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Bezig met laden... Transactie in Wenen (1978)door Helen MacInnes
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Great This was the first book by MacInnes that I've read. Wow! It was clever and exciting. After the sale of the artwork, it was hard to believe we were only two-thirds through the story. Colin Grant finally finds his niche regarding what to do with his life, especially after his bout of depression after the murder of his wife. But it is a long and winding road to that destination. The author sums up the problem with terrorists (published in 1978!): "They came in all dimensions: groups of political fanatics with blind obedience and perverted social conscience; the trained assassin tracking down their victim in a peaceful Austrian village; a boy on a quiet Washington street killing on vicious impulse. All of them, however different they seemed, bent on destruction. All of them, however motivated, with total contempt for human life." Not much has changed, unfortunately. I loved discovering the "good guys" from the "bad guys" and watching the novice, Colin, learn the ropes. 2556 Prelude to Terror, by Helen MacInnes (read 28 Nov 1993) This 1978 book takes place in and around Vienna and it is very exciting. Mostly the good guys always win. The arch-villain is KGB-trained and is funneling money to a Geneva bank for terrorists. I found the book extremely fascinating, even though it is obviously formula.
Back to Vienna, Maclnnes' favorite scenery, in a leisurely, literate, and comfortably artificial art-world adventure that's perfect for readers who find the bulk of current suspense too tricky, too gory, or too dirty. Look for taut action, complex characters, and surprise twists elsewhere; but look to MacInnes, now as ever, for an observant eye ("Vuitton combined with cardboard boxes tied with string: ostentatious I-couldn't-care-less"), the feel of foreign streets under foot, and the reassuring triumph of decency at the close. Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Robert Renwick (1) Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)Heyne Allgemeine Reihe (6058) Onderscheidingen
New York art expert Colin Grant is sent to Vienna and bid on a priceless Old Master on behalf of a Texan millionaire. No sooner has Grant landed in Austria than his seemingly simple assignment turns into a nightmare, as he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy to unleash a wave of international terrorism. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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