- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Sphere (1 April 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 075154292X
- ISBN-13: 978-0751542929
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,825,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
'A heart-pounding, blood-chilling, page-turning tour-de-force' Scott Turow 'Rush out and buy it ... easily the most chilling psychotic since Hannibal Lecter' The Times 'George Dawes Green is as good as they come' Andrew Klavan, author of True Crime 'Gripping ... Take a deep breath, ?nd a nice reading spot, and go for it' San Mateo Times 'Emotionally sophisticated, powerful, angry, sarcastic, written with great verve' Guardian 'Terrifying ... If you buy THE JUROR for a weekend's read, don't make any other plans' High Point Enterprise (NC)
Product Description
Annie Laird is a single mother, a part-time data entry clerk, an aspiring sculptor, and a juror selected for the murder trial of a mob boss. When a suave, handsome art broker buys some of her work and then invites her to dinner, she thinks her luck may be changing. Her supposed admirer, a Wall Street financier and Taoist nicknamed "The Teacher," is actually the brains behind the jailed mobster. The Teacher is incredibly charming; he's also a vicious killer. He promises Annie the continued safety of her son and the assurance of a lucrative artistic career in exchange for help in acquitting the mobster. But even if Annie agrees to the plan, she and her son may not be safe because the Teacher soon decides he's in love with her...
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
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
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A real page turner, but too contrived.
The "teacher" is a mafia hit man who proves to be invulnerable and invincible. In fact this aspect becomes very tiresome as no matter what ploy is set against him, the teacher manages to win. Of course we know that he's going to get his in the end, but it is a long time coming. By the time it happens I lost interest.
Nevertheless this is a well written and thougth provoking book. It's not great literature, so dont expect any intricate and dazzling sentence constuction or imagery; it's a little plain in it's writing. But if crime and thrill is your game then you wont be disapointed.
This was a very good first book for tHe author, but I am sure he can improve on his writing style.
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
it has a style all it's own, it's vivid, makes you feel queasy and anxious and then relieved in places, has properly interesting characters and an economy of language that is poetic rather than journalistic and plotty. Like RavensGeorge Dawes Green has a fresh angle, a novel eye and a witty turn.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is not a good book. It seems to aspire to be Grisham, but fails miserably to even approach the formulaic banality of the great Grisham. The plot is ill-conceived, the characters shallow and the attempts at excitement with love interests fall flat. It probably seemed a good idea to make a film adaptation, even with Demi Moore the film is better.
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.
