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    Out of Range: A Novel

    By Hank Steinberg

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    From the creator of the hit television series Without a Trace, Hank Steinberg's Out of Range is an action-packed thriller in which a husband searches for his missing wife—a hunt that leads him into a dangerous world of international espionage.

    Six years ago in Uzbekistan, journalist Charlie Davis was wounded when the government fired on a group of protestors he was covering on assignment. He and his pregnant wife, Julie, barely escaped with their lives.

    On a trip to Disneyland with their children, Julie vanishes. As Charlie soon discovers, this isn’t a random abduction. The further he goes to find her, the more it becomes clear that Julie isn’t quite the person she seems to be. She’s been harboring dark secrets that have come back to terrorize them all.

    Out of Range is a scintillating tale, full of twists and surprises that will keep you guessing until the final page.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 21, 2013
    ISBN9780062080547
    Author

    Hank Steinberg

    Hank Steinberg was the creator, executive producer, and show-runner of the award-winning hit TV series Without a Trace, and screenwriter of the acclaimed HBO film 61*. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award for screenwriting as well as a Humanitas Award. He is currently at work on the screenplay for Out of Range for Paramount Pictures and writing and producing the TNT series The Last Ship. He lives with his family in Los Angeles.

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    • 4/5
      Out of Range is Hank Steinberg's debut novel. But Steinberg was also the creator and producer of a television show I enjoyed - Without a Trace. The fictional tv show setting was the Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City and their search for - you guessed it - missing persons. Well, Steinberg has taken that successful one hour formula and parlayed it into a novel that I also really enjoyed. Charlie Davis and his wife Julie were living and working in Eastern Uzbekistan in 2005 when the country erupted in violence. They barely made it out with their lives - and newborn son. They move back to the US to raise him in a stable and safer environment. Life is good for the Davises. Or so Charlie thought. Until the day his children are found alone in the family's vehicle on a dead end street. And Julie is missing. Out of Range is my favourite kind of suspense novel - an everyday person forced into extraordinary circumstances. Steinberg ups the ante with an international setting and by incorporating actual events into his story. Out of Range is a perfect summer read. Lots of action, suspense, cliff hangers, international intrigue, terrorist and more all added up to a entertaining read. Yes, some of it is a bit over the top, but again - perfect escapist reading. Fans of Harlan Coben and Linwood Barclay would enjoy this new author. And this reader will be looking for his next novel. And if sounds like a great movie plot....it is. Steinberg is working on the screenplay for Out of Range for Paramount Pictures.
    • 4/5
      Fast past thriller/mystery buy the writer of hit television series Without a Trace. Twists keep the pages turning. I read it in a couple of sittings. A good read, a guilty pleasure, a great summer vacation/ beach book, or to snuggle up in the cold of winter. Looking forward to reading more from this author.
    • 4/5
      He’s an American journalist looking for the break-out story that will make his career. She’s a British social activist working for an NGO and striving to ‘make a difference’ in the world. Their mutual passions bring them together in the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan. Together they play a hand in an ill-fated uprising, prompting a hasty departure from the country.Six years later, their past comes back to haunt them. Julia vanishes mysteriously after a day trip to Disneyland. The police find the children unattended in her car and are quick to suspect husband Charlie of foul play. But others are interested in Julia’s activities and Charlie is soon heading back to Uzbekistan to find out what is going on and hopefully rescue Julia. While ‘Out of Range’ is not likely to win any literary awards, it is a fast-paced thriller that showcases author Hank Greenberg’s skill as a TV scriptwriter. I don’t know if he is actually familiar with Uzbek life or if he just referred to CIAFactbook.gov but he did a good job of making the story sound plausible which is really all that matters.In addition, if you are working on a 'read around the world' reading challenge, you aren't going to find too many books about Uzbekistan.* The review book was based on an advanced reading copy obtained at no cost from the publisher in exchange for an unbiased review. While this does take any ‘not worth what I paid for it’ statements out of my review, it otherwise has no impact on the content of my review.
    • 4/5
      Starting reading Sunday night! Hard to put down. Suspense, intrigue, easy to read. Good book.
    • 5/5
      Sometimes, in life, we don't finish. We quit and think that is the end of it. It was too hard, too dangerous, too scary and we ran away. This is what happened to our hero. As is often the case, unfinished business comes back, taps us on the shoulder, and says: Let's dance. The scarier the unfinished thing we ran from, the more likely it is to pop up when we least want it to. That is the story here.
    • 4/5
      Charlie and his wife, Julie used to travel to dangerous countries like Uzbekistan. That was until Charlie almost lost his life and Julie their new born child. Now, Charlie and Julie have two children. Charlie is living more of a quieter life as a desk reporter. That all changes when Julie disappears. I have only watched about two episodes of Without a Trace. So I could not really judge what Mr. Steinberg would bring to the table with his debut novel. Well I can tell you after reading this book what Mr. Steinberg brings to the table, the triple “E”…Excitement, Edge of your thrill ride, and Energy. I started reading this book and could not read it fast enough. It has been a while since I have read an international thriller that had me excited to read it and put a smile on my face. Charlie is the perfect hero. He has personality and he is relatable. Readers can feel the strong love he has for his family and wife. They can understand the need and want to go to the ends of the earth to bring back their loved ones. I don’t want to say too much more as I don’t want to give anything away. You will just have to check this book out for yourself.
    • 4/5
      This is well-written story of Charlie and Julie Davis and the rescue Charlie makes for Julie. They had spent time in Uzbekistan years ago and narrowly escaped with their lives and that of their newborn son. When life becomes boring for Julie, she makes some very bad decisions and endangers not only her life but that of her husband, Charlie. The story of his rescue of his wife makes this an excellent read. I highly recommend this book.
    • 4/5
      Charlie Davis is a journalist who wants to make a difference, but while in Uzbekistan with his pregnant wife, Julie, he is almost killed. Trading his life on assignment to working of a Los Angeles newspaper, they live the life of a happy suburban family until Julie disappears after an outing with the kids. As he tries to find his wife, he is accused by the police, tortured by unknown assailants and finds out his wife may be leading a secret life. This fast paced thriller could certainly be a movie and sometimes it reads that way. But still this is a great summer escape and a exciting read. There weren’t any surprises and a lot seemed far-fetched, but I didn’t take away from what it was – an electrifying story of love against the odds.
    • 4/5
      The dust jacket is correct when it states the readers of Robert Ludlum will like this book. The book begins with a young couple who become involved in a political upheaval in the breakaway ex Soviet republic Uzbekistan. While there they become friendly with the opposition leader but they eventually have to flee in rear of their lives. Fast forward several years the couple is now married and living is suburbia in the United States. The wife (Julie) unknown to her husband (Charlie) has reconnected with the opposition leader in Uzbekistan. Before it is over they become involved in a terrorist plot that will kill millions of people in the West if it is not thwarted. Hank Steinberg has done a really nice job here - especially since he is a first time novelist. I really look forward to his next book.
    • 4/5
      In Uzbekistan, photojournalist Charlie Davis goes to a small village to take photographic evidence of atrocities by the local ruler.Charlie's pregnant wife, Julie is also there and when there is a protest, Charlie and Julie barley escape.Six years later, Julie disappears, leaving Charlie with their two children.After Charlie is questioned by authorities, he begins searching for Julie and becomes convinced she is in danger.In a very complicated plot, Alisher Boyko, a university classmate of Julie, has a sinister plan and is holding Julie as hostage.Charlie knows he must try to save his wife and is convinced she is now working for some government.The story is suspenseful and realistic. The author knows how to capture the reader's attention and hold it.
    • 3/5
      This book is the equivalent of a summer popcorn movie. Show up for the explosions and be prepared to forgive the weaknesses in the plot. It is a fast-paced and entertaining read. Predictable? Very. You will likely see the twists coming well in advance. That still leaves plenty of international intrigue, thwarted terror plots, and high body counts.

      I won my copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway.
    • 4/5
      Out of Range by Hank Steinberg is a novel that the creator of the TV series, Without a Trace (good show), is modifying as a screenplay for a feature film by Paramount Pictures. The book is structured like a movie with an exciting and violent opening scene in Uzbekistan, a stable and comfortable interlude in Santa Monica, moments of terror, disruption, and abduction in California, return to western Asian corruption and violence, and a tentative resolution of character tension back in Santa Monica. The central characters are Charlie, a former world traveling American photojournalist, and Julie, a wealthy British volunteer helper of local artisans in Uzbekistan. The husband and wife are torn by the desire for dangerous adventures they have had in the past and their current and comfortably safe life in southern California with their two young children.The reader quickly knows what is going to happen in general and is ready for the car chases, kidnapping, political corruption, torture, heroic violence, and redemption. In other words, the novel involves plot number 3 of the 10 or so available in Hollywood. There is limited character development in the story that will be fixed by Mr. Steinberg in his screenplay and by the casting of the movie. Also, hardscrabble scenes of Uzbekistan contrasted with the lovely terrain of Santa Monica will brought home more effectively than the novel with the visual presentation of scenes in the future movie.Hank Steinberg clearly knows how to tell an exciting and very face-paced story, and the reader will run through the novel in a day or two. The plot number 3 format was a part of the multi-season Without a Trace series, and the very effective use of it in the TV show will be part of the eventual movie. There was not much of an emphasis on flashbacks used in the novel Out of Range. Bringing out a full length but somewhat skeletal novel is a good way to interest readers in seeing the movie when it is released.