Maximum Velocity

By Bruce Jones

Book Overview

Chris Neilson's life is thrown into disarray when a renegade CIA agent named Springer, who has let a terrorist named Godunov escape, claims Chris' wife as his own wife, but another CIA agent offers Chris a deal--if he can find and kill Godunov, she will stop Springer.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451191080
• ISBN13: 9780451191083
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 10 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent cinematic thriller!!

I think Bruce Jones is a terrific writer. I just recently ran across a hardcover version of this book, and I loved it. I'd already read his movels GAME RUNNING, IN DEEP, and SPRINTER, plus I found out he also publishes under the name of Bruce Elliot and so I read his two Touch Benson books under that name as well. This book doesn't have a sequel, but it should. Chris and Matty are great characters, and the book never stops! Jones is just a better writer than he needs to be. I'd love to see this as a movie!

Awesome Thiller

Hats off to Bruce Jones! This book is one of the best thillers I have ever read. Lots of action, never knowing what is going to happen next. The characters were very strong. Chris will stop at nothing to save his family, Frank is so determined to get Matty, that his bizarre tatics will keep you amazed. I simply could not put this book down. Great ending, with a surprise twist.

THRILLS, ACTION AND GREAT CHARACTERIZATION!!

This writer may not know firearms, but he sure knows a hell of a lot about suspense! From the time the villian, Frank Springer, showed up on hero Chris Nielson's doorstep, my heart was in my mouth! Jones draws fantastic villians (see GAME RUNNING) and his chase sequences rival the best. He also gets into the heart of his protagonist, and it is a big heart. Matty, Chris' wife, is as complex a female character I've read in a long time. I read this book in one sitting, unable to put it down--no one writes thrillers like Bruce Jones! To quote Truman Capote, everything else is just typing.

A THRILLER WITH GUTS AND HEART

I don't usually read this kind of book, but it was recommended to me, and to tell the truth, I found it riveting the same way "Vertigo" was riveting. From a web of lies Jones has constructed an intricate and subtle plot, believable yet larger than life characters, and a hero, Chris Neilson, who can actually rival the villian in brains and courage.The kidnapping of Chris' son and wife and the compromise he works out when no one believes him is sheer inspiration, and the thrills come a mile a minute. I think women will love this book just as much as men, and I can hardly wait for the movie. Let's hope Jones doesn't let Hollywood water this one down.

JOLT AFTER JOLT PROPELL YOU TO A SHOCKING CONCLUSION

Bruce Jones is known for his breathless thrillers, (Game Running, Sprinter, In Deep) but he really outdoes himself on this one. His cinematic style makes the reader feel as if he is being sweep away on a terrifying ride as Chris Neilson, a writer living in the Rockies with his wife and child, struggles desperately to get his life back when Matty's ex, Frank Springer, a notorious psycho with a CIA past, intrudes into the picture, claiming Matty and son as his own.The action sequences are outstanding, without sacrificing the humanity of the characters. I highly recommend this one for anyone who is looking for a thriller with brains.