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Jake Adams International Thriller #7
Without Options
Jake Adams is a man on the run. The former CIA officer has survived one assassination attempt already, but just barely. His girlfriend wasn't so lucky. And now someone else has tried. Jake has no choice but to go underground until he can discover who wants him dead and why. But Jake made many enemies during his career, and few friends. With a member of the Austrian Polizei and a German intelligence officer as his only allies, Jake sets out across Europe, fighting to stay one step ahead of the assassins who dog his every move. What he finds could not only end his life, but could shift the balance of power in the world.
- GenresThriller
338 pages, Paperback
First published July 30, 2012
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About the author
Trevor Scott
284 books72 followersTrevor Scott is the best selling author of more than 65 mystery/thriller novels in the Jake Adams International Espionage Thriller Series, the Karl Adams Series, and the Max Kane Series. He has sold more than a million copies of his books in a number of languages. He earned a master's in creative writing from Northern Michigan University, and a bachelor's in writing from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He served in the U.S. Navy as an ordnanceman on the flight deck of aircraft carriers, and as an officer in the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War and the first Gulf War, where he retired as a captain. He has traveled to more than 100 countries and seven continents, and he currently resides in Nevada.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
May 10, 2022
Without Option could have been my 4 stars read. But sadly, it turned out to be a little better than mediocre.
I like the story and the main plot but not so much for subplots, they just didn't help giving any excitement t the plot. There are too many unnecessary romance and sex scenes that it seems like no women can resist Jake Adams....and some of those plot did not help with the plot nor story line. Yes, I'm annoying because I felt like watching the 70's James Bond...where sleeping around is part of being a spy. Despite Without Options being an action espionage thriller the action scenes are so mundane and so easy. Especially Jake Adams. He has it too easy. He doesn't have to try much to success in any missions.
I got this book for free from audio plus, the narrator is fine. The lack of thrill is mainly because the book, itself.
I like the story and the main plot but not so much for subplots, they just didn't help giving any excitement t the plot. There are too many unnecessary romance and sex scenes that it seems like no women can resist Jake Adams....and some of those plot did not help with the plot nor story line. Yes, I'm annoying because I felt like watching the 70's James Bond...where sleeping around is part of being a spy. Despite Without Options being an action espionage thriller the action scenes are so mundane and so easy. Especially Jake Adams. He has it too easy. He doesn't have to try much to success in any missions.
I got this book for free from audio plus, the narrator is fine. The lack of thrill is mainly because the book, itself.
December 16, 2020
Absolutely great spy book
This was another great book by Mr scott. Jake Adams is my favorite character
For spy novels. Highly recommend book
This was another great book by Mr scott. Jake Adams is my favorite character
For spy novels. Highly recommend book
January 1, 2021
very interesting. Will look forward for more.
June 14, 2023
It is not suited for my taste
January 22, 2025
I enjoyed the book, could not put it down until I was finishing reading it.
August 16, 2015
Still in the search for the espionage book/series that I long for (after reading the 'Victor the Assassin' and the 'John Rain' series), I stumbled on this one series of Jake Adams. It's a 10-book series, and I see potential, UNFORTUNATELY, for whatever dumb reason, I started with this one (which I think is Book 6).
Now, with that being said: I liked this a lot. It diverted me on long drives, and I felt connected to the characters. Looking for an escape? I'd urge a dabble into this series. But start with Book 1. Really! :-)
I'll go back and read book one here in a little while, once I'm done with the current book I'm in now.
Now, with that being said: I liked this a lot. It diverted me on long drives, and I felt connected to the characters. Looking for an escape? I'd urge a dabble into this series. But start with Book 1. Really! :-)
I'll go back and read book one here in a little while, once I'm done with the current book I'm in now.
October 12, 2014
Without Options
A better story than the others I have read by Scott in that it kept me current with all the involved characters without spending too much time on the secondary ones that mattered in the end. I was left with a possible follow-up with the Russian General for a future book and left wondering what part a key player would have in it. Recommended.
A better story than the others I have read by Scott in that it kept me current with all the involved characters without spending too much time on the secondary ones that mattered in the end. I was left with a possible follow-up with the Russian General for a future book and left wondering what part a key player would have in it. Recommended.
March 5, 2016
Do not read if you want to sleep
A great book for me is when I don't skip to the last chapter to find out how it all ended...This was a GREAT BOOK, hard to put down even when the Sandman was screaming at me to close my eyes and fall asleep. Sleep was secondary, " Jake Adams "was primary .
A great book for me is when I don't skip to the last chapter to find out how it all ended...This was a GREAT BOOK, hard to put down even when the Sandman was screaming at me to close my eyes and fall asleep. Sleep was secondary, " Jake Adams "was primary .
February 1, 2013
Good read
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