15 Seconds audiobook

This is a great read from start to finish. High tension. Surprises. Emotion. Action. I will not spoil your read by revealing anything about the plot.

Andrew Gross is one of our best thriller writers and this one absolutely delivers. Is the plot less than 100% realistic, as some have complained? Maybe a little, but if you strap in and go with it, it's a great ride. I loved the characters and the plot was so fast-pasted I couldn't put the novel down for more than, say, 15 seconds. Highly recommend.

What an adrenaline rush!!!! I haven't read a book with this much action since I read Dan Brown's The Davinci Code. OMG, this book was packed with edge-of-your-seat-nail-biting action!When you think about 15 seconds, one wonders just how much can happen in that short amount of time span? Well I'm here to tell you, if you're Dr. Henry Steadman, 15 Seconds feels like a damn lifetime!Poor Dr. Steadman, all he was trying to do was be the renowned plastic surgeon he had become--and be a loving father, which he managed to do both. So, why would the good doctor think anything would be out of the ordinary? Hmmm, well for starters, he was going to Jacksonville, Florida to speak at a Doctor's conference, and prior to that, meeting his best friend since college, Mike, for a round of golf.But before Dr. Steadman could even get to the golf course, a rather nasty cop, Officer Martinez, stopped him for no apparent reason, right? Sure the doctor was in an area of Florida he wasn't familiar with, but to be given a ticket for (almost going down a one way street) was downright ridiculous.After that dust settles, Dr. Steadman thought he was in the clear until he hears two POP! POPS! and Officer Martinez slumped on his steering wheel. Someone just executed the cop that pulled him over and quite naturally, it all points to him. This story takes the reader on a roller coaster ride--sure to give the best thrill of your life! Andrew puts the reader in Dr. Steadman's shoes, and trust me, there are so many near-misses and things that are so unbelievable, you'll want to get back into your own life. This is a heart-racing good read! OUTSTANDING!!! If I could have given this more than 5 stars, I most certainly would! This is a story that takes your breath away. Wowwwww! Bravo Andrew, no wonder James Patterson chose you to write alongside him. Great author!

This is definitely a chilling thriller and one that kept my attention from start to finish. The story is intensive and I devoured it in no time. What a thrill ride this book offers.It opens with a bang and then on it never lets up. Mainly told in first person narration and by giving us third person perspective not only Mr. Gross shows us how he is a maestro in balancing different point of views and also how his writing can masterful orchestrates sequenced leaps in time and able to manage revelation and indirection beautifully. I was glued to each page as the suspense mounts and the stakes grow larger and larger.Now that I piqued your curiosity time to meet the protagonist. Dr. Henry Streadman, a famous Boca Raton plastic surgeon and owner of several pain- management clinics is on his way to a medical conference in Jacksonville FLA. Soon after leaving the airport and on his drive to the hotel he is stopped by a sheriff’s deputy for a minor road infraction. Bullied by the officer who threaten him as a major criminal he flees for his life after gun shots are heard and Henry only sees a dead police officer hunched in his patrol car…….Suddenly he is a wanted man…Now that you have an idea where this story is heading I will let you read and enjoy it without saying more.This is a great read that hooks you right from the start and moves at a frenetic pace. The chase is a reminder of that other innocent but hunted doctor in “The Fugitive”. Henry also has help in proving his innocence, Carrie Holmes who works at the Sheriff’s office makes his life on the run easier. But first they have to find who is behind all this and by the end they eventually acknowledge they clearly are dealing with an insane person….There are lots of players in this game of cat and mouse and lots of chilling twists to entertain us. This plot is not overly complex but is very captivating. Some may say we have a stereotypical nice guy as a protagonist who at time does hilariously stupid moves, but he is very likeable. Carrie is an innocent young woman eager to help an innocent man and get to the bottom of the mystery. The crazy murderer is adamant to dishing out his own justice and finally we have a few insignificant minor players added to the mix. “15 Seconds” is a spine chilling thriller I enjoyed passing time with.

Henry Steadman is on his way to a conference to give a speech and play some golf. In seconds his life is turned on it's ear as he finds himself the target of a manhunt. How does this happen? He can't even remember the last time he had a traffic ticket! His life as he knows it is over, and a new abnormal takes over. I was in the mood for a fast paced read. This one fit the bill. While it became clear early on what was going on, I was engaged and turning the virtual pages on my kindle with vigor. My heart rate raced more than a few times. While the story lagged a bit in spots, it found it's footing again and the pace picked back up. The ending was satisfying although a titch predictable.

At the very beginning of this ‘edge-of-your-seat’ thriller, Dr. Henry Steadman is stopped for a traffic violation. This particular moment in his life is nothing more than a routine ‘pain-in-the-neck,’ but before he is sent on his way the officer who stops him is killed and the murderer takes off. Fate and timing being what they are, Dr. Steadman is now not only the one witness to the crime but he’s also the main suspect. Steadman has just arrived in Fort Lauderdale in order to speak at a medical conference, and was driving around trying to find his hotel when this horrific moment occurred. He ends his brutal day by escaping the long arm of the law while he tries to figure out who could possibly hate him enough to frame him for the cop killing. Thankfully, there is one person who seems to be halfway on his side: Carrie Holmes, a community outreach specialist working for the police department.When Henry turns to a friend of his for help with the situation, the friend ends up dead and his daughter is abducted. Somebody up there just doesn’t like Henry, but he can’t figure out who. This mystery/thriller offers nonstop action. (Sometimes even more than the reader can handle.) Dr. Steadman is certainly a character that completely sums up the old saying, ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time.’ And although he seems to be right in the middle of everything for no apparent reason, the reader will have to wait until the very end to find out exactly what’s going on.This is a terrific read that doesn’t slow down. From vigilante justice to frightening law enforcement to incidents that everyone meets up with in life—this novel is an exciting mixture of thrills. Yet again, Mr. Gross has done a fantastic job!Reviewed by Amy Lignor, author of “Tallent & Lowery - 13” for Suspense Magazine

Probably more a 3.5. Predictable.

I couldn't get into this book at first, but persevered, and the second half was much better.

I started reading Andrew Gross novels after reading his work for James Patterson.Totally deserves top billing for his excellent fast paced novels.Synopsis:Henry Steadman is a successful Florida plastic surgeon on his way to deliver a keynote address at a conference when his world falls apart. Stopped by the police for a minor traffic violation, the situation escalates and he is pulled from his vehicle, handcuffed, and told he is under arrest. Several other police cars arrive and the questioning turns scary, but after it subsides, and Henry is about to move on, the officer is suddenly killed in his car and there is only one suspect: the very person he was about to arrest not ten minutes before. Henry! When a second friend turns up dead, Henry realizes he's being elaborately framed. But in a chilling twist, the stakes grow even darker, and he is unable to go to the police to clear his name.15 Seconds is a story of how even the best of lives can be destroyed in just an instant—and of an innocent man, framed for murder, who has to save the person he loves the most, and who cannot go the police to clear his name.

This was GOOD, and read this in one day, because the book was ADDICTIVE and HEART-POUNDING with short chapters like a James Patterson novel! You wanted to know what happened next! Dr. Henry Steadman didn’t know what was about to hit him when he get pulled over by police to a red light. He is stopped for a minor traffic violation and pulled from his vehicle, handcuffed and told he is under arrest. Several other police cars arrive and the questioning turns scary. But just as Henry is released, a blue sedan pulls up and kills the officer! As the car speeds away, there is only one suspect left behind, Henry. In that moment, his life becomes hell as he becomes the target of a police manhunt, as well as being pursued by a cunning, and unnamed killer seeking for revenge. A story of an innocent man, framed for murder, who has to save the person he loves most, his daughter. An excellent thriller I’ve read this year!