- Taschenbuch: 375 Seiten
- Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton (23. August 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0340921366
- ISBN-13: 978-0340921364
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,2 x 11,2 x 2,6 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 450.644 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Evans, who has been carving a niche for himself as the author of travel thrillers—Dark Places (2004), The Blood Price (2005)—returns with another entertaining adventure. Danielle Leaf was just doing a favor for a friend, delivering a passport to a woman in India. Abducted and thrown in a dank cell, Danielle is utterly confused until a fellow prisoner explains that she has stumbled into the middle of a battle between a multinational mining company and a determined and potentially violent group of protestors. Escaping from their captors, Danielle and her new friend, the charming Laurent, run for safety. Moving at a brisk clip, the story ranges from rural India to Paris to London, blurring the line between good and evil along the way until it pretty much ceases to exist. Evans, something of a globetrotting adventurer himself, keeps growing as a storyteller, and this is his most accomplished thriller yet. Pitt, David
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Praise for Jon Evans: 'INVISIBLE ARMIES is an intriguing, pacy read and Mr Evans shows great potential.' -- Economist 'Anti-globalization versus international corporate greed ... a fast-paced, politically engaging thriller.' -- Globe and Mail, Canada on INVISIBLE ARMIES 'I was completely gripped.' -- Emily Barr on TRAIL OF THE DEAD 'THE BLOOD PRICE is knowledgeable about Balkan history, the current fragile peace maintained by NATO and the multi-billion-dollar international refugee-smuggling industry. Evans can write, too.' -- Washington Post 'In this haunting, suspense debut, Evans takes the reader on a page-turning adventure' -- Publishers Weekly on TRAIL OF THE DEAD 'Pacy thriller for the 21st century' -- The Times on THE TRAIL OF THE DEAD 'TRAIL OF THE DEAD is engaging, disturbing, and relentless - an impressive debut novel.' -- C.J. Box, award-winning author of Winterkill and Trophy Huny 'Reading BLOOD PRICE reminded me of being a kid running down a too-steep hill, going faster and faster so that you can barely get your feet in front of you quickly enough to stop, loving every second of it. You can't stop. You don't want to stop ... I wanted to keep reading to find out what the hell happened next.' -- Quill & Quire 'Evans has created a remarkable novel in this tale of corporate skulduggery and high-tech warfare ... The twists and turns of the plot ... will keep you turning the pages until the stunning climax is reached.' -- West Australian
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Dieser Thriller hat mir ebenso gut gefallen wie die beiden Vorgaenger, obwohl dieses Buch nicht mehr von Paul und Talena handelt. Mehr davon, bitte!!!
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A 5-Star book of WOW writing
6. September 2007
Danielle Leaf, in India to study yoga at an ashram, agrees to deliver a passport to a woman in a remote village at the request of her old friend/boyfriend, Keiran Kell. What begins as an afternoon motorcycle ride thrusts Danielle into a maelstrom of intrigue, conspiracy, anti-corporate protest marches, high-tech espionage, and several life-threatening situations.
That Keiran is a genius computer hacker both complicates and alleviates the problems they fall victim to once the plot is set in motion. They find themselves involved in a mysterious war between a strange multinational corporation and a well-organized anti-globalization protest movement. And behind the obvious conspiracy is an even deadlier secret.
Jon Evans, winner of the 2005 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel, has put together a book that is a page-turner from the very beginning. As the story races along through India, France, England and the United States, it is hard to get anything done-other than reading.
Danielle is an extremely likeable character and her cohorts and enemies are also interesting.
Not only is the book exciting and peopled with fascinating types, it also touches on some very real and thought provoking issues:
1. Can computer hackers really get into all kinds of "secure" systems?
2. Is there a possibility that drug companies run tests on human subjects in remote areas?
3. Are any of us safe from corporate/medical/ conspiracies if they are taking place?
These and more are crafted into this novel. The book would make a terrific movie, but even lacking that venue I heartily recommend it. I rarely read thrillers, but this one hooked me from start to finish.
NOTE: Jon's first novel, Dark Places (called Trail Of The Dead in the UK) won an Arthur Ellis Award. Booklist called his second book, The Blood Price, "fantastic," and Publishers Weekly praised it as "a highly readable, inventive thriller." His next, The Night of Knives, is slated for UK publication in December 2007 (US date to be announced).
Armchair Interviews says: Buy this book and get hooked on it yourself.
That Keiran is a genius computer hacker both complicates and alleviates the problems they fall victim to once the plot is set in motion. They find themselves involved in a mysterious war between a strange multinational corporation and a well-organized anti-globalization protest movement. And behind the obvious conspiracy is an even deadlier secret.
Jon Evans, winner of the 2005 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel, has put together a book that is a page-turner from the very beginning. As the story races along through India, France, England and the United States, it is hard to get anything done-other than reading.
Danielle is an extremely likeable character and her cohorts and enemies are also interesting.
Not only is the book exciting and peopled with fascinating types, it also touches on some very real and thought provoking issues:
1. Can computer hackers really get into all kinds of "secure" systems?
2. Is there a possibility that drug companies run tests on human subjects in remote areas?
3. Are any of us safe from corporate/medical/ conspiracies if they are taking place?
These and more are crafted into this novel. The book would make a terrific movie, but even lacking that venue I heartily recommend it. I rarely read thrillers, but this one hooked me from start to finish.
NOTE: Jon's first novel, Dark Places (called Trail Of The Dead in the UK) won an Arthur Ellis Award. Booklist called his second book, The Blood Price, "fantastic," and Publishers Weekly praised it as "a highly readable, inventive thriller." His next, The Night of Knives, is slated for UK publication in December 2007 (US date to be announced).
Armchair Interviews says: Buy this book and get hooked on it yourself.
7 von 8 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Evans' best book yet!
6. Juli 2007
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
As a previous commenter wrote, Evans has invented a new genre-- travelogue as thriller. He's been all over the world, and he writes about it with authority and compassion. This his best work to date. It's a savvy and nuanced page-turner about multi-national corporations and the zealots who oppose them. PW's review doesn't give it the credit it deserves. This is not a formulaic story about Danielle Leaf the action hero. It's about her awakening as a human being. The book examines issues of individual culpability and the American character, and it's smart enough not to point fingers. For good measure, it also gives a bird's eye view of the fascinating techie underground. I totally want to go to defcon now. I absolutely loved this book.
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Could not put it down
30. April 2009
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I read after I get into bed, sometimes only a page or 2. Not with this book. I found the character extremely engaging. And while the female lead starts a somewhat of spoiled brat her journey thru the book had me concerned as if she was my little sister.
It has some delicious twists.
It has some delicious twists.
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