THE HOSTAGE

The second in Griffin's Presidential Agent series finds Charley Castillo, who reports directly to the President, baffled by the murder of a U.S. diplomat in Argentina, followed closely by the kidnapping of his wife and attacks on American Secret Service agents. Jay O. Sanders takes charge of this globe-trotting adventure with easy aplomb for the Hispanic accents, military jargon, and myriad of male military characters. He helps listeners follow the plot's meanderings through the ties with Iraqi oil interests, backroom deals, Homeland Security crises, and events that come eerily to today's headlines. Griffin's many fans will be delighted. One element that Griffin uses to organize his text--log entries of date-time-place--actually distract in audio and fail to function successfully. R.F.W. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/ MAY 06]