| ||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Michael Moorcock
"Sallis investigates the cynical, violent, sophisticated world of modern espionage with authority and originality. His adult view of spies and their world has all the delicious ambiguous atmosphere, the complexity of plot and character we expect from Graham Greene or John le Carre - and it goes like a bullet train. Sallis is a superb writer and this is his best novel yet!"
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Jonathan Lethem
"Vivid and strange, with prose like blown glass, Death Will Have Your Eyes is somehow equal parts Borges and Trevanian's Shibumi. I was enthralled."
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Long on atmosphere and short on plot or action, this slim novel ultimately disappoints. The story follows a retired government assassin who is called upon to abandon his life as a sculptor to track down a former colleague who has turned freelance. As the duo play a rather dull cat and mouse game across the backroads of America, the pursuer meditates on the lonely life of the spy. Sallis captures the depressing bleak atmosphere of small-town strip-mall America, but there's not enough a a story to make it all worthwhile.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A retired spy gets the call he dreads - an old colleague may be after him. He must leave his life - and love - behind and hit the road to find them - or rather be found by them.
Instead of being a strap on, lock and load, weapon and gadget fest, the book has the protagonist considering his options and the strange nature of his "old" job while traveling through America.
It is a slow journey with several unusual thought provoking moments and a few twists and turns, which ultimately reaches its satisfactory conclusion.
While he assesses what is important in his life, you might find yourself doing the same.
Instead of being a strap on, lock and load, weapon and gadget fest, the book has the protagonist considering his options and the strange nature of his "old" job while traveling through America.
It is a slow journey with several unusual thought provoking moments and a few twists and turns, which ultimately reaches its satisfactory conclusion.
While he assesses what is important in his life, you might find yourself doing the same.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was such a refreshing change from the usual retired spy forced to return for one more mission and kill fellow agent gone rogue. All those aspects present but no gung ho violence, great dry humour, and a really believable hero with believable relationships. Also great atmosphere.
If you're looking for the usual mixture there are plenty of authors to go to. I was delighted to find this book, and this author who I had not heard of before. I'll now be looking for more of his books.
If you're looking for the usual mixture there are plenty of authors to go to. I was delighted to find this book, and this author who I had not heard of before. I'll now be looking for more of his books.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
