Velocity, Alan Jacobson
Velocity, Alan Jacobson
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Velocity

Author: Alan Jacobson

Narrator: Deanna Hurst

Unabridged: 12 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/05/2010

Synopsis

Detective Robby Hernandez, Karen Vail’s boyfriend, has vanished into the dense air of a Napa Valley evening. There are no clues to his whereabouts, other than a blood stain and tenuous connections to a vicious serial killer operating in the wine country. As the task force struggles with Robby’s disappearance, the killer challenges Vail by boldly leaving his high profile victims in public places. Is this offender somehow responsible for Robby’s disappearance? Evidence suggests that he is—but just when Vail and the task force begin to make progress, the FBI orders Vail to return to Quantico to handle a case of vital importance. Back in Washington, Vail engages covert government operative Hector DeSantos to determine what happened to Robby. It’s a move that backfires when DeSantos’s confidential informants lead them into unforeseen dangers, forcing Vail to face off against powerful foes unlike any she’s ever encountered, threatening her life, her career . . . all that she holds dear. In a frantic race against time that takes them from the monuments of Washington, D.C., to the wealthy beach enclaves of San Diego and the bright excesses of Las Vegas, shocking truths emerge—truths that will forever change Karen Vail.

About Alan Jacobson

Alan Jacobson received his bachelor of Arts in English writing from Queens College of the City of New York, and his doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic West in San Jose, California. He has extensive experience testifying as an expert witness, which has exposed him to the many strengths and weaknesses of the judicial system. His previous novels include Crush, The 7th Victim, The Hunted and False Accusations. Alan lives in Northern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Terri

“Velocity” by Alan Jacobson: Being a Alan Jacobson virgin, I didn’t know what to expect from his novel “Velocity”. From the first sentence I knew this book would intrigue and entertain me like nothing else. I wasn’t wrong. FBI Agent Karen Vail has a problem. The man she’s involved with, Robby Hernande......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

There is a lot going on in this book. I can’t honestly decide if I like Karen Vail. She seems to think that no rules apply to her. She frustrates me. But on the other hand, I don’t know if I would react differently if I were in the same situation. Overall this was a whirlwind of a book with many sha......more

Goodreads review by Clare

Velocity’s crippling flaw is its main character, Karen Vail, a brash, rude, and immature FBI agent so obsessed with rescuing her kidnapped boyfriend that she neglects her job, breaks into houses, and insults nearly everyone she encounters–and we’re supposed to sympathize with her. It’s also an insta......more

Goodreads review by Amy

Velocity is the latest in a series that revolves around Karen Vail, an FBI profiler, and in this case she’s in Napa Valley trying to catch a serial killer. Jacobson captures wine country perfectly, with the descriptions of winery operations, the rural countryside, and the personalities of the nouvea......more

Goodreads review by Diane

Great continuation from Crush. A very good look at human smuggling, drug smuggling and cartels makes you appreciate our law enforcement officers and the dangers that await them. Karen Vail is a very likable, at times careless (regarding herself, not the ones she cares for), and determined woman. The......more

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