Hostage is a 2001 thriller novel by Robert Crais, set in fictional Bristo Bay, California, about a small town police chief haunted by a failed hostage situation, who must negotiate the same type of situation in his own town if he wants his own family to live. Once a top-tier LAPD SWAT hostage negotiator, Jeff Talley resigns after a standoff ended in the deaths of a young boy and his mother. Seeking a life of quiet anonymity, he becomes the Chief of Police in Bristo Bay, a wealthy Los Angeles suburb with very little crime. His professional withdrawal has cost him his marriage; he is separated from his wife, Jane, and estranged from his daughter, Amanda. Three local drifters, the impulsive Dennis, his younger brother Kevin, and the silent, detached Mars, rob a minimart.
Adaptations (1)
Hostage was adapted into a 2005 film.
Hostage2005 · film · 113 min · dir. Florent-Emilio Siri · IMDb ↗When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
