Ex-FBI negotiator Eddie Virgo is doing hard time for taking the law into his own hands. But now the Bureau needs him back. Virgo is offered an early release if he agrees to work one last job. Stacy, the daughter of wealthy senator Daniel Donovan, has been kidnapped and Virgo needs to negotiate her release. Seems easy enough. But when the kidnapper makes an impossible demand, Virgo is catapulted into a deadly race against time.
Teaming up with LAPD detective Jennifer Accardi, Virgo leads the hunt for Stacy and realizes he has stumbled on a sinister plot which threatens to compromise national security. Now, up against a lethal combination of ruthless gangsters and powerful DC players, Virgo is looking at some pretty long odds. But he’ll do whatever it takes to free Stacy from the sadistic psychopath who is holding her.
Zero Hour by Steve Sheffield will be published on November 24, 2024. Inkubator Books provided an early galley for review.
This appears to be Sheffield's debut novel, and I found it to be well-written and steadily-paced. He has a solid handle on the gritty, violent thriller genre, making even the more-familiar narrative troupes work in an entertaining manner.
I found myself very connected to the popular culture references that Sheffield sprinkled in throughou7t this novel. The songs and shows that are mentioned resonate with this Gen-X reader. It helped further define the character of Eddie Virgo, beyond his actions and responses to the situations around him.
In the end, this is a series and an author I am willing to check out again in the future.
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