'Downfall' is 'must read' for action-thriller fans   by
Associated Press  Associated Press  Posted on July 23, 2013 at
7:03 AM  Updated Tuesday, Jul 23 at 7:07 AM  "Downfall: a
Thriller" (Grand Central Publishing), by Jeff Abbott  A chance
encounter with a woman in a bar thrusts Sam Capra into the
deadliest and scariest mission yet in Jeff Abbott's new
thriller, "Downfall."  Capra is an ex-CIA agent, and now that
he's rescued his young son, he's ready to be a family man and
run a network of bars around the globe owned by a secret
organization called The Round Table.  One night in San
Francisco, two men chase a woman into his bar. Capra defends the
woman — and himself. Both men are killed. Soon Capra's face is
plastered on the front page of newspapers, and a man named
Belias decides Capra is worth investigating.  "Every person has
his price. What is it you want most? Because, believe me, I can
give it to you."  Belias has a network that manipulates people
to do his bidding, but the cost isn't readily apparent.