book raced to its conclusion. Definitely worth reading if you are a fan of thrillers.

This is the second book of the Mississippi line up. It follows a doctor and family through a kidnapping. I felt it started slow,but by the end I was glad I finished it.

I found this book to be very well written. The suspense was terrific. I like to read in bed for a while before going to sleep. But I found myself reading one more chapter! So why not 5 stars? There are several problems. The plot is unbelievable. Many of the actions of the good guys and bad guys are questionable. The activities of law enforcement are unreal. The last chase scene is totally ridiculous. The ending is missing finalization on some of the characters. Still, it's a good read especially if you park your common sense at the door.

From the very beginning to the end, the reader is caught up into terror no family should experience. A mother, who's child has been taken almost in front of her eyes, is then held hostage, beaten, threatened with rape, and even worse threatened with the death of her precious child. This plunges the depths of human depravity, and the reach of a desperate parent. What's a mother not willing to do to save her child? How much is a father willing to pay for his family? You can't quit reading even though every page seems to reveal a new twist to the kidnappers' wily machinations to torment these people and their efforts to beat him in impossible races to save their child. Be sure you don't need to rise early the next day when you start to read this, because you will likely not be able to put it down until after the last word has been read.

This book keeps you on edge from beginning to end. It's a very clever plot with lots of moving parts, and it plays and pulls in your emotions. Greg Iles never disappoints.

Loved this book!!! I was hooked from the first page and could not put it down. Great story, great characters. This was my first Greg Iles novel. I will definitely be reading more.

A fast paced and gripping plot makes it a page turner which is hard to put down once you start reading it. I will recommend this book to the fans of the author and the mystery and thriller lovers.

If you are a fan of Greg Isles you are going to love this book. I hard a hard time putting it down. Buy it, you will like it.

Quite a good read. Characters very credible and storyline holds interest to the end. A good read by Greg Isles.

good