Risk
(Sprache: Englisch)
'No one delivers a sharper thriller than the superb Colin Harrison' Mail on Sunday
'No one delivers a sharper thriller than the superb Colin Harrison' Mail on Sunday
'No one delivers a sharper thriller than the superb Colin Harrison' Mail on Sunday
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'No one delivers a sharper thriller than the superb Colin Harrison' Mail on Sunday
'No one delivers a sharper thriller than the superb Colin Harrison' Mail on Sunday
'No one delivers a sharper thriller than the superb Colin Harrison' Mail on Sunday
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'Ingenious thriller ... Risk is a short, sharp, pacy novel that punches way above its weight' Mail on Sunday'Brutally effective ... Start reading this book and prepare to cancel all other plans' Entertainment Weekly_________________________George Young, a world-weary insurance lawyer in New York City, has taken his fair share of knocks and bruises in the business of credit, bankruptcy, and fraud cases. One Friday he receives an unusual request from the elderly and ailing widow of Wilson Corbett, the founder of the firm George has worked for all his life.At first it seems one more unwanted call on his time, but loyalty to his former boss won't let him ignore it, for the elderly Mrs Corbett has recently lost her son and she wants the truth about his fatal accident.A former high-flier, Roger Corbett's career - and marriage - had fallen apart in the credit crunch, costing him millions. But what was written on the piece of paper which distracted him seconds before he was run down by agarbage truck outside a New York bar?Roger's new girlfriend, a mysterious Czech model with dubious Russian connections, knows more about his last moments than she's letting on, everyone is warning him off, while Mrs Corbett's reasons for choosing George for this last personal favour remain frustratingly unclear...
Autoren-Porträt von Colin Harrison
Harrison, ColinColin Harrison lives with his wife, novelist Kathryn Harrison, and their three children in Brooklyn, New York.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Colin Harrison
- 2010, 192 Seiten, Maße: 12,9 x 2,7 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
- ISBN-10: 1408805146
- ISBN-13: 9781408805145
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „Risk “
'Ingenious thriller ... Risk is a short, sharp, pacy novel that punches way above its weight' Mail on Sunday PRAISE FOR THE FINDER: 'Thrillers don't come much more thrilling, or more ingenious, than this' Guardian 'A chilling, high-speed roller coaster of a ride that doubles as a sardonic sightseeing tour of the steamier side of New York City' New York Times 'Brutally effective ... Start reading this book and prepare to cancel all other plans' Entertainment Weekly
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