- Gebundene Ausgabe: 354 Seiten
- Verlag: St Martins Pr (September 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0312203756
- ISBN-13: 978-0312203757
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,6 x 15 x 3,3 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.1 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (9 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.401.988 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Another solid performance from Deutermann (Zero Option, 1998, etc.), this time about a train-hating, vengeance-hungry madman and the FBI agents seeking to derail him. At FBI headquarters, they'd begun calling the operation ``Trainman,'' though at first something with ``Bridges'' in it would have worked as well, because it looked as if bridges were the target. Spanning the Mississippi, there are only six of them, and when two were blown to bits, the police and the FBI leapt to conclusions understandable enough though wrong. But agents Hush Hanson and Carolyn Lang widened their scopefreight trains had also been demolished. And pretty soon the investigators had reasons to desert another early theory: maybe it wasn't just terrorist groups they ought to be looking at. Maybe a single terrorist working alone was their targetsomeone handy with explosives and with a deep grudge that had festered into obsession. Meanwhile, at an army depot in Alabama, another harrowing problem was shaping up. A military train with a mysterious, potentially deadly, increasingly unstable cargo was heading west, for the Mississippi, for one of the bridges likely to be a terrorist's target. Out in the field, Hanson and Lang have all this heaped on their plates, plus an extra dollop or two from FBI politics. They have enough enemies of their own, highly placed people skilled at the game of backstabbing, to make it difficult to know who to trustand sometimes even whether they can trust each other. And yet, unmistakably, a feeling seems to be growing between the shy, unsure (in his relationships with women) Hanson and the attractive if somewhat hard-bitten Lang (``Razor-pants'' to her detractors). Finally, instead of the bridge it's the climax of the book that explodes, and most satisfactorily. Quality entertainment: the details convince, the people are real, the plot twists legitimate. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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A man on a vendetta for his lost loved ones. A train killed his family so he decides to bring down the railroad traffic for good. To succeed he starts to destroy the six major railroad bridges across the Mississippi. Unfortunately on top of the resulting catastrophic traffic scenario the army plans to transport hazardous material via train through the country from Alabama to the Army's destruction facility in Utah - and there is no way around the Mississippi. FBI agents Hush Hanson and Carolyn Lang have to stop the Train Man before a major disaster plunges the area into doomsday...
Deutermann spends a lot of details on how the train system in the USA works and shows that he researched quite a lot. Therefore the technical general framework for the plot is set.
The book features some interesting characters both within the FBI and in the army. A lot of details are spent on their problems and the rising tension among them. These parts are quite interesting.
In fact the story is more about the main characters and their relationship as well as about inner Bureau/Army tension and set ups than about solving the crime.
This is also the biggest weakness of the book and as a result the featured story is not really gripping.
Furthermore the preparations of setting the bombs at the bridges are always way too detailed. (Almost as if every reader should be able to build and place its own bomb.) On the other hand the hunt for the perpetrator is much too short and the disclosure of this identity too easy - especially since the main FBI characters have almost no input here.
The book is neither fast paced nor is the detective aspect of the story gripping. To be more precise I found the book actually a bit boring. As a result it did not keep me up late to finish it. It is easy to read but that's about it.
In his first two books "Scorpion in the Sea" and "The Edge of Honor" Deutermann showed that he can write a gripping page turner. Both books also contained passages where I had tears in my eyes from laughing. Unfortunately ever since then Deutermann's skills seem to vanish more and more with every new book. With "Train Man" the author wrote another one that is easy to read but has none of the tension and the humor from both books mentioned before. Too bad really...
PS
A very similar subject/motive can be found in Ridley Pearson's "Parallel Lies". I strongly recommend reading that book instead of "Train Man" because "Parallel Lies" is much more thrilling and entertaining. The featured characters are great as well. On top of that it has by far the more convincing overall plot and conclusion.
Deutermann spends a lot of details on how the train system in the USA works and shows that he researched quite a lot. Therefore the technical general framework for the plot is set.
The book features some interesting characters both within the FBI and in the army. A lot of details are spent on their problems and the rising tension among them. These parts are quite interesting.
In fact the story is more about the main characters and their relationship as well as about inner Bureau/Army tension and set ups than about solving the crime.
This is also the biggest weakness of the book and as a result the featured story is not really gripping.
Furthermore the preparations of setting the bombs at the bridges are always way too detailed. (Almost as if every reader should be able to build and place its own bomb.) On the other hand the hunt for the perpetrator is much too short and the disclosure of this identity too easy - especially since the main FBI characters have almost no input here.
The book is neither fast paced nor is the detective aspect of the story gripping. To be more precise I found the book actually a bit boring. As a result it did not keep me up late to finish it. It is easy to read but that's about it.
In his first two books "Scorpion in the Sea" and "The Edge of Honor" Deutermann showed that he can write a gripping page turner. Both books also contained passages where I had tears in my eyes from laughing. Unfortunately ever since then Deutermann's skills seem to vanish more and more with every new book. With "Train Man" the author wrote another one that is easy to read but has none of the tension and the humor from both books mentioned before. Too bad really...
PS
A very similar subject/motive can be found in Ridley Pearson's "Parallel Lies". I strongly recommend reading that book instead of "Train Man" because "Parallel Lies" is much more thrilling and entertaining. The featured characters are great as well. On top of that it has by far the more convincing overall plot and conclusion.
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From my one-liner above, it's a tad obvious that I wasn't too crazy about this book. But I have the give the author credit for his knowledge of trains. I now know more about trains than I'd ever want to in this lifetime, but at least it shows Deutermann did his homework.
However this homework is exactly what made the book a yawner for me. Being no big fan of trains, I quickly tired of hearing the details surrounding trains and train operations. Some of it was interesting, but after awhile, it became a little too much.
The characters, were likeable, but not as much as some of the characters in other books by this author. However the dialog was good, as were the personality distinctions and the tight situations that the characters had get themselves out of.
The plot was plausible and in truth, the ingenious ways that the criminal element carried out their misdeeds did add a little spice to the book. There was also a little suspense as you wondered who would win the final battle of wits.
...Seems like if there's a woman and a man working together in novels these days, they have to have a relationship. They did. But the romance seemed a little forced since I don't know if people who find themselves dealing with the issues these characters dealt with would want to have a relationship.
If you have any interest in trains, you'll likely love this book. If you don't, you might still like it because there is a story there, and there is some excitement. But it's not a book I'd recommend primarily because of ...you guessed it...too much info on trains. However, because I've enjoyed other books by this author, I'll be in line with other book lovers if his next book covers a subject that I find of more interest.
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Something that puts me off about authors who use technical 'props' for their novels is innaccuracy: one slip, and it can sour the whole book. Deutermann's research into all the various elements which he ingeniously intertwines must have been exhaustive. You'd think he'd been on the railroads all his life - not to mention having been a State trooper, working for the FBI, while designing bridges in his spare time! The result is utterly convincing - leaving the reader free to be propelled along by the multi-threaded plot, which has quite a few twists. One, in particular, catches you out completely; but there are others, almost as good, which lose nothing in their effectiveness from being less unpredictable. Trainman is just a cracking good read!
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Trainman
Something that puts me off about authors who use technical 'props' for their novels is innaccuracy: one slip, and it can sour the whole book. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 7. Februar 2000 veröffentlicht
Deutermann Engineers Railroad Thriller
From the first chapter, which deals with more detail than anyone should need to know about blowing up a bridge to the last climactic confrontation, this novel literally moves with... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. Januar 2000 von Gerald S. Rosen
Train Man - Left At The Station
Deuterman's TRAIN MAN is akin to a Chinese dineer. It is good through most of the courses, but after it's over, it leaves you wanting more. This is not always a good thing. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. Dezember 1999 von Lars Warkentien
His best yet
A tightly plotted train-related thriller with exceptionally interesting characters and settings. Deutermann's research is meticulous and his premise is riveting. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. November 1999 von Debbie Shelton (chadebshel@aol.com)
Deutermann At His Best
An outstanding effort from P.T. Deutermann as he continues to stretch his writing talent from the Navy subjects he lived for twenty-six years to take us for a wild ride aboard the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 5. November 1999 veröffentlicht
A nice effort from a consistent author.
Deuterman has a history of well engineered novels that span a number of techno-legal-military disciplines. This book fits well into his genre and I found it most enjoyable. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. Oktober 1999 von Mark Watson
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