Six Days of the Condor by James Grady

Six days of the Condor

Six days of the Condor

American, James Grady wrote the thriller Six Days of the Condor which was first published in 1974. Grady next released a further novel following this success in 1978 called the Shadow of the Condor. Six Days of the Condor was set in Washington, D.C., and varies greatly from the film that was made in 1975 with actors Robert Redford, Max von Sydow, Faye Dunaway and Cliff Robertson.

The film, for some reason was titled Three Days of the Condor and seems to be the better known name.

Grady has written a clever, intricate fiction novel that has a clever and believeable premis. The character, Ronald Malcolm’s job is to read the spy and mystery novels and to analyse their content and report on it. Do people really get paid for this as it’s a job made in heaven for me! Anyway, Malcolm is actually working for the CIA and is based in a secret office in Washington, D.C. By chance, Malcolm goes for lunch using an exit in the basement. On his return Malcolm finds that all of his collegaues have been shot and killed. He knows that he has had a lucky escape and that he is in danger and he immediatly calls a contact at the CIA headquarters.

On calling Malcolm gives his code name, Condor, and is ordered to meet CIA operatives. However, he fortunately survives a trap and goes on the run.

Malcolm has no where to hide and at random kidnaps a paralegal called Wendy Ross who he entreats to assist him….

I don’t want to give away too much. This is a great espionage thriller read in the classic style and well worth taking to the beach or on a commuter train.

Amerikaansk, James Grady skreau de thriller Six Days of the Condor dy’t foar it earst waard publisearre yn 1974. Grady publisearre folgjende in fierdere roman nei dit súkses yn 1978 mei de namme Shadow of the Condor. Six Days of the Condor waard ynsteld yn Washington, DC, en ferskilt sterk fan ‘e film dy’t waard makke yn 1975 mei akteurs Robert Redford, Max von Sydow, Faye Dunaway en Cliff Robertson.

De film, om ien of oare reden de titel Three Days of the Condor en liket de better bekende namme te wêzen.

Grady hat in knappe, yngewikkelde roman skreaun dy’t in tûk en te leauwen premis hat. It karakter, de taak fan Ronald Malcolm is om de spion- en mystery -romans te lêzen en har ynhâld te analysearjen en dêroer te melden. Wurdt minsken hjir echt foar betelle, om’t it in baan is makke foar my yn ‘e himel! Hoe dan ek, Malcolm wurket eins foar de CIA en is basearre yn in geheime kantoar yn Washington, DC By tafal, Malcolm giet foar lunch mei in útgong yn ‘e kelder. By syn weromkomst fynt Malcolm dat al syn kollega’s binne deasketten en fermoarde. Hy wit dat hy in gelokkige ûntsnapping hat hân en dat hy yn gefaar is en hy bellet fuortendaliks in kontaktpersoan by it CIA -haadkantoar.

By it skiljen jout Malcolm syn koadenamme, Condor, en wurdt besteld om CIA -aginten te moetsjen. Lykwols, hy oerlibbet gelokkich in trap en giet op ‘e flecht.

Malcolm hat gjin plak om te ferbergjen en willekeurich ûntfierd in paralegal neamd Wendy Ross, dy’t hy freget om him te helpen …

Ik wol net tefolle jaan. Dit is in geweldige spionaazje -thriller lêzen yn ‘e klassike styl en de muoite wurdich meinimme nei it strân as op in pendeltrein.

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Killing Floor by Lee Child

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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The Quiller Memorandum by Adam Hall

The Quiller Memorandum espionage thriller

The Quiller Memorandum espionage thriller

This is one of the first and best adventure spy novels I read and I became a firm fan of Quiller and Adam Hall.

The Quiller Memorandum which was also known as The Berlin Memorandum was written by Adam Hall in 1965.  Hall introduced Quiller in this book as a British intelligence officer in the very secret body known as ‘the Bureau’. Quiller was also said to have been in the secret services during World War II. The Bureau is a shady organisation whose purpose was originally to prevent any possible increase in German militarism, such as a fourth Reich.

Quiller was a specialist in Nazi clandestine organizations such as the ‘ratlines’ which were used by Nazis to escape trial. The book is set in the mid-sixties where Quiller is seconded by the Bureau to give secret intelligence information to the Z Commission which is West Germany’s war crimes investigatitive agency. Quiller is persuaded by the bureau to investigate the plans of a secret Nazi secret. He readily does so, as the Nazis have killed one of his friends.

Adam Hall was a wonderful writer of espionage fiction. A classic read that is sure to enthrawl.

Aquesta és una de les primeres novel·les d’aventures i espies que vaig llegir i em vaig convertir en un ferm fan de Quiller i Adam Hall.

El Memoràndum Quiller, també conegut com a Memoràndum de Berlín, va ser escrit per Adam Hall el 1965. Hall va introduir Quiller en aquest llibre com a oficial d’intel·ligència britànic en el cos secret conegut com a “l’Oficina”. Es va dir que Quiller va estar als serveis secrets durant la Segona Guerra Mundial. L’Oficina és una organització obaga que el seu propòsit era originalment evitar qualsevol possible augment del militarisme alemany, com ara un quart Reich.

Quiller era un especialista en organitzacions clandestines nazis, com ara les “ratlines”, que eren utilitzades pels nazis per fugir del judici. El llibre es troba a mitjan anys seixanta, on Quiller és secundat per l’Oficina per donar informació d’intel·ligència secreta a la Comissió Z, que és l’agència d’investigació de crims de guerra d’Alemanya Occidental. Quiller és persuadit per l’oficina per investigar els plans d’un secret secret nazi. Ho fa fàcilment, ja que els nazis han matat un dels seus amics.

Adam Hall va ser un meravellós escriptor de ficció d’espionatge. Una lectura clàssica que segur que engrescarà.

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Paul Sussman – The Lost Army of Cambyses

The lost army of Cambyses

The lost army of Cambyses

Paul Sussman only wrote four novels before he died. I saw The Lost Army of Cambyses on a shelf in Heathrow Airport in a store I was wasting time in as I waited for a flight to the States. I was intrigued by the title and I decided to buy it. The fiction book remained in my bag and I did not read it until recently. I find it interesting and easy to read with a myriad of fascinating geographical and historical facts.

Kirkus Reviews said of it “A plot as complex as a hall of mirrors, and as gripping as a death threat.”
I can fully recommend it and I am now reading his other works, The Last Secret Temple, The Hidden Oasis and The Labyrinth of Osiris.

The world lost a great talent when the writer  Paul Sussman died.

פאולוס זוסמאַן האָט בלויז געשריבן פיר ראמאנען איידער ער איז געשטאָרבן. איך האָב געזען די לאָסט אַרמי פון קאַמביסעס אויף אַ פּאָליצע אין העאַטהראָוו ערפּאָרט אין אַ קראָם אין וואָס איך וויסט צייט אין ווי איך געווארט פֿאַר אַ פלי צו די שטאַטן. איך איז געווען ינטריגד דורך דעם טיטל און איך באַשלאָסן צו קויפן עס. דער בעלעטריסטיק בוך איז געבליבן אין מיין טאַש און איך האט נישט לייענען עס ביז לעצטנס. איך געפֿינען עס טשיקאַווע און גרינג צו לייענען מיט אַ פּלאַץ פון פאַסאַנייטינג דזשיאַגראַפיקאַל און היסטארישע פאקטן.

Kirkus Reviews האָט געזאָגט וועגן אים “א פּלאַנעווען ווי קאָמפּלעקס ווי אַ זאַל פון מירערז, און ווי גריפּינג ווי אַ טויט סאַקאָנע.”
איך קען גאָר רעקאָמענדירן עס און איך לייענען איצט זיין אנדערע ווערק, די לעצטע סעקרעט המקדש, די פאַרבאָרגן אָאַזיס און די לאַבירינטה פון אָסיריס.

די וועלט פאַרפאַלן אַ גרויס טאַלאַנט ווען דער שרייבער פאולוס זוסמאַן איז געשטארבן.
faulus zusman hot bloyz geshribn fir ramanen eyder er iz geshtorbn. ikh hob gezen di lost armi fun kambises aoyf a politse in heathrov erport in a krom in vos ikh vist tseyt in vi ikh gevart far a fli tsu di shtatn. ikh iz geven intrigd durkh dem titl aun ikh bashlosn tsu koyfn es. der beletristik bukh iz geblibn in meyn tash aun ikh hat nisht leyenen es biz letstns. ikh gefinen es tshikave aun gring tsu leyenen mit a plats fun fasaneyting jyagrafikal aun histarishe faktn.

Kirkus Reviews hot gezogt vegn im “a planeven vi komplex vi a zal fun mirerz, aun vi griping vi a toyt sakone.”
ikh ken gor rekomendirn es aun ikh leyenen itst zeyn andere verk, di letste sekret hmkdsh, di farborgn oazis aun di labirinth fun osiris.

di velt farfaln a groys talant ven der shreyber faulus zusman iz geshtarbn.

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The Racketeer by John Grisham

The Rackateer by John Grishm

The Racketeer by John Grishm

The Racketeer thriller by John Grisham tell the story of the life of Federal Judge Raymond Fogletree and his sudden and mysterious death. It’s surprising that these Judges don’t run into more difficulties when considering the enormity of the cases they deal with and the, sometimes, severe sentences they have to hand down to very dangerous individuals and organisations.

John Grisham states that in the USA only four active Federal Judges had previously been murdered, someone had just increased it to five.

The Judge’s body, along with that of his young secretary had been found in his lakeside cabin in the basement. The FBI had found the bodies after being alerted to the Judges disappearance by his law clerk. The clerk had become worried when the Judge didn’t turn up for Court on the previous Monday morning. The FBI checked the crime scene and found no forced entry and no indication of a struggle. Only the bodies showed evidence of a crime and the FBI felt it was someone close who had committed it.

The storyteller did not know the Judge but he did know why hhttps://www.idograf.com/bloge was killed and who had done killed him. The only problem, a fellow lawyer, he now languished in prison.

The Racketeer is a piece of murder, mystery fiction which has a dark Noir feel to it. As always a tense and clever plot which has strong currents flowing through it. Well worth a read. Well done Grisham!

Spennutryllirinn Racketeer eftir John Grisham segir frá lífi sambandsdómara Raymond Fogletree og skyndilegs og dularfulls dauða hans. Það kemur á óvart að þessir dómarar lenda ekki í meiri erfiðleikum þegar þeir taka tillit til mikils mála sem þeir fjalla um og stundum þungra dóma sem þeir þurfa að dæma mjög hættulegum einstaklingum og samtökum.

John Grisham fullyrðir að í Bandaríkjunum hafi aðeins fjórir virkir alríkisdómarar áður verið myrtir, einhver hefði bara fjölgað þeim í fimm.

Lík dómarans ásamt líki ungs ritara hans höfðu fundist í skála hans við vatnið í kjallaranum. Alríkislögreglan FBI hafði fundið líkin eftir að lögregluvörður hans var látinn vita að dómararnir hvarf. Afgreiðslumaðurinn hafði orðið áhyggjufullur þegar dómarinn mætti ​​ekki fyrir dóminn á mánudagsmorguninn á undan. FBI kannaði glæpavettvanginn og fann enga þvingaða inngöngu og engar vísbendingar um baráttu. Aðeins líkin sýndu vísbendingar um glæp og FBI fannst að það væri einhver náinn sem hefði framið það.

Sögumaðurinn þekkti ekki dómara en hann vissi af hverju  var drepinn og hver hafði drepið hann. Eina vandamálið, samstarfsmaður lögfræðings, hvílir nú í fangelsi.

The Racketeer er morð, leyndardómsskáldskapur sem hefur dökka Noir -tilfinningu. Eins og alltaf spennuþrungin og snjöll söguþráður sem hefur sterka strauma sem flæða í gegnum hana. Vel þess virði að lesa. Vel gert Grisham!

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The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco

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

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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The Vivero Letter by Desmond Bagley

The Vivero Letter by Desmond Bagley

The Vivero Letter by Desmond Bagley

The Vivero Letter was written in 1968 by Desmond Bagley.

The fiction story starts as Jeremy Wheale’s brother is killed by a hit man sent by the Mafia. The tragedy revolves around a 16th century gold tray which is a family heirloom. Wheale travels from Devon in the south of England to Mexico and from there to the tropical rain forests of the Yucatán Peninsula. Wheale works with two archeologists as they try to find a legendary hoard of Mayan gold. The treasure is from the lost city of the Mayas, Uaxuanoc.   The Mob are on the trail of Wheale, as are the Chicleros, a deadly group of convict mercenaries as Wheale begins to mistrust his two archeologist friends.

A superb book with lots of action, a clever plot and great locations. Desmond Bagley wrote some of the best highly entertaining thrilers and action & adventure.

Viverobrevet av Desmond Bagley

Viverobrevet skrevs 1968 av Desmond Bagley.

Skönlitteraturen börjar när Jeremy Wheales bror dödas av en hitman som skickats av maffian. Tragedin kretsar kring en guldbricka från 1500 -talet som är ett arv till familjen. Wheale reser från Devon i södra England till Mexiko och därifrån till de tropiska regnskogarna på Yucatánhalvön. Wheale arbetar med två arkeologer när de försöker hitta en legendarisk skara med maya -guld. Skatten är från den förlorade staden Mayas, Uaxuanoc. Mobben är på spåret av Wheale, liksom Chicleros, en dödlig grupp av dömda legosoldater när Wheale börjar misstro sina två arkeologvänner.

En suverän bok med massor av action, en smart handling och bra platser. Desmond Bagley skrev några av de bästa mycket underhållande thrillrarna och action och äventyr.

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Plum Island by Nelson DeMille

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Nelson DeMille fiction Thriller

An NYPD homicide cop John Corey who was wounded in the line of duty is convalescing in a rural part of Long Island.  A young couple he knows are shot and killed on the family patio. They had previously worked as biologists at Plum Island, a research site which was said to be an incubator for germ warfare.

This double murder has terrifying global implications – and forces Corey and two incredible women into a perilous search for the secrets of Plum Island. A superb thriler.

DeMille himself, has had a very interesting life spending three years as an officer in the First Cavalry Division of the United States Army. Between 1966 and 1969 he saw action as an infantry platoon leader during the Vietnam War eventually being decorated with the Bronze Star, the Air Medal and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

Plum Island by Nelson DeMille is gritty and atmospheric fiction novel and I would thoroughly recommend it.

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Książka fiction Plum Islandby najlepszy pisarz Nelson DeMille.

Nypd zabójstwo policjant John Corey, który został ranny w linii służby jest rekonwalescencji w wiejskiej części Long Island.  Młoda para, którą zna, zostaje zastrzelona na rodzinnym patio. Wcześniej pracowali jako biolodzy w Plum Island, miejscu badawczym, które było uważane za inkubator dla walki z zarazkami.

To podwójne morderstwo ma przerażające globalne implikacje – i zmusza Corey i dwie niesamowite kobiety do niebezpiecznego poszukiwania tajemnic Plum Island.

Sam pisarz deMille, miał bardzo ciekawe życie spędzając trzy lata jako oficer w Pierwszej Dywizji Kawalerii Armii Stanów Zjednoczonych. W latach 1966-1969 był przywódcą plutonu piechoty w czasie wojny w Wietnamie, a następnie odznaczony Brązową Gwiazdą, Medalem Powietrznym i Wietnamskim Krzyżem Galanterii.

Powieść Plum Island Nelsona DeMille’a jest surowa i klimatyczna i bardzo bym ją poleciła.

Die fiksieboek Plum Islandby beste skrywer Nelson DeMille.

‘n NYPD-moord cop John Corey wat in die pligslyn gewond is, is in ‘n landelike deel van Long Island.  ‘n Jong paartjie wat hy ken, word op die gesinstoep geskiet en vermoor. Hulle het voorheen as bioloë by Plum Island gewerk, ‘n navorsingswebwerf wat gesê het dat hulle ‘n broeikas vir kiemoorlogvoering is.

Hierdie dubbele moord het skrikwekkende globale implikasies – en dwing Corey en twee ongelooflike vroue in ‘n gevaarlike soeke na die geheime van Plum Island.

Die riller skrywer DeMille self, het ‘n baie interessante lewe spandeer drie jaar as ‘n beampte in die Eerste Kavalier Afdeling van die Verenigde State weermag. Tussen 1966 en 1969 het hy aksie gesien as ‘n infanterie platoon leier tydens die Viëtnam-oorlog wat uiteindelik versier is met die Bronsster, die Lugmedalje en die Viëtnamese Kruis van Gallantry.

Die roman Plum Island deur Nelson DeMille is gritty en atmosferiese en ek sal dit deeglik aanbeveel.

Beletrie kniha Plum Islandby nejlepší spisovatel Nelson DeMille.

Policista z vraždy z NYPD John Corey, který byl zraněn při výkonu služby, se zotavuje ve venkovské části Long Islandu.  Mladý pár, o který ho ví, je zastřelen na rodinné terase. Předtím pracovali jako biologové na Plum Islandu, výzkumném místě, které bylo údajně inkubátorem pro zárodečné válčení.

Tato dvojnásobná vražda má děsivé globální důsledky – a nutí Coreyho a dvě neuvěřitelné ženy k nebezpečnému hledání tajemství Plum Islandu.

Thriller spisovatel DeMille sám, má velmi zajímavý život tráví tři roky jako důstojník v první jezdecké divize armády Spojených států. V letech 1966 až 1969 byl považován za velitele pěchotní čety během války ve Vietnamu, který byl nakonec vyzdoben Bronzovou hvězdou, leteckou medailí a vietnamským křížem galantnosti.

Román Plum Island od Nelsona DeMille je drsný a atmosférický a já bych to důkladně doporučil.

Fiktionsbogen Plum Islandby bedste forfatter Nelson DeMille.

En NYPD drab betjent John Corey, der blev såret i rækken af told er rekonvalescens i et landdistrikt del af Long Island.  Et ungt par, han kender, bliver skudt og dræbt på familiens terrasse. De havde tidligere arbejdet som biologer på Plum Island, et forskningssted, som siges at være en kuvøse for kim krigsførelse.

Dette dobbeltmord har skræmmende globale konsekvenser – og tvinger Corey og to utrolige kvinder ind i en farefuld søgen efter hemmelighederne i Plum Island.

Thrilleren forfatter DeMille selv, har haft en meget interessant liv tilbringe tre år som officer i første Kavaleri Division i den amerikanske hær. Mellem 1966 og 1969 så han action som en infanteri delingsfører under Vietnamkrigen i sidste ende at blive dekoreret med Bronze Star, Air Medal og den vietnamesiske Cross of Gallantry.

Romanen Plum Island af Nelson DeMille er grynet og atmosfærisk, og jeg vil grundigt anbefale det.

Het fictieboek Plum Islandby beste schrijver Nelson DeMille.

Een NYPD moord agent John Corey die gewond raakte in de lijn van de plicht is herstellende in een landelijk deel van Long Island.  Een jong stel dat hij kent, wordt doodgeschoten op het terras van de familie. Ze werkten eerder als biologen op Plum Island, een onderzoekssite waarvan werd gezegd dat het een broedplaats was voor kiemoorlogvoering.

Deze dubbele moord heeft angstaanjagende wereldwijde implicaties – en dwingt Corey en twee ongelooflijke vrouwen in een gevaarlijke zoektocht naar de geheimen van Plum Island.

De thriller schrijver DeMille zelf, heeft een zeer interessant leven doorgebracht drie jaar als officier in de First Cavalry Division van het Amerikaanse leger. Tussen 1966 en 1969 zag hij actie als een infanterie peloton leider tijdens de Oorlog in Vietnam uiteindelijk wordt versierd met de Bronzen Ster, de Air Medal en het Vietnamese Kruis van Gallantry.

De roman Plum Island door Nelson DeMille is zanderig en sfeervol en ik zou het grondig aanraden.

Fiktiokirja Plum Islandby paras kirjailija Nelson DeMille.

NYPD:n murhapoliisi John Corey, joka haavoittui palvelustehtävissä, – toipilas Long Islandin maaseudulla.  Nuori pari, jonka hän tuntee, ammutaan ja tapetaan perheen patiolla. He olivat aiemmin työskennelleet biologeja Plum Islandilla, tutkimuspaikalla, jonka sanottiin olevan bakteerisodankäynnin hautomo.

Tällä kaksoismurhalla on kauhistuttavia maailmanlaajuisia seurauksia – ja se pakottaa Coreyn ja kaksi uskomatonta naista etsimään Vaarallisesti Plum Islandin salaisuuksia.

Trillerikirjailija DeMille itse on viettänyt kolme vuotta upseerina Yhdysvaltain armeijan ensimmäisessä ratsuväen osastossa. Vuosina 1966–1969 hän näki toimintaa jalkaväen joukkueenjohtajana Vietnamin sodan aikana, ja lopulta hänet palkittiin pronssitähdellä, ilmamitalilla ja Vietnamin gallantryristillä.

Nelson DeMillen romaani Plum Island on karu ja tunnelmallinen, ja suosittelen sitä perusteellisesti.

Le livre de fiction Plum Islandby meilleur écrivain Nelson DeMille.

Un flic homicide nypd John Corey qui a été blessé dans l’exercice de ses fonctions est en convalence dans une partie rurale de Long Island.  Un jeune couple qu’il connaît est abattu sur le patio familial. Ils avaient auparavant travaillé comme biologistes à Plum Island, un site de recherche qui était considéré comme un incubateur pour la guerre des germes.

Ce double meurtre a des implications mondiales terrifiantes – et force Corey et deux femmes incroyables dans une recherche périlleuse pour les secrets de Plum Island.

L’écrivain à suspense DeMille lui-même, a eu une vie très intéressante passant trois ans en tant qu’officier dans la première division de cavalerie de l’armée des États-Unis. Entre 1966 et 1969, il a vu l’action en tant que chef de peloton d’infanterie pendant la guerre du Vietnam finalement décoré de l’étoile de bronze, la médaille aérienne et la croix vietnamienne de galanterie.

Le roman Plum Island de Nelson DeMille est graveleux et atmosphérique et je le recommande vivement.

Das Buch Plum Islandby bester Schriftsteller Nelson DeMille.

Ein NYPD-Mordpolizist John Corey, der im Dienst verwundet wurde, rekonvaleszent sich in einem ländlichen Teil von Long Island.  Ein junges Paar, das er kennt, wird auf der Terrasse der Familie erschossen. Sie hatten zuvor als Biologen auf Plum Island gearbeitet, einer Forschungsstätte, die als Brutstätte für Keimkriege galt.

Dieser Doppelmord hat erschreckende globale Implikationen – und zwingt Corey und zwei unglaubliche Frauen auf eine gefährliche Suche nach den Geheimnissen von Plum Island.

Der Thriller-Autor DeMille selbst hat ein sehr interessantes Leben als Offizier in der First Cavalry Division der United States Army verbracht. Zwischen 1966 und 1969 wurde er als Anführer des Infanteriezugs während des Vietnamkrieges mit dem Bronzestern, der Luftmedaille und dem vietnamesischen Gallanriekreuz ausgezeichnet.

Der Roman Plum Island von Nelson DeMille ist düster und atmosphärisch und ich würde ihn sehr empfehlen.

Skáldsagnabókin Plum Islandby besti rithöfundur Nelson DeMille.

AN NYPD homicide lögga John Corey sem var særður í the lína af skylda er convalescing í dreifbýli hluti af Long Island.  Ungt par sem hann þekkir er skotið og drepið á fjölskylduveröndinni. Þeir höfðu áður starfað sem líffræðingar á Plum Island, rannsóknarsetri sem var sagt vera ræktun fyrir gerla hernað.

Þetta tvöfalda morð hefur ógnvekjandi alþjóðlega þýðingu – og sveitir Corey og tvær ótrúlegar konur í perilous leit að leyndarmál plum Island.

Hinn tryllti rithöfundur DeMille sjálfur, hefur átt mjög áhugavert líf að eyða þremur árum sem liðsforingi í fyrstu riddaradeild Bandaríkjahers. Milli 1966 og 1969 sá hann aðgerð sem infantry platoon leiðtogi á Víetnam stríðinu loksins verið skreytt með Bronze Star, Air Medal og Víetnamska kross gallantry.

Skáldsagan Plum Island eftir Nelson DeMille er gritty og andrúmsloft og ég myndi vandlega mæla með því.

Il libro di narrativa Plum Islandby miglior scrittore Nelson DeMille.

Un poliziotto della polizia di New York, John Corey, rimasto ferito in servizio, sta convalescenza in una zona rurale di Long Island.  Una giovane coppia che conosce viene uccisa nel patio di famiglia. In precedenza avevano lavorato come biologi a Plum Island, un sito di ricerca che si diceva fosse un incubatore per la guerra dei germi.

Questo duplice omicidio ha terrificanti implicazioni globali e costringe Corey e due donne incredibili in una pericolosa ricerca dei segreti di Plum Island.

Lo stesso scrittore di thriller DeMille, ha avuto una vita molto interessante trascorrendo tre anni come ufficiale nella Prima Divisione di Cavalleria dell’Esercito degli Stati Uniti. Tra il 1966 e il 1969 vide l’azione come un plotone di fanteria durante la guerra del Vietnam, infine decorato con la Stella di Bronzo, la Medaglia aerea e la Croce vietnamita di Galanteria.

Il romanzo Plum Island di Nelson DeMille è grintoso e suggestivo e lo consiglierei vivamente.

フィクション本プラムアイランドビー最優秀作家ネルソン・デミル。

任務のラインで負傷したNYPD殺人警官ジョン・コーリーは、ロングアイランドの農村部で回復しています。 彼が知っている若いカップルは、家族のパティオで撃たれて殺されます。彼らは以前、胚芽戦争のインキュベーターと言われる研究サイトであるプラム島で生物学者として働いていました。

この二重殺人は恐ろしい世界的な意味を持っています – そして、コーリーと2人の信じられないほどの女性がプラム島の秘密を危険な捜索に追い込みます。

スリラー作家デミル自身は、アメリカ陸軍の第一騎兵師団の将校として3年間を過ごした非常に興味深い人生を過ごしました。1966年から1969年の間に、彼はベトナム戦争中に歩兵小隊のリーダーとしての行動が最終的にブロンズスター、航空メダルとギャラントリーのベトナム十字架で飾られているのを見ました。

ネルソン・デミルの小説『プラム・アイランド』はぎこちない雰囲気で、私はそれを徹底的にお勧めします。

Fiksjonsboken Plum Islandbys beste forfatter Nelson DeMille.

En nypd drapspolitimann John Corey som ble såret i tjenestelinjen, rekonvaleserer i en landlig del av Long Island.  Et ungt par han kjenner er skutt og drept på familiens uteplass. De hadde tidligere jobbet som biologer på Plum Island, et forskningssted som ble sagt å være en inkubator for bakteriekrigføring.

Dette dobbeltmordet har skremmende globale implikasjoner – og tvinger Corey og to utrolige kvinner inn i en farlig søken etter hemmelighetene til Plum Island.

Thrillerforfatteren DeMille selv, har hatt et veldig interessant liv som har tilbrakt tre år som offiser i den første kavaleridivisjonen i United States Army. Mellom 1966 og 1969 så han handling som en infanteritroppleder under Vietnamkrigen til slutt ble dekorert med bronsestjernen, luftmedaljen og det vietnamesiske gallantrykorset.

Romanen Plum Island av Nelson DeMille er steinhard og atmosfærisk, og jeg vil grundig anbefale det.

El libro de ficción Plum Islandby mejor escritor Nelson DeMille.

Un policía de homicidios del NYPD John Corey que fue herido en el cumplimiento de su deber está convaleciente en una parte rural de Long Island.  Una joven pareja que conoce es asesinada a tiros en el patio de la familia. Anteriormente habían trabajado como biólogos en Plum Island, un sitio de investigación que se decía que era una incubadora de guerra de gérmenes.

Este doble asesinato tiene implicaciones globales aterradoras y obliga a Corey y a dos mujeres increíbles a una peligrosa búsqueda de los secretos de Plum Island.

El propio escritor de suspenso DeMille.ha tenido una vida muy interesante pasando tres años como oficial en la Primera División de Caballería del Ejército de los Estados Unidos. Entre 1966 y 1969 vio la acción como un líder del pelotón de infantería durante la Guerra de Vietnam finalmente siendo condecorado con la Estrella de Bronce, la Medalla del Aire y la Cruz Vietnamita de Gallantry.

La novela Plum Island de Nelson DeMille es cruda y atmosférica y la recomendaría a fondo.

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The Salzburg Connection by Helen MacInnes

Fiction spy thriller

A great thriller novel with style

The book begins near to Salzburg, Austria, when a photographer called Richard Bryant dives into the Fintersee Lake, high in the mountains, to retrieve a large chest that had lain there for many years. Unknown to him, he is observed by others. This sets off a deadly chain of events.

Sometime later a lawyer, called William Mathison, to Bryant’s photography shop to ask about a photo book of the Austrian lakes that is said to be commissioned by Bill’s client, the publisher James Newhart. Anna, Bryant’s wife gives Bill correspondence from Eric Yates who previously claimed to be Newhart’s representative. Soon after Bill leaves, Anna’s brother Johann Kronsteiner is told, by family friend Felix Zauner, that Bryant has been killed in an accident. Bill finds that he is being followed. A desperate tale involving Austrian Intelligence, Mossad, Chinese Communists, CIA, Nazis and the KGB ensues. The secrets that lay hidden in the chest since the war were explosive.

This political thriller novel, by Helen MacInnes is one of my favourites. The start of the novel is very evocative and the suspense continues throughout the book. The story was written in 1968 and took inspiration from true life events. It had been suspected for many years that, near the end of the war, elite Nazis had trekked into the Austrian mountains and had hidden gold in the depths of many of the remote lakes. The most famous lake being Lake Toplitz which began to give up some of it’s long lost secrets in the late 1950s as divers searched its depths.

One of the best fiction thriler novels of high intrigue, assassination, spies and Neo Nazis and a very good read – particularly on a European skiing holiday on a dark night.

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If you like this novel then try See Glass by Ido Graf which is a book with similar themes of neo-Nazis and espionage.

Le livre commence près de Salzbourg, en Autriche, lorsqu’un photographe du nom de Richard Bryant plonge dans le lac Fintersee, haut dans les montagnes, pour récupérer un gros coffre qui gisait là depuis de nombreuses années. Inconnu de lui, il est observé par les autres. Cela déclenche une chaîne mortelle d’événements.

Quelque temps plus tard, un avocat, appelé William Mathison, s’est rendu au magasin de photographie de Bryant pour poser des questions sur un livre de photos des lacs autrichiens qui aurait été commandé par le client de Bill, l’éditeur James Newhart. Anna, la femme de Bryant, donne à Bill la correspondance d’Eric Yates qui prétendait auparavant être le représentant de Newhart. Peu de temps après le départ de Bill, le frère d’Anna, Johann Kronsteiner, apprend, par un ami de la famille Felix Zauner, que Bryant a été tué dans un accident. Bill découvre qu’il est suivi. Une histoire désespérée impliquant les services secrets autrichiens, le Mossad, les communistes chinois, la CIA, les nazis et le KGB s’ensuit. Les secrets cachés dans le coffre depuis la guerre étaient explosifs.

Ce roman policier d’Helen MacInnes est l’un de mes préférés. Le début du roman est très évocateur et le suspense perdure tout au long du livre. L’histoire a été écrite en 1968 et s’est inspirée d’événements réels de la vie. On soupçonnait depuis de nombreuses années que, vers la fin de la guerre, des nazis d’élite s’étaient rendus dans les montagnes autrichiennes et avaient caché de l’or dans les profondeurs de nombreux lacs reculés. Le lac le plus célèbre est le lac Toplitz qui a commencé à dévoiler certains de ses secrets à la fin des années 1950 alors que les plongeurs fouillaient ses profondeurs.

L’un des meilleurs romans de fiction de haute intrigue, d’espions et de néo-nazis et une très bonne lecture – en particulier lors de vacances de ski européennes par une nuit noire.

Si vous aimez ce roman, essayez See Glass par Ido Graf qui est un livre avec des thèmes similaires de néo-nazis et d’espionnage.

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