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The Midnight Line by Lee Child

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The Midnight Line by Lee Child is another in the Jack Reacher series. I sometimes have to wonder how he comes up with some of his diverse and compelling ideas – but then I think who cares, as long as I get to read them.

Jack Reacher looks into the window of a Mid-western town pawn shop and is surprised to see a West Point class ring. It dates from 2005. So hard to come by, it seems sad and strange that it would be pawned.

Reacher had been to West Point and he couldn’t imagine someone willingly giving something such as this up – if it was willingly.

It belonged to a female cadet who had graduated.

Reacher suspects the ring may have been stolen. Reacher interrogates the pawnbroker who says that the ring was sold to him by Jimmy Rat. He’s a biker who is also a nasty bit of work. Reacher ‘deals with’ the biker’s only to find out that the West Point ring had previously been in the possession of Arthur Scorpio, a fence who also has a laundromat in Rapid City, South Dakota. Reacher knows that Rat will have told Scorpio about him.

Reacher arrives in Rapid City and comes across a detective called, Gloria Nakamura. She has been tracking Scorpio and has tried to build a case against him with little success.

Reacher also meets a private investigator called Terrence Bramall. The PI had been hired by a woman called Tiffany Jane Mackenzie. She was desperate to find her sister, who was, he finds out, the owner of the ring. Her name being, Serena Rose Sanderson.

Reacher tricks Scorpio’s men into abducting him before he show’s them who’s boss! Eventually Arthur Scorpio gives Reacher a name – Seymour Porterfield. Reacher finds that this was the man who gave Scorpio the ring. But Scorpio has sent someone to kill Reacher.

He is consumed with a desire to find the owner of the ring. He tracks her across America to the west and on to a town called Mule Crossing in Wyoming. The plot is a real rollercoaster with crooks, illegal drugs and pharmaceutical companies with little in the way of ethics.

But as always this comes with a price as he tackles dishonest cops, bikers, thugs and a whole host of villains.

The Midnight Line is Lee Child’s twenty-second Jack Reacher book and was released in 2017.

Lee Child is one of the foremost writers of fiction around today and it’s easy to see why.

The Midnight Line de Lee Child é outro da série Jack Reacher. Às vezes tenho que me perguntar como ele surge com algumas de suas idéias diversas e atraentes – mas então acho que quem se importa, contanto que eu as leia.

Jack Reacher olha pela vitrine de uma loja de penhores no meio-oeste e fica surpreso ao ver um anel da classe de West Point. Data de 2005. Tão difícil de conseguir que parece triste e estranho que tenha sido penhorado.

Reacher tinha estado em West Point e não conseguia imaginar alguém desistindo de boa vontade de algo como isso – se fosse de boa vontade.

Pertencia a uma cadete que se formou.

Reacher suspeita que o anel pode ter sido roubado. Reacher interroga o penhorista, que diz que o anel foi vendido a ele por Jimmy Rat. Ele é um motociclista que também dá um trabalho desagradável. Reacher “lida com” o motociclista apenas para descobrir que o anel de West Point estava anteriormente nas mãos de Arthur Scorpio, um cerca que também tem uma lavanderia em Rapid City, Dakota do Sul. Reacher sabe que Rato deve ter contado a Escorpião sobre ele.

Reacher chega em Rapid City e se depara com uma detetive chamada Gloria Nakamura. Ela tem rastreado Escorpião e tentou construir um caso contra ele com pouco sucesso.

Reacher também conhece um investigador particular chamado Terrence Bramall. O PI havia sido contratado por uma mulher chamada Tiffany Jane Mackenzie. Ela estava desesperada para encontrar sua irmã, que era, ele descobre, a dona do anel. Seu nome era, Serena Rose Sanderson.

Reacher engana os homens de Escorpião para que o sequestrem antes que ele mostre quem manda! Eventualmente, Arthur Scorpio dá um nome a Reacher – Seymour Porterfield. Reacher descobre que este foi o homem que deu o anel a Escorpião. Mas Escorpião enviou alguém para matar Reacher.

Ele está consumido pelo desejo de encontrar o dono do anel. Ele a rastreia através da América para o oeste e em uma cidade chamada Mule Crossing em Wyoming. O enredo é uma verdadeira montanha-russa com vigaristas, drogas ilegais e empresas farmacêuticas com pouca ética.

Mas, como sempre, isso tem um preço quando ele enfrenta policiais desonestos, motociclistas, bandidos e toda uma série de vilões.

The Midnight Line é o livro de suspense de Jack Reacher de 22 segundos de Lee Child e foi lançado em 2017.

Lee Child é um dos maiores escritores de ficção da atualidade e é fácil perceber por quê.

Kolymsky Heights Paperback by Lionel Davidson

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Russian thriller

Russian thriller

Hidden deep in the never-ending darkness and solitude of Russia’s Siberia lies, Kolymsky Heights. Ultra-secret and hidden from the world.

Here in the wilderness the Russians have a top-secret research station where scientists, once there, cannot leave.

However, one scientist risks all in an effort to get a message to someone who can uncover Kolymsky Heights true purpose. His coded messages are meant for the one man who can help.

A superb piece of story-telling, by Lionel Davidson, at the highest level which has garnered praise from many quarters including:

‘Sensationally good. Cleverly conceived and brilliantly executed. One of the great thrillers of the last century.’ Charles Cumming

‘Hugely thrilling, brilliantly written, perfect for the beach. Like all the best holidays, I didn’t want this book to end.’ Anthony Horowitz, Telegraph

Lionel Davidson was a fantastic writer and Kolymsky Heights is a true tribute to a man of immense talents. Truly un-put-downable….

Romanen Kolymsky Heights af Lionel Davidson

Skjult dybt inde i det uendelige mørke og ensomhed i Ruslands Sibirien løgne, Kolymsky Heights. Ultra-hemmelige og skjult for verden.

Her i ørkenen russerne har en top-hemmelig forskningsstation, hvor forskere, når der, kan ikke forlade.

Men en videnskabsmand risikerer alle i et forsøg på at få en besked til en person, der kan afdække Kolymsky Heights sande formål. Hans kodede beskeder er beregnet til den ene mand, der kan hjælpe.

Et fantastisk stykke fiktion historiefortælling, af Lionel Davidson, på højeste niveau, som har høstet ros fra mange sider, herunder:

Thrilleren blev beskrevet som: ‘Sensationelt godt. Smart udtænkt og glimrende henrettet. En af de store thrillere i det sidste århundrede. Charles Cumming

“Enormt spændende, glimrende skrevet, perfekt til stranden. Ligesom alle de bedste helligdage, ønskede jeg ikke, at denne bog skulle ende. Anthony Horowitz, Telegraf

Lionel Davidson var en fantastisk forfatter og bogen Kolymsky Heights er en sand hyldest til en mand med enorme talenter. Virkelig un-put-downable ….

De roman Kolymsky Heights van Lionel Davidson

Verborgen diep in de eindeloze duisternis en eenzaamheid van Rusland Siberië ligt, Kolymsky Heights. Ultrageheim en verborgen voor de wereld.

Hier in de wildernis hebben de Russen een topgeheim onderzoeksstation waar wetenschappers, eenmaal daar, niet kunnen vertrekken.

Echter, een wetenschapper risico’s allemaal in een poging om een bericht te krijgen aan iemand die kan ontdekken Kolymsky Heights ware doel. Zijn gecodeerde berichten zijn bedoeld voor de enige man die kan helpen.

Een prachtig stuk van fictie verhaal-vertellen, door Lionel Davidson, op het hoogste niveau, die lof heeft vergaard uit vele hoeken, waaronder:

De thriller werd omsc

Lionel Davidsonin romaani Kolymsky Heights

Syvällä Venäjän Siperian päättymätön pimeys ja yksinäisyys piilee Kolymsky Heightsissa. Erittäin salainen ja piilossa maailmalta.

Täällä erämaassa venäläisillä on huippusalainen tutkimusasema, jonne tiedemiehet eivät siellä ole voineet lähteä.

Yksi tiedemies riskeeraa kuitenkin kaiken saadakseen viestin jollekin, joka voi paljastaa Kolymsky Heightsin todellisen tarkoituksen. Hänen koodatut viestinsä on tarkoitettu ainoalle miehelle, joka voi auttaa.

Lionel Davidsonin loistava fiktiotarina korkeimmalla tasolla, joka on kerännyt kiitosta monilta tahoilta, mukaan lukien:

Trilleri oli kaiverrettu seuraavasti: “Sensaatiomaisen hyvä. Taitavasti suunniteltu ja loistavasti toteutettu. Yksi viime vuosisadan suurista trillereistä.” Kaarle Cumming

“Valtavan jännittävä, loistavasti kirjoitettu, täydellinen rannalle. Kuten kaikki parhaat lomat, en halunnut tämän kirjan päättyvän.” Anthony Horowitz, lennätin

Lionel Davidson oli fantastinen kirjailija ja kirja Kolymsky Heights on todellinen kunnianosoitus valtavan lahjakkaalle miehelle. Todella un-down-downable….

hreven als: ‘Sensationeel goed. Slim bedacht en briljant uitgevoerd. Een van de grote thrillers van de vorige eeuw.’ Charles Cumming

‘Enorm spannend, briljant geschreven, perfect voor het strand. Net als de beste feestdagen wilde ik niet dat dit boek zou eindigen.’ Anthony Horowitz, Telegraaf

Lionel Davidson was een fantastische schrijver en het boek Kolymsky Heights is een waar eerbetoon aan een man met immense talenten. Echt un-put-downable ….

Le roman Kolymsky Heights de Lionel Davidson

Caché au plus profond de l’obscurité et de la solitude sans fin de la Sibérie russe se trouve, Kolymsky Heights. Ultra-secret et caché du monde.

Ici, dans le désert, les Russes ont une station de recherche top secrète où les scientifiques, une fois là- bas, ne peuvent pas partir.

Cependant, un scientifique risque tout dans un effort pour obtenir un message à quelqu’un qui peut découvrir Kolymsky Heights vrai but. Ses messages codés sont destinés à l’homme qui peut vous aider.

Un superbe morceau de fiction de narration, par Lionel Davidson, au plus haut niveau qui a recueilli des éloges de nombreux milieux, y compris:

Le thriller a été décrit comme: « Sensationnel bon. Habilement conçu et brillamment exécuté. L’un des grands thrillers du siècle dernier. Charles Cumming

« Extrêmement excitant, brillamment écrit, parfait pour la plage. Comme toutes les meilleures vacances, je ne voulais pas que ce livre se termine. Anthony Horowitz, Télégraphe

Lionel Davidson était un écrivain fantastique et le livre Kolymsky Heights est un véritable hommage à un homme aux immenses talents. Vraiment un-put-downable ….

Der Roman Kolymsky Heights von Lionel Davidson

Tief in der endlosen Dunkelheit und Einsamkeit des russischen Sibiriens verborgen liegt, Die Kolymski-Höhen. Ultra-geheim und vor der Welt verborgen.

Hier in der Wildnis haben die Russen eine streng geheime Forschungsstation, wo Wissenschaftler, einmal dort, nicht mehr abreisen können.

Allerdings riskiert ein Wissenschaftler alles in dem Bemühen, eine Nachricht an jemanden zu bekommen, der Kolymsky Heights wahren Zweck aufdecken kann. Seine codierten Botschaften sind für den einen Mann gedacht, der helfen kann.

Ein hervorragendes Stück Fiktion Szählweise von Lionel Davidson auf höchstem Niveau, das von vielen Seiten gelobt wurde, darunter:

Der Thriller wurde mit den Folgenden beschrieben: “Sensationell gut. Geschickt konzipiert und brillant ausgeführt. Einer der großen Thriller des letzten Jahrhunderts.” Charles Cumming

“Riesig spannend, brillant geschrieben, perfekt für den Strand. Wie alle besten Feiertage wollte ich nicht, dass dieses Buch endet.” Anthony Horowitz, Telegraph

Lionel Davidson war ein fantastischer Schriftsteller und das Buch Kolymsky Heights ist eine wahre Hommage an einen Mann von immensen Talenten. Wirklich un-put-downable….

Το μυθιστόρημα Kolymsky Heights του Λάιονελ Ντέιβιντσον

Κρυμμένο βαθιά στο ατελείωτο σκοτάδι και τη μοναξιά της Σιβηρίας της Ρωσίας βρίσκεται, Kolymsky Heights. Εξαιρετικά μυστικό και κρυμμένο από τον κόσμο.

Εδώ στην ερημιά οι Ρώσοι έχουν έναν άκρως απόρρητο ερευνητικό σταθμό όπου οι επιστήμονες, μόλις εκεί, δεν μπορούν να φύγουν.

Ωστόσο, ένας επιστήμονας κινδυνεύει όλα σε μια προσπάθεια να πάρει ένα μήνυμα σε κάποιον που μπορεί να αποκαλύψει Kolymsky Heights πραγματικό σκοπό. Τα κωδικοποιημένα μηνύματά του προορίζονται για τον μοναδικό άνθρωπο που μπορεί να βοηθήσει.

Ένα υπέροχο κομμάτι της ιστορίας φαντασίας-αφήγηση, από τον Lionel Davidson, στο υψηλότερο επίπεδο που έχει συγκεντρώσει επαίνους από πολλές πλευρές, συμπεριλαμβανομένων:

Το θρίλερ ήταν χαραγμένο ως: «Εντυπωσιακά καλό. Έξυπνα σχεδιασμένο και έξοχα εκτελείται. Ένα από τα μεγάλα θρίλερ του περασμένου αιώνα. Τσαρλς Κάμινγκ

«Εξαιρετικά συναρπαστικό, εξαιρετικά γραμμένο, ιδανικό για την παραλία. Όπως όλες οι καλύτερες διακοπές, δεν ήθελα αυτό το βιβλίο να τελειώσει. Άντονι Χόροβιτς, Τέλεγκραφ

Lionel Davidson ήταν μια φανταστική συγγραφέας και το βιβλίο Kolymsky Heights είναι ένα πραγματικό αφιέρωμα σε έναν άνθρωπο με τεράστια ταλέντα. Πραγματικά un-put-downable ….

Skáldsagan Kolymsky Heights eftir Lionel Davidson

Falinn djúpt í aldrei-endir myrkur og einveru Síberíu lygar Rússlands, Kolymsky Heights. Ultra-leyndarmál og falinn úr heiminum.

Hér í óbyggðum hafa Rússar topp-leyndarmál rannsóknarstöð þar sem vísindamenn, einu sinni þar, geta ekki farið.

Hins vegar, einn vísindamaður áhættu allt í tilraun til að fá skilaboð til einhvers sem getur afhjúpa Kolymsky Heights sannur tilgangur. Dulkóðuð skilaboð hans eru ætluð fyrir einn mann sem getur hjálpað.

A frábær stykki af skáldskapur saga-segja, eftir Lionel Davidson, á hæsta stigi sem hefur garnered lof frá mörgum ársfjórðungum þar á meðal:

The tryllir var dscribed sem: ‘Sensationally góður. Snjall hugsuð og ljómandi framkvæmd. Einn af frábærum tryllingum síðustu aldar.” Charles Cumming

“Gríðarlega spennandi, ljómandi skrifuð, fullkomin fyrir ströndina. Eins og allir bestu frídagar þá vildi ég ekki að þessi bók myndi enda.” Anthony Horowitz, Telegraph

Lionel Davidson var frábær rithöfundur og bókin Kolymsky Heights er sannur skattur til manns af gríðarlegum hæfileikum. Sannarlega un-put-downable….

Il romanzo Kolymsky Heights di Lionel Davidson

Nascosto nel profondo dell’oscurità infinita e della solitudine della Siberia russa si trova, Kolymsky Heights. Ultra-segreto e nascosto al mondo.

Qui nel deserto i russi hanno una stazione di ricerca top-secret dove gli scienziati, una volta lì, non possono andarsene.

Tuttavia, uno scienziato rischia tutto nel tentativo di inviare un messaggio a qualcuno che possa scoprire il vero scopo di Kolymsky Heights. I suoi messaggi codificati sono pensati per l’unico uomo che può aiutare.

Un superbo pezzo di narrativa narrativa, di Lionel Davidson, ai massimi livelli che ha raccolto elogi da più parti tra cui:

Il thriller è stato scritto come: “Clamorosamente buono. Sapientemente concepito e brillantemente eseguito. Uno dei grandi thriller del secolo scorso. Charles Cumming

‘Estremamente emozionante, brillantemente scritto, perfetto per la spiaggia. Come tutte le migliori vacanze, non volevo che questo libro finisse. Anthony Horowitz, Telegraph

Lionel Davidson è stato uno scrittore fantastico e il libro Kolymsky Heights è un vero tributo a un uomo dai talenti immensi. Davvero insoccabile….

ライオネル・デビッドソンの小説『コリムスキー・ハイツ』

ロシアのシベリアの終わりのない暗闇と孤独の奥深くに隠された、コリムスキーハイツ。超秘密と世界から隠されています。

ここ荒野では、ロシア人は科学者が一度そこに出て行くことができない極秘の研究ステーションを持っています。

しかし、ある科学者は、コリムスキーハイツの真の目的を明らかにすることができる人にメッセージを得るためにすべてを危険にさらします。彼のコード化されたメッセージは、助けることができる一人の人のためのものです。

ライオネル・デビッドソンによるフィクションのストーリーテリングの素晴らしい作品は、次を含む多くの四半期から賞賛を集めている最高レベルで:

スリラーは「センセーショナルに良い」と言われました。巧みに考案され、見事に実行されます。前世紀の偉大なスリラーの一つ。チャールズ・カミング

「非常にスリリングで、見事に書かれた、ビーチに最適です。すべての最高の休日のように、私はこの本を終わらせたくなかった。アンソニー・ホロウィッツ,電信

ライオネル・デビッドソンは素晴らしい作家であり、本コリムスキーハイツは巨大な才能の男への真の賛辞です。本当に置かれない.

Romāns Kolymsky Heights ar Lionel Davidson

Slēpts dziļi nebeidzamu tumsu un vientulību Krievijas Sibīrijā atrodas, Kolymsky Heights. Ultra-noslēpums un slēpta no pasaules.

Šeit tuksnesī krieviem ir sevlepens pētniecības centrs, kur zinātnieki, kad tur, nevar atstāt.

Tomēr viens zinātnieks riskē visu, cenšoties iegūt ziņu kādam, kurš var atklāt Kolymsky Heights patieso mērķi. Viņa kodēti vēstījumi ir domāti vienam cilvēkam, kurš var palīdzēt.

Superb gabals daiļliteratūra stāstot, ko Lionel Davidson, visaugstākajā līmenī, kas ir uzkrāt slavēt no daudziem ceturtdaļas, tostarp:

Trilleris tika dscribed kā: “Sensacionāli laba. Gudri iecerēts un lieliski izpildīts. Viens no pagājušā gadsimta lielajiem trilleriem.” Charles Cumming

“Ļoti aizraujošs, lieliski uzrakstīts, ideāls pludmalē. Tāpat kā visas labākās brīvdienas, es negribēju, lai šī grāmata beigtos.” Anthony Horowitz, Telegraph

Lionel Davidson bija fantastisks rakstnieks un grāmatu Kolymsky Heights ir patiess cieņu cilvēks milzīgs talantus. Patiesi un-put-downable ….

Lionelio Davidsono romanas “Kolymsky Heights”

Paslėpta giliai nesibaigiančiose Rusijos Sibiro tamsoje ir vienatvėje, Kolymsky Heights. Ultra-slaptas ir paslėptas nuo pasaulio.

Čia, dykumoje, rusai turi slaptą tyrimų stotį, kurioje mokslininkai, kai ten, negali išvykti.

Tačiau vienas mokslininkas rizikuoja visais, stengdamasis gauti žinią tam, kuris gali atskleisti Tikrąjį Kolymsky Heights tikslą. Jo koduoti pranešimai yra skirti vienam žmogui, kuris gali padėti.

Puikus gabalas fantastikos istorija pasakoja, pagal Lionel Davidson, aukščiausiu lygiu, kuris sukaupė pagirti iš daugelio ketvirčių, įskaitant:

Trileris buvo užrašytas taip: “Sensacingai geras. Protingai sumanyta ir puikiai įvykdyta. Vienas iš didžiausių praėjusio šimtmečio trilerių.” Čarlzas Cummingas

“Nepaprastai jaudinantis, puikiai parašytas, puikiai tinkantis paplūdimiui. Kaip ir visos geriausios šventės, nenorėjau, kad ši knyga baigtis.” Anthony Horowitz, Telegrafas

Lionelis Davidsonas buvo fantastiškas rašytojas, o knyga “Kolymsky Heights” yra tikra duoklė didžiulių talentų žmogui. Tikrai un-put-downable ….

L-Għoli kolymsky ġdid minn Lionel Davidson

Moħbija fil-fond fid-dlam li qatt ma jispiċċa u solitudni tas-Siberja tar-Russja tinsab, Għoli Kolymsky. Sigriet ultra-sigriet u moħbija mid-dinja.

Hawnhekk fid-deżert ir-Russi għandhom stazzjon ta ‘riċerka sigriet top-sigriet fejn ix-xjentisti, ladarba hemm, ma jistgħux jitilqu.

Madankollu, xjentist wieħed jirriskja lil kulħadd fi sforz biex jikseb messaġġ lil xi ħadd li jista ‘jikxef Kolymsky Heights skop veru. Il-messaġġi kodifikati tiegħu huma maħsuba għall-bniedem wieħed li jista ‘jgħin.

Biċċa superb ta ‘rakkontar ta’ storja ta ‘finzjoni, minn Lionel Davidson, fl-ogħla livell li ġabar tifħir minn ħafna kwarti inklużi:

It-thriller kien imxekkel bħala: “Sensazzjoni tajba. Għaqli nieda u eżegwit b’mod brillanti. Wieħed mill-thrillers kbar tas-seklu li għadda.” Charles Cumming

“Thrilling enormi, miktuba b’mod brillanti, perfetta għall-bajja. Bħall-aqwa vaganzi, ma ridtx li dan il-ktieb jintemm.” Anthony Horowitz, Telegrafu

Lionel Davidson kien kittieb meraviljuż u l-ktieb Kolymsky Heights huwa tribut veru għal raġel ta ‘talenti enormi. Verament in-nuqqas ta ‘tniżżlu….

Romanen Kolymsky Heights av Lionel Davidson

Skjult dypt i det uendelige mørket og ensomheten i Russlands Sibir ligger Kolymsky Heights. Ultra-hemmelig og skjult fra verden.

Her i villmarken har russerne en topphemmelig forskningsstasjon hvor forskere, når de er der, ikke kan forlate.

Men en forsker risikerer alt i et forsøk på å få en melding til noen som kan avdekke Kolymsky Heights sanne formål. Hans kodede budskap er ment for den ene mannen som kan hjelpe.

Et flott stykke fiksjon historiefortelling, av Lionel Davidson, på høyeste nivå som har fått ros fra mange kvartaler, inkludert:

Thrilleren ble beskrevet som: “Sensasjonelt bra. Smart unnfanget og briljant henrettet. En av de store thrillerne fra forrige århundre. Charles Cumming

“Enormt spennende, briljant skrevet, perfekt for stranden. Som alle de beste feriene, ville jeg ikke at denne boken skulle ta slutt.’ Anthony Horowitz, Telegraf

Lionel Davidson var en fantastisk forfatter og boken Kolymsky Heights er en sann hyllest til en mann med enorme talenter. Virkelig un-put-downable ….

Powieść Kolymsky Heights autorstwa Lionela Davidsona

Ukryte głęboko w niekończącej się ciemności i samotności rosyjskich syberyjskich kłamstw, Wzgórza Kolymsky. Ultra-tajne i ukryte przed światem.

Tutaj, na pustyni, Rosjanie mają ściśle tajną stację badawczą, w której naukowcy, gdy tam nie mogą, wyjechać.

Jednak jeden naukowiec ryzykuje wszystko, starając się uzyskać wiadomość do kogoś, kto może odkryć Kolymsky Heights prawdziwy cel. Jego zakodowane wiadomości są przeznaczone dla jednego człowieka, który może pomóc.

Wspaniały kawałek opowiadania fikcji, Lionel Davidson, na najwyższym poziomie, który zdobył pochwały z wielu kwartałów, w tym:

Thriller został okryty jako: “Sensacyjnie dobry. Sprytnie pomyślany i genialnie wykonany. Jeden z wielkich thrillerów ubiegłego wieku”. Karol Cumming

“Niezwykle porywający, genialnie napisany, idealny na plażę. Jak wszystkie najlepsze wakacje, nie chciałem, aby ta książka się skończyła.” Anthony Horowitz, Telegraf

Lionel Davidson był fantastycznym pisarzem, a książka Kolymsky Heights jest prawdziwym hołdem dla człowieka o ogromnych talentach. Naprawdę un-put-downable ….

O romance Kolymsky Heights de Lionel Davidson

Escondida nas profundezas da escuridão e da solidão intermináveis da Sibéria russa, Kolymsky Heights. Ultrassecreto e escondido do mundo.

Aqui no deserto, os russos têm uma estação de pesquisa ultrassecreta onde os cientistas, uma vez lá, não podem sair.

No entanto, um cientista arrisca tudo num esforço para enviar uma mensagem a alguém que possa descobrir o verdadeiro propósito de Kolymsky Heights. As suas mensagens codificadas destinam-se ao único homem que pode ajudar.

Uma soberba peça de ficção contando histórias, por Lionel Davidson, ao mais alto nível que tem recebido elogios de muitos quadrantes, incluindo:

O thriller foi escrito como: “Sensacionalmente bom. Inteligentemente concebido e brilhantemente executado. Um dos grandes thrillers do século passado. Charles Cumming

“Extremamente emocionante, brilhantemente escrito, perfeito para a praia. Como todos os melhores feriados, eu não queria que este livro terminasse. Anthony Horowitz, Telégrafo

Lionel Davidson foi um escritor fantástico e o livro Kolymsky Heights é um verdadeiro tributo a um homem de imensos talentos. Verdadeiramente in-put-downable…

La novela Kolymsky Heights de Lionel Davidson

Oculto en lo profundo de la interminable oscuridad y soledad de las mentiras rusas de Siberia, Kolymsky Heights. Ultra-secreto y oculto del mundo.

Aquí en el desierto los rusos tienen una estación de investigación secreta donde los científicos, una vez allí, no pueden irse.

Sin embargo, un científico arriesga todo en un esfuerzo por enviar un mensaje a alguien que puede descubrir el verdadero propósito de Kolymsky Heights. Sus mensajes codificados están destinados al único hombre que puede ayudar.

Una magnífica pieza de narración de ficción, de Lionel Davidson, al más alto nivel que ha cosechado elogios de muchos sectores, incluyendo:

El thriller fue descrito como: ‘Sensacionalmente bueno. Concebida y brillantemente ejecutada. Uno de los grandes thrillers del siglo pasado. Charles Cumming

“Enormemente emocionante, brillantemente escrito, perfecto para la playa. Como todas las mejores vacaciones, no quería que este libro terminara. Anthony Horowitz, Telegraph

Lionel Davidson fue un escritor fantástico y el libro Kolymsky Heights es un verdadero tributo a un hombre de inmensos talentos. Verdaderamente i-put-down….

Romanen Kolymsky Heights av Lionel Davidson

Gömd djupt i det oändliga mörkret och ensamheten i Rysslands Sibirien ligger, Kolymskijhöjderna. Ultrahemliga och dolda för världen.

Här i vildmarken har ryssarna en topphemlig forskningsstation där forskare, en gång där, inte kan lämna.

Men en vetenskapsman riskerar allt i ett försök att få ett meddelande till någon som kan avslöja Kolymsky Heights sant syfte. Hans kodade meddelanden är avsedda för den enda mannen som kan hjälpa till.

En superb bit av fiktion berättande, av Lionel Davidson, på högsta nivå som har samlat beröm från många håll, inklusive:

Thrillern var dscribed som: “Sensationellt bra. Skickligt tänkt och briljant utförd. En av förra seklets stora thrillers.” Charles Cumming

“Enormt spännande, briljant skriven, perfekt för stranden. Liksom alla de bästa semester, jag ville inte att den här boken ska sluta. Anthony Horowitz, Telegraf

Lionel Davidson var en fantastisk författare och boken Kolymsky Heights är en sann hyllning till en man med enorma talanger. Verkligen un-put-downable ….

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Ripper – The Secret Life of Walter Sickert by Patricia Cornwell

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Jack the Ripper thriller book

Jack the Ripper thriller book

The enigmatic and eccentric painter, Walter Sickert, had an air of mystery about him. In more recent times the accusatory finger of suspicion has been levelled at him. It is now widely believed that he may have been either, Jack the Ripper or his accomplice.

The New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell spent millions researching the case and has uncovered important new evidence. Her book Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert, is a detailed account of the Ripper atrocities and the failure of the Victorian police force to solve this dastardly series of crimes.

Sickert’s art had a strange quality about it, verging on the ghoulish. He had a deep interest in the Jack’s crimes and claimed to have lodged in a boarding house where the landlady said she believed the Ripper had also lodged previously. Sickert even painted a picture depicting the Rippers room.

Patricia Cornwell’s research has been tirelessly executed and she has brought forth archival material which has not been seen before.

Ripper, The Secret Life of Walter Sickert follows on from Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper further expanding the depth of research and knowledge.

Patricia Cornwell has greatly added to this most gruesome of mysteries and her wonderful book is a must read for any sleuths among us.

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Along Came A Spider by James Patterson

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Along came a spider

Along came a spider

The novel Along Came a Spider written by James Patterson is a great introduction to this prolific and hugely successful writers work.

This book by Patterson introduced us all to Alex Cross and the series which followed. A great thriller which is well plotted and the Alex Cross books have dominated the detective novel lists for years.

Washington, D.C. Alex Cross, the renowned Washington D.C. forensic psychologist and homicide investigator, is tasked with looking in to the violent murder of two black prostitutes and a child in the projects.

Cross is furious when he is removed from the case to investigate a kidnapping of two white children at an expensive private school. He feels that there is a sense that the colour determines which case is the more important. The kidnapper is Gary Soneji, the school maths teacher.

The evil Soneji, buries Maggie Rose Dunne and Michael Goldberg alive, in a coffin made for the task, at a remote farmhouse.

Alex Cross and the FBI make a detailed search of Soneji’s apartment. They find a wealth of information about kidnappings and master criminals. In particular it appears that Soneji has a more than passing obsession with the Lindbergh baby kidnapping of 1932.

Soanji clearly has a warped desire to become infamous.

Cross hooks up with Jezzie Flanagan, the first female supervisor of the Secret Service and the head of the Secret Service investigative team, in a secret liaison which complicates matters.

During the investigation Roger Graham, an FBI agent, is killed by Soneji who disguises himself as a reporter.

A missing little girl named Maggie Rose . . . a family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. . . . the thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school teacher . . . a psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who is so terrifying that the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police cannot outsmart him – even after he’s been captured.

The police, FBI and the Secret Service are pitted against a true adversary in the guise of the violent psychopath, Soanji.

I don’t want to ruin the plot for you in this cleverly plotted and intricate game of cat and mouse where the stakes are the very highest.

Other thriller authors have spoken very highly of James Pattersons work:

“An incredibly suspenseful read with a one-of-a-kind killer who is as terrifying as he is intriguing. One of the best thrillers of the year.”
Clive Cussler

“The best thriller I’ve come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season’s NO.1 best-seller.
Nelson  DeMille

Along Came A Spider by James Patterson is a superb read.

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Moskva by Jack Grimwood

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Moscow thriller novel

Moscow thriller novel

Jack Grimwood is a British writer who was born in Malta. His novel, Moskva, is a taut serial killer thriller and a magnificent piece of fiction.

In the mid-1980s a body of a naked man is found, it’s right hand little finger missing. It’s location, just beside the exterior of the wall of the Kremlin.

Shortly afterwards a fifteen year old girl vanishes. It is particularly concerning because she is the daughter of the British Ambassador.

Recently posted to Moscow, the disgraced military officer, Tom Fox, is entrusted with finding her. He sees a chance to redeem himself. However, the Soviets will not acknowledge the serial killer and cannot identify him and they do not want Fox poking his nose in.

The Soviets are determined to keep a lid on things and to hide the evil that lurks within their system.

Fox is on a race against time to prevent the girl from becoming the next murder victim.

This Cold War thriller is cleverly plotted and beautifully written, evoking another time and another place.

If his fiction novel, Moskva, is anything to go by then Jack Grimwood is a man to watch….and most definitely to read!

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Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben

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Thriller novel

Thriller novel

Harlan Coben is a highly successfull American author of thriller and mystery novels thrillers with multiple threads woven into them. Many are set in and around New York and New Jersey.

Deal Breaker was written in 1995 and features a former basketball player turned sports agent, ports agent Myron Bolitar. He is about to cash in with Christian Steele, a quarterback, who is one of his premier clients. Bolitar is utterly engaging though hotheaded.

However, things begin to turn sour when the quarter back is contacted bey one of his past girlfriends. Particularly surprising as both the police and he had her as dead.
Myron is faced with the ugly back story of his industry where the façade is everything, especially the gateway to untold riches.

Trying to unravel the truth about a family’s tragedy, a woman’s secret, and a man’s lies, Bolitar is up against the dark side of his business where image and talent make you rich, but the truth can get you killed.

Deal Breaker is a superb novel which is a real page turner from start to finish. Harlan Coben is a superb writer.

Harlan Coben ist ein sehr erfolgreicher amerikanischer Autor von Thriller- und Krimi-Thrillern, in die mehrere Fäden eingewebt sind. Viele spielen in und um New York und New Jersey.

Deal Breaker wurde 1995 geschrieben und zeigt einen ehemaligen Basketballspieler, der zum Sportagenten wurde, den Hafenagenten Myron Bolitar. Er ist dabei, mit Christian Steele, einem Quarterback, der einer seiner wichtigsten Kunden ist, Geld zu verdienen. Bolitar ist äußerst engagiert, obwohl er hitzköpfig ist.

Die Dinge beginnen jedoch sauer zu werden, wenn das Viertel zurück von einer seiner früheren Freundinnen kontaktiert wird. Besonders überraschend, da sowohl die Polizei als auch er sie als tot hatten.
Myron sieht sich mit der hässlichen Hintergrundgeschichte seiner Branche konfrontiert, in der die Fassade alles ist, insbesondere das Tor zu unermesslichen Reichtümern.

Bolitar versucht, die Wahrheit über die Tragödie einer Familie, das Geheimnis einer Frau und die Lügen eines Mannes herauszufinden, und steht vor der dunklen Seite seines Geschäfts, wo Image und Talent Sie reich machen, aber die Wahrheit kann Sie umbringen.

Deal Breaker ist ein großartiger Roman, der von Anfang bis Ende ein echter Seitenwender ist. Harlan Coben ist ein hervorragender Autor von Thrillern und Belletristik.

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Absolute Power by David Baldacci

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Absolute Power

Absolute Power by Baldacci

Absolute Power thriller was written by David Baldacci.

The novel opens when a professional burglar named Luther Whitney, breaks into the home of a billionaire in an upmarket Virginia suburb.  While trying to rob the house he sees the United States President and the wife of the billionaire having wild sex. While Whitney is watching their passionate sex becomes violent ending in the woman being killed as the Secret Service burst in on them. Whitney saw the killing through a large two way mirror door that concealed a closet room. In this hidden room the billionaire would sit watching as other men had sex with his wife. Whitney made his escape, but the Secret Service had already found out that someone had been watching. The Secret Service orchestrates a campaign to implicate Whitney in the murder of the billionaire’s wife. The agents try to track down Whitney, who goes on the run – though he wants to make sure the real culprit is exposed.

A very clever, believable plot that is a real page turner. David Baldacci is a master of his thriler craft and many of his books are available in ebook, audiobook and paperback formats.

Absolute Power was made into a film starring Clint Eastwood.

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The Perfect Murder by Peter James

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Murder crime thriller

Murder crime thriller

The Perfect Murder is a novella by Peter James the bestselling author of the Roy Grace series. Committing the perfect murder and getting away with it is a recurring theme in the crime genre.

Victor Smiley is an unhappy man. His wife, Joan, passes her time ridiculing him and he has for years had no love for her.  He sees a local prostitute, called Kamila, to bring some excitement into his otherwise increasingly pointless life. He has no interest in his work at a factory and dreams only of escape. Joan has her own issues, the marriage is falling apart. She hardly sleeps with the grating sound of Victor’s snoring. Victor is oblivious to the fact that Joan is frittering away large sums of money building up credit card debt. She has her own secret amour, Don and she likes to impress him in constantly evolving sexy outfits.

Victor loses his job and riddled with debt he begins to formulate an escape route to a better life with Kamila. Joan, who he now loathes, has to be removed from his life, permanently. Victor is about to get a shock as he finds murder is also on someone else’s mind.

The Perfect Murder is a top notch novel that is tightly plotted and keeps the reader glued to the page.

Peter James is a very popular novelist who has had several of his novels made into films. They are also in paperback, ebook and audiobook form. He was educated and Charterhouse school and followed this with film school. Born in the UK Peter James lived for several years in North America where he worked as a film producer and screenwriter. He now lives in the UK.  His Roy Grace series was a Sunday Times number one fiction bestseller.

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Killing Floor by Lee Child

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Lee Child thriller writer

Lee Child thriller writer

I decided to read the debut novel by Lee Child, Killing Floor, as I had heard so many people speak of this writer in good terms. I am glad I did. The book was utterly unputdownable….is that a word – who cares, it is certainly an experience!

Bieng a first novel it is all the more remarkable, very engaging and great character development.

Killing Floor follows the exploits of one Jack Reacher and it cuts straight to the action. Reacher is a wanderer and a former Major in the United States Army Military Police Corps.

He gets off a Greyhound bus and walks many miles into the town of Margrave in Georgia, USA. He is interested in the death of a musician named Blind Blake who died there many years before. In a diner, shortly after arriving he’s arrested for murder. He is interviewed by a detective called Finlay and he tries to prove he was not the murderer. A phone number is found in the dead man’s shoe and Finlay calls it and cons a man into telling him his name, that of a Mr. Hubble. Hubble is brought into the police station for questioning and he  cracks, confessing to the murder. Reacher, however, is sceptical. Reacher and Hubble are then sent to the state prison. Reacher averts an attempt on his life, which was intended for Hubble. two days later, Roscoe, a police woman to whom Reacher is attracted, proves……

Well if you want the rest you will just have to read the book Killing Floor. But don’t just believe me…this really is top fiction from Lee Child and here is a list of the awards it has won already:
Awards and nominations
1998 Dilys Award nominee
1998 Anthony Award winner, Best First Novel
1998 Barry Award winner, Best First Novel
1998 Macavity Award nominee, Best First Mystery Novel
2000 Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize winner, Best Translated Novel


Happy reading!

J’ai décidé de lire le premier roman de Lee Child, Killing Floor, car j’avais entendu tant de gens parler de cet écrivain en bons termes. Je suis content de l’avoir fait. Le livre était tout à fait irréprochable… est-ce un mot – peu importe, c’est certainement une expérience !

Bieng un premier roman c’est d’autant plus remarquable, très attachant et une grande évolution des personnages.

Killing Floor suit les exploits d’un Jack Reacher et passe directement à l’action. Reacher est un vagabond et un ancien major du corps de la police militaire de l’armée américaine.

Il descend d’un bus Greyhound et marche plusieurs kilomètres jusqu’à la ville de Margrave en Géorgie, aux États-Unis. Il s’intéresse à la mort d’un musicien nommé Blind Blake qui y est décédé plusieurs années auparavant. Dans un restaurant, peu de temps après son arrivée, il est arrêté pour meurtre. Il est interrogé par un détective appelé Finlay et il essaie de prouver qu’il n’était pas le meurtrier. Un numéro de téléphone est trouvé dans la chaussure du mort et Finlay l’appelle et contraint un homme à lui dire son nom, celui d’un M. Hubble. Hubble est amené au poste de police pour interrogatoire et il craque, avouant le meurtre. Reacher, cependant, est sceptique. Reacher et Hubble sont ensuite envoyés à la prison d’État. Reacher évite un attentat contre sa vie, qui était destiné à Hubble. deux jours plus tard, Roscoe, une policière à qui Reacher est attiré, prouve……

Eh bien, si vous voulez le reste, vous n’aurez qu’à lire Killing Floor. Mais ne vous contentez pas de me croire… c’est vraiment la meilleure fiction de Lee Child et voici une liste des récompenses qu’il a déjà remportées :
Récompenses et nominations
Nominé aux Dilys Award 1998
Lauréat du prix Anthony 1998 du meilleur premier roman
Lauréat du prix Barry 1998, Meilleur premier roman
Nominé au Macavity Award 1998, Meilleur premier roman policier
Lauréat 2000 du Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize, Meilleur roman traduit

Bonne lecture!

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A Delicate Truth by John le Carré

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A delicate truth by John Le Carre

A delicate truth by John Le Carre

After 9/11 the gloves came off in the espionage field and in the war on terror as Western governments grappled with this new and brutal threat from al-Qaeda.

A Delicate Truth is John le Carré’s 23rd and novel and details the conflicts between conscience, duty and the murky wworld of government cover-ups.

Toby Bell, a decent young man and private secretary to a British foreign minister, hears of a counter-terrorism operation on the crown colony of Gibraltar.

Codenamed Wildlife, the operation is being mounted in Britain’s most important colony. The plan is to capture and abduct a top jihadist arms-buyer. Toby is not cleared for it due to it’s high level secrecy and it is planned by a Foreign Office Minister and a private defence contractor.

Throughout the book there is a whiff of le Carré and his own journey through life.

The book shows the change in the world of espionage since 9/11 and it’s increasing militarisation.

The espionage novel follows Toby as he tries to do the right thing while the plot dances around the Foreign Office corridors.

John le Carré at his best.

Syyskuun 11. päivän jälkeen käsineet irrotettiin vakoilualalla ja terrorismin vastaisessa sodassa, kun länsimaiset hallitukset kamppailivat tämän uuden ja raa’an al-Qaidan uhan kanssa.

Herkkä totuus on John le Carrén 23. ja romaani, ja siinä kerrotaan omatunnon, velvollisuuksien ja hallituksen peiton hämärän maailmansodan välisistä ristiriidoista.

Toby Bell, kunnollinen nuori mies ja Ison-Britannian ulkoministerin yksityinen sihteeri, kuulee terrorismin vastaisesta operaatiosta Gibraltarin kruununsiirtokunnassa.

Koodinimi Wildlife, operaatio asennetaan Britannian tärkeimpään siirtokuntaan. Suunnitelmana on kaapata ja siepata ylimääräinen jihadistinen aseiden ostaja. Tobylle ei myönnetä lupaa sen vuoksi, koska se on korkean tason salassapitovelvollisuus, ja sen suunnittelevat ulkoministeriö ja yksityinen puolustusurakoitsija.

Koko kirjassa on le Carré ja hänen oma elämänsä matka.

Kirja osoittaa vakoilumaailman muutoksen syyskuun 11. päivän jälkeen ja lisää militarisointia.

Vakoiluromaani seuraa Tobyä hänen yrittäessään tehdä oikein, kun juoni tanssii ulkoministeriön käytävillä.

John le Carré parhaimmillaan.

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A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson

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A small death in Lisbon

A small death in Lisbon

I was recommended to the works of Robert Wilson by a friend of mine and I am glad I was. The espionage thriller, ‘A small death in Lisbon’, intrigued me and so, along with a love of all things Portuguese, I bought it.

Wilson is a British writer who currently lives in Portugal. He is the son of an RAF fighter pilot, and has a degree in English from Oxford. He was written crime novels based in Benin in West Africa, and also a series set mainly in Seville, in the Andalusian region of southern Spain. Born in 1957, the son of an RAF pilot,  he finished his studies with a degree in English at Oxford University which was clearly a good grounding for what was to come. Wilson won the CWA Gold Dagger for this book  and the German Crime Prize and rightly (or is it writely?) so.

A Small Death in Lisbon is an excellent novel by Robert Wilson and well worth the read. The story has several threads which intertwine into a lush tapestry a la fin. Robert Wilson sets the story in Portugal, which gives a wonderfully exotic air. It involves SS officers during the war and ranges through to sexual intrigue, murder and the contemporary investigations of Inspector José “Zé” Coelho.

Well done Robert!

If you enjoy this novel then you will also enjoy See Glass by Ido Graf.

Jeg blev anbefalet til værkerne af Robert Wilson af en af ​​mine venner, og jeg er glad for, at jeg var det. Spionage –thrilleren, ‘En lille død i Lissabon’, fascinerede mig, og derfor købte jeg den sammen med en kærlighed til alt portugisisk.

Wilson er en britisk forfatter, der i øjeblikket bor i Portugal. Han er søn af en RAF jagerpilot og har en uddannelse i engelsk fra Oxford. Han blev skrevet kriminalromaner baseret i Benin i Vestafrika, og også en serie, der hovedsageligt udspiller sig i Sevilla, i den andalusiske region i det sydlige Spanien. Født i 1957, søn af en RAF -pilot, afsluttede han sine studier med en grad i engelsk ved Oxford University, hvilket klart var en god grund for det, der skulle komme. Wilson vandt CWA Gold Dagger for denne bog og den tyske krimipris og med rette (eller er det klogt?) Så.

En lille død i Lissabon er en fremragende roman af Robert Wilson og værd at læse. Historien har flere tråde, der fletter sig ind i et frodigt gobelin a la fin. Robert Wilson sætter historien i Portugal, hvilket giver en vidunderligt eksotisk luft. Det involverer SS -officerer under krigen og spænder fra seksuelle intriger, mord og nutidige undersøgelser af inspektør José “Zé” Coelho.

Godt gået Robert!

Hvis du nyder denne roman, vil du også nyde See Glass af Ido Graf.

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The Gold of Malabar by Berkely Mather

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The gold of Malabar

The gold of Malabar

The Gold of Malabar was written by  British author, Berkely Mather, in 1967 Berkely Mather was a Nom de Plume for  thriller writer John Evan Weston-Davies, whose family emigrated to Australia shortly before World War I.

He published fifteen novels and a book of short stories whilst also writing for radio, television and for films.   Mather enlisted in the Royal Horse Artillery but failing to gain a commission he next joined the Indian Army where he became a sergeant at the outbreak of World War II. Serving under Slim in the Iraq campaign he finally ended the war as an acting lieutenant-colonel. After Indian independence in 1947, he rejoined the British Army, entering the Royal Artillery and eventually retiring in 1959. The Achilles Affair Mather’s first novel, was published in 1959 and was a minor best-seller. His second novel ‘The Pass Beyond Kashmir’ written in 1960 received high praise from Ian Fleming and Erle Stanley Gardner and it did even better. It is said that Ernest Hemingway owned copies of these two novels

A desperate adventure starting with a prison escape in search of gold. A thoroughly exciting novel which traces its way across India. While banged up in a prison in Goa Mike O’Reilly speaks with a dying Dutch prisoner called Rokkjer. He gives O’Reilly a gold medal asking him to bring it to a Buddhist monk called Nu Pau in Bombay and to say, “Rokkjer said to keep faith.” Rokkjer also gives a mysterious quote of, “Pythagoras, northeast, and the word is try, try, try…”  O’Reilly escapes into a dangerous world of greedy looters all looking for the secret map that will bring them to the hidden cache of gold………………

This is a classic action & adventure novel written by a skilled author who clearly knew India. Unputdownable…..if that’s a word!

The Gold of Malabar is geskryf deur die Britse skrywer, Berkely Mather, in 1967 Berkely Mather was ‘n Nom de Plume vir die riller John Evan Weston-Davies, wie se familie kort voor die Eerste Wêreldoorlog na Australië geëmigreer het.

Hy publiseer vyftien romans en ‘n boek met kortverhale, terwyl hy ook vir radio, televisie en films skryf. Mather het by die Royal Horse Artillery aangesluit, maar sonder om ‘n kommissie te kry, het hy daarna by die Indiese leër aangesluit, waar hy sersant geword het by die uitbreek van die Tweede Wêreldoorlog. Hy dien onder Slim in die Irak-veldtog en eindig uiteindelik die oorlog as waarnemende luitenant-kolonel. Na die onafhanklikheid van Indië in 1947, het hy weer by die Britse leër aangesluit, die Koninklike Artillerie binnegegaan en uiteindelik in 1959 afgetree. Die eerste roman van die Achilles Affair Mather verskyn in 1959 en was ‘n klein topverkoper. Sy tweede roman ‘The Pass Beyond Kashmir’ wat in 1960 geskryf is, het groot lof gekry van Ian Fleming en Erle Stanley Gardner en dit het nog beter gevaar. Daar word gesê dat Ernest Hemingway kopieë van hierdie twee romans besit

‘N Wanhopige avontuur wat begin met ‘n ontsnapping uit die tronk op soek na goud. ‘N Uiters opwindende roman wat in Indië spoor. Terwyl hy in ‘n gevangenis in Goa gevang is, praat Mike O’Reilly met ‘n sterwende Nederlandse gevangene genaamd Rokkjer. Hy gee O’Reilly ‘n goue medalje waarin hy hom vra om dit na ‘n Boeddhistiese monnik genaamd Nu Pau in Bombay te bring en te sê: “Rokkjer het gesê om geloof te behou.” Rokkjer gee ook ‘n geheimsinnige aanhaling van: “Pythagoras, noordoos, en die woord is probeer, probeer, probeer …” O’Reilly ontsnap in ‘n gevaarlike wêreld van gulsige plunderaars wat almal op soek is na die geheime kaart wat hulle na die verborge sal bring goudkas ………………

Dit is ‘n klassieke aksie- en avontuurroman geskryf deur ‘n bekwame skrywer wat Indië duidelik geken het. ‘N Roman wat onafwendbaar is ….. as dit ‘n woord is!

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The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco

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Umberto Eco thriller

The Prague Cemetery thriller

The worldwide thriller best seller, The Prague Cemetery (Il cimitero di Praga, in Italian) is a fictional novel by Italian author Umberto Eco which was published in 2010.

The novel starts in Paris, France in March 1897. A man who is variously a secret agent, adventurer and forger is asked to investigate assassination and political intrigue which may affect the future of Europe. His name is Captain Simone Simonini.

Various  non-fictional characters appear in the novel including are Sigmund Freud, Maurice Joly  and Eugène Sue. The novel touches on freemasonry, conspiracy theories,  and devil worship.

This is a fascinating fiction book from Umberto Eco which, as always is written very well and which has an intricate plot. The novel is well worth a read.

De weltwäiten Thriller Bestseller, The Prague Cemetery (Il cimitero di Praga, op Italienesch) ass e fiktive Roman vum italieneschen Auteur Umberto Eco deen am Joer 2010 verëffentlecht gouf.

De Roman start zu Paräis, Frankräich am Mäerz 1897. E Mann, dee verschiddenst e Geheimagent, Abenteuer a Fälscher ass, gëtt gefrot fir Attentat a politesch Intrigen z’ënnersichen, déi d’Zukunft vun Europa beaflosse kënnen. Säin Numm ass de Kapitän Simone Simonini.

Verschidde net-fiktiv Personnagen erschéngen am Roman, ënner anerem si Sigmund Freud, Maurice Joly an Eugène Sue. De Roman beréiert Freemasonry, Verschwörungstheorien, an Däiwelveréierung.

Dëst ass e faszinéierend Fiktiounsbuch vum Umberto Eco dat, wéi ëmmer ganz gutt geschriwwen ass an deen en komplizéierte Komplott huet. De Roman ass derwäert ze liesen.

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The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

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The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

The Da Vinci Code thriller by Dan Brown

The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown, is a 2003 mystery-detective novel. It tells the story of Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu who investigate a gruesome murder in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It relates to a supposed battle between Opus Dei and the Priory of Sion. The title of the thriller novel relates to the murder victim being found in the Louvre in the Grand Gallery. His body was naked and artificially posed to resemble Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawing called, the Vitruvian Man. A pentacle is drawn on the victims chest in his own blood and a cryptic message scrawled beside his body.

The fictional book has been very successful though, it has come in for criticism on many levels.

In a 2008 issue of The Paris Review Umberto Eco said , “Dan Brown is a character from Foucault’s Pendulum! I invented him. He shares my characters’ fascinations—the world conspiracy of Rosicrucians, Masons, and Jesuits. The role of the Knights Templar. The hermetic secret. The principle that everything is connected. I suspect Dan Brown might not even exist.”

During a lecture, the writer Salman Rushdie said, “Do not start me on ‘The Da Vinci Code,’ A novel so bad that it gives bad novels a bad name.”

Stephen Fry has been more vitriolic saying of Dan Brown’s work, “complete loose stool-water” and “arse gravy of the worst kind.” He went on to say, “I just loathe all those books about the Holy Grail and Masons and Catholic conspiracies and all that botty-dribble. I mean, there’s so much more that’s interesting and exciting in art and in history. It plays to the worst and laziest in humanity, the desire to think the worst of the past and the desire to feel superior to it in some fatuous way.”

Stephen King said of Dan Brown’s work that it was like, “Jokes for the John,” calling this level of work the “intellectual equivalent of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese.”

The New York Times said the book was “Dan Brown’s best-selling primer on how not to write an English sentence”.

The New Yorker reviewer Anthony Lane said its “unmitigated junk” and described “the crumbling coarseness of the style.”

Among others, linguist Geoffrey Pullum called Brown one of the “worst prose stylists in the history of literature” and saying Brown’s “writing is not just bad; it is staggeringly, clumsily, thoughtlessly, almost ingeniously bad.”

Roger Ebert described it as a “potboiler written with little grace and style,” and then went on to say “I should read a potboiler like The Da Vinci Code every once in a while, just to remind myself that life is too short to read books like The Da Vinci Code.”

The author has also been embroiled in legal battles over alleged plagiarism in two of his novels.

I thought Tom Hanks who played Robert Langdon, Audrey Tautou and Sir Ian McKellen were very impressive in the film and that managed to transform the written work into something quite acceptable.

However, I have to agree with the other detractors as I did feel that the book was surprisingly purile, badly written and I found it quite turgid. Not what I expected. I wouldn’t personally bother reading any others that he writes.

He said of The Bourne Trilogy by Robert Ludlum that, ‘Ludlum’s early books are complex, smart, and yet still move at a lightning pace. This series got me interested in the genre of big-concept, international thrillers.’

O Código Da Vinci, de Dan Brown, é um romance policial de mistério de 2003. Conta a história de Robert Langdon e Sophie Neveu, que investigam um assassinato horrível no Museu do Louvre, em Paris. Trata-se de uma suposta batalha entre o Opus Dei e o Priorado de Sion. O título do romance de suspense se refere à vítima de assassinato encontrada no Louvre, na Grande Galeria. Seu corpo estava nu e artificialmente posado para se assemelhar ao famoso desenho de Leonardo da Vinci chamado, o Homem Vitruviano. Um pentagrama é desenhado no peito da vítima com seu próprio sangue e uma mensagem criptografada rabiscada ao lado de seu corpo.

O livro de ficção tem tido muito sucesso, porém, tem recebido críticas em muitos níveis.

Em uma edição de 2008 da The Paris Review, Umberto Eco disse: “Dan Brown é um personagem do Pêndulo de Foucault! Eu o inventei. Ele compartilha as fascinações dos meus personagens – a conspiração mundial de Rosacruzes, Maçons e Jesuítas. O papel dos Cavaleiros Templários . O segredo hermético. O princípio de que tudo está conectado. Suspeito que Dan Brown pode nem mesmo existir. ”

Durante uma palestra, o escritor Salman Rushdie disse: “Não me comece com ‘O Código Da Vinci’, um romance tão ruim que dá má fama aos romances ruins.”

Stephen Fry foi mais mordaz ao dizer sobre o trabalho de Dan Brown, “água de fezes soltas completas” e “molho de bunda da pior espécie”. Ele prosseguiu: “Eu simplesmente detesto todos aqueles livros sobre o Santo Graal, os maçons e as conspirações católicas e toda essa baboseira. Quer dizer, há muito mais coisas interessantes e empolgantes na arte e na história. o pior e o mais preguiçoso da humanidade, o desejo de pensar o pior do passado e o desejo de se sentir superior a ele de alguma forma estúpida. ”

Stephen King disse sobre o trabalho de Dan Brown que era como “Piadas para o John”, chamando esse nível de trabalho de “equivalente intelectual do macarrão com queijo Kraft”.

O New York Times disse que o livro era “o best-seller de Dan Brown sobre como não escrever uma frase em inglês”.

O crítico do New Yorker, Anthony Lane, disse que é “lixo absoluto” e descreveu “a aspereza do estilo.”

Entre outros, o lingüista Geoffrey Pullum chamou Brown de um dos “piores estilistas de prosa da história da literatura” e disse que “a escrita de Brown não é apenas ruim; é espantosa, desajeitada, irrefletidamente, quase engenhosamente ruim”.

Roger Ebert o descreveu como um “potboiler escrito com pouca graça e estilo”, e depois disse “Eu deveria ler um potboiler como O Código Da Vinci de vez em quando, apenas para me lembrar que a vida é muito curta para ler livros como O Código Da Vinci. ”

O autor também se envolveu em batalhas legais sobre o alegado plágio em dois de seus romances.

Achei que Tom Hanks que interpretou Robert Langdon, Audrey Tautou e Sir Ian McKellen foram muito impressionantes no filme e que conseguiram transformar a obra escrita em algo bastante aceitável.

No entanto, tenho que concordar com os outros detratores, pois senti que o livro era surpreendentemente puro, mal escrito e o achei bastante empolado. Não o que eu esperava. Eu pessoalmente não me incomodaria em ler qualquer outro que ele escrevesse.

Ele disse sobre a Trilogia Bourne de Robert Ludlum que, ‘os primeiros livros de Ludlum são complexos, inteligentes e, ainda assim, movem-se em um ritmo relâmpago. Essa série me interessou pelo gênero de thrillers internacionais de grande conceito. ‘

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