***Discover the half-a-million-copy-selling debut smash and prepare to hold... your... breath...***

'Panic is an instant classic'
Lee Child

'A sleak, smart thriller. No question: Jeff Abbott is THE new name in suspense'
Harlan Coben

Things are going well for young film-maker Evan Casher - until he receives an urgent phonecall from his mother, summoning him home. He arrives to find her brutally murdered body on the kitchen floor and a hitman lying in wait for him.

It is then he realises his whole life has been a lie. His parents are not who he thought they were, his girlfriend is not who he thought she was, his entire existence an ingeniously constructed sham. And now that he knows it, he is in terrible danger.

So he is catapulted into a violent world of mercenaries, spies and terrorists. Pursued by a ruthless band of killers who will stop at nothing to keep old secrets buried, Evan's only hope for survival is to discover the truth behind his past.

An absolute page-turner, Panic has been acclaimed as one of the most exciting thrillers of recent years.

* Superlead title, with 100,000 sales target in UK. * GBP50,000 marketing spend allotted. Superproofs, brochures and punchy Tube advertising.

About the Author
Jeff Abbott is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author whose books have been published in more than twenty languages. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including three times for the Edgar Award, and has won an International Thriller Writers Award, an Agatha Award and a Macavity Award. He lives in Austin with his family.

Reviews
PANIC is a ride down the roaring rapids. Jeff Abbott has put together a hell of a page turner. * Michael Connelly *
PANIC is Jeff Abbott's best yet ... an instant classic * Lee Child *
A near-perfect thriller... cheer the arrival of our latest master of the fine art of the page-turner * BOOKLIST *
Abbott has fashioned another burst of white-knuckled suspense that's extremely hard to put down. * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *


Awards
Short-listed for International Thriller Writers Award 2006 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9780751538311
Author Jeff Abbott
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Sphere
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 225g
Dimensions(mm) 177mm * 117mm * 28mm