THE ABDUCTION

James Grippando's latest thriller interweaves the mysterious abduction of a young girl with the political strife of a presidential election campaign. Allison Janney performs the role of U.S. Attorney General and presidential candidate Allison Leahy with all the determination and confidence necessary for a woman in her position. With her deep, Kathleen Turner-ish voice, Janney doesn't need to stretch too far to portray the Southern, African-American political opponent, General Lincoln Howe. Janney's dramatization involves the listeners to such a degree that we feel Allison's desperation as time is running out for her to find and save the young girl and confront her own painful past. K.M.B. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 98]