Risk

Emma Caldridge #4.1

by Jamie Freveletti

When biochemist Emma Caldridge applies for kidnapping insurance, it's denied. Sebastian Ryan, the risk analyst for the insurance company, takes one look at her history of winding up in the wrong place at the wrong time and deems her a "statistical nightmare." But for Ryan the nightmare is just beginning, and he'll need Caldridge's assistance if he's going to survive.

Genres: Fiction, Novella, Thriller

45 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 4, 2012

About the author

Jamie Freveletti is an internationally bestselling author of six novels, four short stories and is published in four languages. Her Emma Caldridge series of five books won an International Thriller Writers Best First Novel award, a Barry award, and was a VOX media pick in Germany. The latest, Blood Run, launched in November 2017. In addition to her own novels, she’s written The Janus Reprisal and The Geneva Strategy for the Estate of Robert Ludlum’s Covert One series and is a contributor to the 2017 non-fiction anthology, Anatomy of Innocence, Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted . A former lawyer, avid distance runner and black belt in aikido, a Japanese martial art, she lives in Chicago with her family.

Reviews

[Tatrd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a stand-alone book but basically chapter 1 in a 3 chapter novella of sorts comprised of "Risk", "Gone" and "run". Each are only about 45-50 pages so the whole book is pretty short. Read all 3 in 1 evening.

[Frances · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fast-paced novella

Love Jamie Freveletti and her heroine Emma Caldridge. Stuck in an airport, plane delayed again and I finished my book, so a novella by a favorite author saves the day.
A fun, fast read; but now I need to read another.

[Deb Berke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! I was not ready for it to end and can't wait to read the next one.

[Trenna Epps · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always terrific!

Freveletti has another winner. Loved all the adventures of Caldridge and have waited for more. Jason Bourne was truly outstanding.

[Ubiquitousbastard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super short, like a mini novella? Basically, this was like a mini bit of more of the same from Freveletti. That's not to say I didn't like it, which by the three stars I'm clearly saying I did, I just didn't love it. I think it was too short for me to actually care about what was going on all that much. I need my character development, no matter how slight that may be. A novella (short story, really) sort of has to rest on a shocking circumstance to make it work, this was like a "oh?" circumstance. That is to say, a little short of what would have made this an actually good short story...er...novella. (See Extraction

[Brian Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exciting action thriller.

[Mark Gunnell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, but pretty good.

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good short read. The book took less than an hour to read, but it was very well written and kept me wanting more.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

So far, so good. Since this is the first of three parts, it's probably best to rate them as a group rather than individually.

[February Four · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice, but so very short! I didn't quite realize this was a three-parter when I got it.