SAM CAPRA
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Full Name: |
Sam Capra |
Nationality: |
American |
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CIA |
Occupation |
Agent |
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Creator: |
Jeff Abbott
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Time Span: |
2011 - 2016 |
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ABOUT THE SERIES
Sam Capra is an agent with the CIA.
At least he is for the first few pages of the first novel and after that he is a prisoner of the Agency and then a fugitive from the Agency and finally someone the Agency might forgive but never fully trust. Most of that is explained in the beginning and does not count as a spoiler.
Described by a couple of characters in the books as in his mid-20's, Capra probably fits better as being late 20-ish considering that he has been an agent with the CIA for several years before marrying Lucy and they were married for three years before the start of the series. He is definitely a man whose career is on the rise, confident though not cocky, and excited about what he has done and is likely to continue to do with his work.
For relaxation, Capra is an avid participant in parkour, the relatively new form of exercise training that involves gymnastic leaps and bounds against objects and over obstacles, much as a monkey might be seen doing in the jungle. Little wonder one of the major characters in Capra's life would start to call him that affectionately. When the series opens, he did it as a way to stay in shape for his next assignment. After his life falls apart, he does so as a coping mechanism.
Fall apart is an understatement. Moving up the chain in the Agency with a beautiful wife who was eight months pregnant with their first child, Capra was enjoying an almost perfect life. Then a frantic phone call from his wife draws him out of his office building only to see her abducted. He gives chase to no avail. Then the building he was just in explodes, killing all his workmates. With his wife gone, he the only survivor with no proof as to why he was not killed, Capra is the chief suspect and the CIA is not known for gentle interrogations. From perfect to disastorous in a second.
As the series progresses, Capra is faced with more questions then answers. Who is in the group Novem Soles? Is the CIA after them or helping them? Who is the beautiful and enigmatic Mila who saves his life several times. Who are the people in the group The Round Table and are they his benefactors or just as bad as the others. Important questions but nothing like the ones plaguing him the most: where is his wife? where is his son?
BOOKS
Number of Books: | 5 |
First Appearance: | 2011 |
Last Appearance: | 2016 |
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Adrenaline
Written by Jeff Abbott
Copyright: 2011
Called out of a briefing in the London office of the CIA, Sam Capra is outside in time to see his very pregnant wife abducted and his building exploded. Now hunted by the Agency for treason, he is desperate to find what happened and get her back or justice done.
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The Last Minute
Written by Jeff Abbott
Copyright: 2012
Knowing that his infant son is out there, sold as a commodity, Sam Capra is determined to find him and make those who took him pay but the people who are holding the child are using him to get Capra to do their bidding. All he has to do is kill someone important for them.
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Downfall
Written by Jeff Abbott
Copyright: 2013
The woman who walked into Sam's bar in San Francisco whispered a plea, "Help me" into his ear and started his fight with a group of very powerful people who control vast resources which are now trained against Capra.
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Inside Man
Written by Jeff Abbott
Copyright: 2014
When a good friend is killed outside his workspace trying to help someone, Sam Capra wants to even the score which means he has to go up against a powerful Miami crime family. To do this, he goes undercover to work his way in.
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The First Order
Written by Jeff Abbott
Copyright: 2016
Sam Capra is finding reasons to believe his brother, Danny, murdered by terrorist in a video years before, might still be alive. If so, why has he been hiding? Searching will take him into Russia and into a plot that could bring the world to war.
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NOVELLAS AND SHORT STORIES
Number of Stories: | 1 |
First Appearance: | 2012 |
Last Appearance: | 2012 |
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Sam Capra's Last Chance
Written by Jeff Abbott
Copyright: 2012
Needing to find his son who is being held by those wanting to pull his strings, Sam Capra has a very small clue - the picture of the woman who may be holding the infant.
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GRADE
My Grade: A+
Your Average Grade: A
YOUR OPINIONS
TerryV
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A+
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1/18/2013 11:50:27 AM
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I really enjoyed this new author and have already ordered the next one. I hope he finds footing in the book world as I could follow this series for quite awhile.
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timbaldwin
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5/16/2013 9:04:16 PM
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Outstanding new series. #3, "Downfall", comes June, 2013.
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mhyoung
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A+
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9/21/2014 6:26:11 AM
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Sam's life is kind of a stretch in beleivability, but these books are really a lot of fun to read. I eagerly look forward to the next!
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dbuhler
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A-
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2020-07-06
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No question, Sam is an appealing character, whose body surely has more scar tissue than natural flesh. But I am going to penalize him for his treatment of Mila and Leonie. I wonder if this is why the author has not written about Sam for at least 4 years, because Abbott has no idea how to reconcile this triangle. To leave Mila is to abandon his best friend and lifesaver. To abandon Leonie it to be the ultimate cad. What a dilemma.
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