- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Sphere; New edition edition (31 Aug 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0751528676
- ISBN-13: 978-0751528671
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,705,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The inventive and audacious Andrew Klavan never covers the same ground twice and his latest psychological thriller is about as far as you can get from his previous bestsellers, True Crime and The Uncanny.
What all his books have in common is a growing assurance as you turn the first few pages that you're in good, honourable hands--that the author won't trick you shamelessly or go off on some tedious tangent. So a book that begins with a horrible plane explosion which rains down fire over a Massachusetts village can shift seamlessly into a jazz musician's hunt for his lost love and an executive hit-man's search for a little girl without losing a beat.
When that plane crashes over the small coastal town of Hunnicut (in a scene probably better not read during or just before a flight of your own), five-year-old Amanda Dodson--"a roundish little mixed-race girl with a quiet, thoughtful manner"--escapes from her babysitter's burning house and wanders into the woods. That's where her young mother, Carol, who works as a cocktail waitress (and does occasional sexual favours for customers), finds her after an agonising search. With Amanda is one of the plane's passengers, apparently brought back to life by the girl's formidable healing abilities. "Now they'll come after her!" Carol Dodson cries, before fleeing with the child to New York City.
In Manhattan she has a brief encounter with a grieving saxophone genius named Lonnie Blake. Captivated by Carol's resemblance to his late wife, Blake tries to find her again, but he is not the only one hunting down Carol and Amanda. Others want to capture the little girl--and exploit her amazing healing powers for profit.
In lesser hands, these ingredients might add up to nothing more than a shameless potboiler, but Klavan has powers of his own--a magic touch that humanises even the smallest characters and makes them a part of our own world. --Dick Adler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This is one of those books that you can't leave alone...miss this one and miss a terrific read (INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )
Klavan's style is hard, unflinching, with a wide seam of whiplash humour running through it that sets him well apart from your regular, journeyman writer. This book rarely lets up its absorbing and hugely enjoyable pace (PUBLISHING NEWS )
A fast paced tale of redemption... an exemplary thriller from the author of TRUE CRIME (TIME OUT )
The inventive and audacious Andrew Klavan never covers the same ground twice and his latest psychological thriller is about as far as you can get from his previous bestsellers, True Crime and The Uncanny. (What all his books have in common is a growing assurance as you turn the first few pages that you're in good, honourable hands--that the author won't trick you shamelessly or go off on some tedious tangent. So a book that begins with a horrible plane expl )
Klavan's style is hard, unflinching, with a wide seam of whiplash humour running through it that sets him well apart from your regular, journeyman writer. This book rarely lets up its absorbing and hugely enjoyable pace (PUBLISHING NEWS )
A fast paced tale of redemption... an exemplary thriller from the author of TRUE CRIME (TIME OUT )
The inventive and audacious Andrew Klavan never covers the same ground twice and his latest psychological thriller is about as far as you can get from his previous bestsellers, True Crime and The Uncanny. (What all his books have in common is a growing assurance as you turn the first few pages that you're in good, honourable hands--that the author won't trick you shamelessly or go off on some tedious tangent. So a book that begins with a horrible plane expl )
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Another great effort from Andrew Klavan. I have read "True Crime", one of his earlier books and still regard this as one of the best I've read.
"Hunting down Amanda" is full of action and suspense. Klavan cleverly delivers the plot in installments and therefore keeps you interested all the way.
If there is one criticism of the book, it is that its closure did not meet my expectations. Although the ending is both acceptable and understandable, I felt that too many questions remain unanswered.
Nonethless, Klavan remains very high on my "must-buy"authors list!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was the first book I have read by Andrew Klavan, and it won't be the last! It has a very clever plot, believable characters, and it also brought tears to my eyes. I fully recommend this read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book really kept me reading, I finnished this 369 page book in 3 days. It has taken me as long as a month to read other books of less suphistication, this one was different though, it was just as good as a movie, the plot was perfect, the discriptions so detailed, I could actually see it all right in front of my eyes. you'll have to read this one for your self though, I won't tell you about it. all I will say is, it was GREAT!, I strongly urge you to read it.
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A Surprisingly Exciting Read
Before reading this book I knew nothing of Andrew Klavan and took a chance on Hunting Down Amanda. I was rewarded with a thrilling fast paced story which begins with a jazz... Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2003 by Scottish Dave
A highly entertaining, intelligent, page turning read
For fast-paced thriller lovers, this book is a dream. The characters are complicated, the story line intricate and the baddies are to die for! Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2000
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