Scott Free: A Thriller by the Author of EVEN STEVEN and NATHAN'S RUN
Mar 2003 · Simon and Schuster
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One of America's most acclaimed suspense writers now serves up a bracingly original nail-biter that takes us deep into the rugged terrain of the Utah mountains.
Sherry Carrigan O'Toole can't seem to apply the prescriptions she offers in her bestselling self-help books to her own life. Six years after her marriage to Brandon disintegrated and he won custody of their son, Scott, there's no room in their lives for her. Hoping to win back the teenager's heart, Sherry arranges a week's skiing at the plush SkyTop Village resort.
But Scott has other plans. Determined to evade his mother's clutches, he jumps at the chance to join a foolhardy adventure: flying a Cessna through a nighttime storm to Salt Lake City for a Metallica concert. After the plane crashes, Scott is lost and alone in the frozen wilderness, miles from anywhere anyone would search for him.
As Brandon and Sherry revisit the old battles that tore them apart, they have to fight a bureaucracy that wants to abandon the search even as their son struggles to survive impossible odds.
Barely alive, Scott finally finds a cabin for shelter. He thinks his troubles are over. When he discovers the truth about the man who lives there, however, it's clear that his terror has hardly begun.
With his latest page-turner, John Gilstrap cements his position among today's most ingenious thriller writers.
Sherry Carrigan O'Toole can't seem to apply the prescriptions she offers in her bestselling self-help books to her own life. Six years after her marriage to Brandon disintegrated and he won custody of their son, Scott, there's no room in their lives for her. Hoping to win back the teenager's heart, Sherry arranges a week's skiing at the plush SkyTop Village resort.
But Scott has other plans. Determined to evade his mother's clutches, he jumps at the chance to join a foolhardy adventure: flying a Cessna through a nighttime storm to Salt Lake City for a Metallica concert. After the plane crashes, Scott is lost and alone in the frozen wilderness, miles from anywhere anyone would search for him.
As Brandon and Sherry revisit the old battles that tore them apart, they have to fight a bureaucracy that wants to abandon the search even as their son struggles to survive impossible odds.
Barely alive, Scott finally finds a cabin for shelter. He thinks his troubles are over. When he discovers the truth about the man who lives there, however, it's clear that his terror has hardly begun.
With his latest page-turner, John Gilstrap cements his position among today's most ingenious thriller writers.
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4.6
18 reviews
Tom Rush
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July 20, 2015
Just another great book by Gilstrap who is quickly becoming my favorite mystery writer. Be careful you won,t be able to put this page turner down during the last 100 pages. A teriffic novel John. Keep them coming.
John Wheeler
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August 15, 2015
Excellent change of style from John's other great books. Loved the ride!
Ruth Hardy
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July 28, 2016
Great rrad from begin. To enb
About the author
John Gilstrap is the author of Even Steven, At All Costs, and Nathan¹s Run. A former firefighter and EMT, he is an explosives safety expert and an environmental engineer. He has a parallel writing career adapting books for the screen, including Word of Honor (from the Nelson DeMille novel) and Young Men and Fire (from the Norman Maclean book). John Gilstrap lives with his wife and son in Virginia. Visit his Website at www.johngilstrap.com.
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