The Ascent - Adam Plantinga

The Ascent

By Adam Plantinga

  • Release Date: 2024-01-02
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
4
From 172 Ratings

Description

When a high security prison fails, a down-on-his luck cop and the governor’s daughter are going to have to team up if they’re going to escape in this "jaw-dropping, authentic, and absolutely gripping" (Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author) debut USA Today bestselling thriller from Adam Plantinga, whose first nonfiction book Lee Child praised as “truly excellent.”

Kurt Argento, an ex-Detroit street cop who can’t let injustice go—and who has the fighting skills to back up his idealism.

If he sees a young girl being dragged into an alley, he's going to rescue her and cause some damage. 

When he does just that in a small corrupt Missouri town, he’s brutally beaten and thrown into a maximum-security prison.

Julie Wakefield, a grad student who happens to be the governor's daughter, is about to take a tour of the prison. But when a malfunction in the security system releases a horde of prisoners, a fierce struggle for survival ensues.  

Argento must help a small band of staff and civilians, including Julie and her two state trooper handlers, make their way from the bottom floor to the roof to safety. 

All that stands in their way are six floors of the most dangerous convicts in Missouri.  

Reviews

  • Edge of your seat read

    5
    By grant kapteyn
    Haven’t read a book in many years, was told about this one and let me tell you it does not disappoint! Kept you on the edge of your seat just wanting to read the next chapter having to know what happens, highly recommend!
  • Shawshank on steroids.

    4
    By bcherz
    Locked up in prison has a whole new meaning. Great story, has some unexpected twists and turns. Moves at a great pace. Hope there’s a book two.
  • Surprised

    5
    By College2045
    I was surprised how much I liked this book. The characters came to life and it was well-written. Never been in a jail so not sure about the accuracy of things but a great beach read. Even in January
  • The new Reacher!!

    5
    By Terrog1
    When the ad for this book showed up on my Facebook feed I did what we are all told not to do, I judged a book by its cover. I was instantly interested and downloaded it to my iBooks. From the first words I knew that this was going to be an awesome read. The writing style is an easy flow and along with a great story line it quickly became a book I could not put down. I loved every second I spent reading it and look forward to a sequel. If you love Jack Reacher or John Milton books this is a must read!
  • Great read!

    5
    By src2201
    You will hate having to put this book down.
  • Heart-stopping, thrilling, suspenseful

    5
    By DiDeLaLa
    This is beyond excellent! I couldn’t put it down! It’s right up next to my favorites….Lee Child, Harlan Coben, Baldacci, Vince Flynn (Kyle Mills), Nelson DeMille, etc. Make it into a movie! Bruce Willis- type actor or Jack Reachers Alan Ritchson….guaranteed to be a blockbuster-buster!