Carl Granville is a would-be novelist who is beginning to think his writing career is going nowhere fast, when he is approached by the hottest editor in town and given a six figure sum to fictionalise a fifty-year-old diary. Sworn to secrecy and on a tight deadline, Carl is close to finishing when the editor is murdered ...and with hours Carl has been fingered as the killer. He's only got one person to turn to, his ex-lover Amanda. With an unknown demon on his tail he manages to get to Washington, but the demon has extraordinary resources and Amanda too is drawn into the nightmare. They have only one option - to track down the author of the original diary and the place where the events related in it took placeand the true identity of Gideon. But someone knows where they are headed and are certain they'll never get there. Told with spectacular pace, peopled with tough but vulnerable characters, Russell Andrews' first novel marks the debut of a bestselling name.
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Thriller readers are a difficult group to seduce: they've read all the key titles (and their numerous progeny) and are quick to recognise over-familiar material. So when a new premise appears, it's a cause for celebration. Andrews' publishers must have been pleased to receive this manuscript, for this is a unique and interesting plot which is handled in prose possessing a frictionless energy. When a writer, Carl Granville, is hired by a mysterious source to synthesise an old diary, articles and letters into fiction, he is bemused by the quarter of a million dollars he will be paid for this task. Needless to say, that price tag has a reason: the pseudonymous Gideon's book on which he is working has more than bestseller potential--it articulates a profound evil and a long disguised cover-up by a clandestine and powerful figure. And when people near to Carl begin to die, his apartment is ransacked and his computer stolen, he finds himself both suspected by the authorities and in danger from nameless sources. There are echoes of Grisham here, but when Andrews throws off his influences, he shows that he can really let rip with a fresh and invigorating piece, garnished with some notably nasty villains. --Barry Forshaw
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'A compelling pageturner' -- PHILLIP M MARGOLIN
'A fastpaced political thriller in the vein of The Pelican Brief' -- MICHAEL DOUGLAS
'Pure reading entertainment as good as you'll ever find' -- CLIVE CUSSLER
'A fastpaced political thriller in the vein of The Pelican Brief' -- MICHAEL DOUGLAS
'Pure reading entertainment as good as you'll ever find' -- CLIVE CUSSLER
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As with one of your other reviewers it was the cover that first caught my eye. The story itself did more than reinforce my decision to impulse buy. From start to finish I was hooked. You can feel the tension and anxiety and feel you are right there tagging along on the journey. I had a series of very late nights and early mornings with this as I simply couldn't put it down. The twists and turns are fantastic and it can't be long before someone thinks of turning it into a film. It's so good I have read it three times, something I have done with no other book. Look out for his second book, "Icarus". Not as good as this one but still well worth a read.
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I buy books to read on the train on the way to work. Occasionally I will find a book that makes the journey enjoyable but with this book I couldn't wait to get on the train! It is well paced, exciting and keeps you guessing right to the surprising end. Definitely recommended.
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By Rum1977
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This was simply a book that I could not put down, once I started I couldn't stop. The plot was intelligent, exciting and full of suspense, definitely recommendable.
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By Alan Gregson
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I must agree with the rest of your reviewers. I found this book in Tescos & the cover intreged me. So I bought it & read it in 3 days. It normally takes me 7 days to read a 250 word Andrew Vachss novel & they are my favourites. Anyway, a thoroughly involving, twisting, mindblowing read. Go Buy it!
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I have never read a book by russell andrews before but i will certainly be looking out for another book by him. The suspense was amazing and i found it very hard to put down. I was hooked instantly and i love books that do that. I would like to recomend James pattersons Alex cross novels and also his newest book Cradle and All. Also ken folletts The Third Twin is very very gripping with loads of un expected twists
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By R. Pieters
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After an unclear prologue the story seemed to get going to a compulsive hungry action thriller, however halfway through the book the powerful events and pace collapsed as the charecters became thin and the dialogue poor. Russell Andrews prooves he has a sound knowledge of U.S Politics and a good business head , however as a novelist in this book, to me he lacked an original voice and his humour was dreary and cheesy borrowed from such stalwarts in the field as Lawrence Sanders and Douglas Kennedy.This is nowhere near the high quality of Grisham or Patterson.
The story was to long with uneccecary deadwood . But at least it kept me hooked.
The story was to long with uneccecary deadwood . But at least it kept me hooked.
By Eileen Lee
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I have just finished reading this excellent book, I could happlily have made it a one sitting read but due to other committments I had to make it two. I would recommend it to anyone who likes a good, well constructed, plot. It moves along at a really good pace and the characters are all very believable. An excellent, excellent read.
By Odious
Format:Paperback
Gideon is without a doubt one of the best thrillers that keeps you guessing till the end. The characters are well developed and while the dialogue is somewhat cheesey at times it is not without charm and is indeed necessary at times to balance the cold heatred nature of some of the characters. One in particular is The Closer, an assassin immersed to the neck in mystery with a more than satisfying twist towards the end. The prologue of the novel definitely causes the reader to continue to the end and the story itself begins in an almost abstract and surreal atmosphere akin to that of the twilight zone. The narration is clever and manipulating so it is never boring to read perhaps with the expection of the array of politics sewn around the last third of the story. All in all this is a great read that I fully recommend.
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Exciting twisty thriller let down by internet
Throughly enjoyed the story which has been covered in other reviews. A struggling writer gets hired to create a novelised version of someones life from an old diary. Read more
Published 20 months ago by A. Halfacre
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Russell Andrews can't write books fast enough for my liking. I've enjoyed them all and can't wait for the next one.
Published on 19 May 2009 by Jack D
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Couldn't put it down!
I read Icarus by Russell Andrews last year and really enjoyed it so seeing this, his first book caught my attention. Read more
Published on 25 April 2003 by J. Buxton
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Hillary should have read this in 1992
This release by a two-headed author (Peter Gethers and David Handler) is a thriller of many layers. Perhaps too many for one to write a short, succinct review that is yet... Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2002 by Joseph Haschka
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good, but.....
I really enjoyed this book and found it hard to put down but for me the ending was too transparent and left me a little miffed as it seemed obvious who dunnit. Read more
Published on 24 April 2002 by gavin@ivmedia.com
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Absolutely fabulous; unputdownable!!
I read this whilst on holiday in Thailand this year and found it just brill. I think it has a great plot; lots of twists and turns and even a little bit scary in places - great if... Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2000 by jo@write-image.co.uk
1.0 out of 5 stars
Doesn't live up to its cover...
Tacky dialogue and a weak rather obvious plot made this book a bit of a let down. It's all been done before and to my mind, never very well.
Published on 8 Nov 2000
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Absolutely brilliant!
A fast paced exciting book. I only bought it because the synopsis looked interesting and the cover was inviting (yes I do judge a book by it's cover! Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2000 by lickleys@plickley.fsnet.co.uk
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