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Viides tehtävä
David Morrellin tajunnanräjäyttävässä tieteistrillerissä mikään ei ole sitä, miltä aluksi näyttää.Savage on huippuluokan suojelija, ja hänen ammattinimikkeensä on "viides tehtävä". Savagen on varmistettava asiakkaittensa turvallisuus hinnalla millä hyvänsä, jopa asettumalla itse hengenvaaraan. Mutta kun Savage määrätään pelastamaan tyrmäävä Rachel Stone pulasta, koko pakka uhkaa levitä käsiin. Akira, nykyajan samurai, on nimittäin määrätty aivan päinvastaiseen tehtävään. Paineen kasvaessa Savagen, Akiran ja Rachelin tajuntaan nousee ahdistavia muistoja, ja heidän kohtalonsa kietoutuvat yhteen. Mikä on se menneisyyteen kätkeytyvä, hurja salaisuus, joka yhdistää heidät toisiinsa?-
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Kiven veljet
Drew MacLane, entinen ammattitappaja, vetäytyi kuusi vuotta sitten syrjäiseen munkkiluostariin Vermontissa. Drew tuli luostariin katuakseen syntejään, mutta nyt menneisyys on saanut hänet kiinni. Kaikki luostarin munkit on myrkytetty, ja ainoastaan Drew on jäänyt henkiin. Joku tuntee hänen salaisuutensa. Drew joutuu palaamaan maailmaan, jonka luuli hylänneensä. Häntä vainoava organisaatio on kukistettava ja varmistettava samalla, etteivät sivulliset joudu kärsimään. Mutta onko väärin tappaa, jottei tulisi tapetuksi? Drew kohtaa monia moraalisia kysymyksiä, joihin ei ole olemassa suoraa vastausta.David Morrellin kutkuttavan koukuttava trilleri leikittelee salaliittoteorioilla ja sijoittuu hämyiseen luostariympäristöön.
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Rambo 2
Ikoninen toimintasankari Rambo palaa kuvioihin hengästyttävän tiivistunnelmaisessa jatko-osassa!Vietnamin sodan veteraani John Rambo istuu vankilassa sovittaakseen tekonsa, kun tuttu komentaja tulee tarjoamaan vapautta. Tarjoukseen sisältyy kuitenkin ehto: Rambon on palattava vankileirille ja valokuvattava sinne jääneet jenkkisotilaat. Hänen ei tule pelastaa miehiä vaan ainoastaan selvittää, mitä heille on tapahtunut. Kostaminen on kiellettyä. Rambo tarttuu saamaansa oljenkorteen ja laskeutuu samaan, tappavan vaaralliseen helvettiin, josta on jo kertaalleen pelastunut. Pian mikään ei kuitenkaan pidättele häntä rikkomasta operaation ehtoja ja antautumasta taisteluun. Morrellin romaanista on filmatisoitu myös suursuosioon noussut elokuva "Rambo - taistelija 2" (1985).Rambo-sarja kuvaa Vietnamin sodassa sissiksi oppineen John Rambon vaiheita ¿ räjähtävää toimintaa ja nokkelia juonenkäänteitä säästelemättä.
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Rambo: Ajojahti
Poliisipäällikkö Teasle löytää Rambon, kodittoman Vietnamin sodan veteraanin, vaeltelemassa kentuckylaisessa pikkukaupungissa. Hän ohjaa miehen kaupungin rajalle, pois kunnollisten kansalaisten silmistä. Kun Rambo ei suostu pysymään poissa, Teaslelle ei jää muuta vaihtoehtoa kuin sulkea mies vankilaan. Vankilaoloissa sotamuistot ottavat Rambon valtaansa. Hän hyökkää käyttämällä veistä ja karkaa vuorille. Tilanne pakottaa Teaslen jahtaamaan Ramboa, ja pian avuksi kutsutaan niin helikopteri kuin jälkikoiratkin. Taitavaksi sissisotilaaksi koulutettu Rambo haastaa poliisipäällikön piilostaan kiihkeätempoiseen sotaan, josta ei yllättäviä käänteitä tai vaaraa puutu.David Morrellin Rambo: Ajojahti herätti ilmestyessään närkästystä aran sota-aiheensa takia. Teos filmatisoitiin Taistelija-toimintaelokuvaksi vuonna 1982, jolloin Rambo nousi suursuosioon ympäri maailman.Rambo-sarja kuvaa Vietnamin sodassa sissiksi oppineen John Rambon vaiheita ¿ räjähtävää toimintaa ja nokkelia juonenkäänteitä säästelemättä.
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Before I Wake
Before I Wake is David Morrell's third short-story collection and his first since the 2004 publication of Nightscape. It's been a long wait between these volumes, but the wait has now ended in spectacular fashion. Before I Wake shows us Morrell at the top of his game. Each of the stories gathered here is a compelling, beautifully crafted gem. Each is the clear product of a world-class storyteller. There are fourteen stories included here, and they encompass an impressive range of themes, settings, and approaches. Morrell, of course, has long been an acknowledged master of the authentic, edge-of-your-seat action thriller, and that aspect of his talent is on full display in such stories as "My Name is Legion" and "The Interrogator." But there are other types of stories here as well. Some, such as "Time Was" and "The Companions," reflect the early influence of such seminal writers as Rod Serling and Ray Bradbury. An assortment of literary figures, among them J.D. Salinger ("The Architecture of Snow"), Arthur Conan Doyle ("The Spiritualist"), and Laura Ingalls Wilder ("They") make vivid, often surprising appearances in this volume. And admirers of Morrell's novels will find some unexpected treasures. Saul and Erika (The Brotherhood of the Rose and The League of Night and Fog) return in "The Abelard Sanction." Cavanaugh (The Protector and The Naked Edge) is featured in a trio of protective-agent stories, beginning with "Blue Murder." Finally, the notorious Thomas de Quincy, protagonist of three of Morrell's greatest novels (Murder As a Fine Art and its companion Victorian mysteries) makes a most revealing confession in "The Opium-Eater." The stories alone are worth the price of admission, but Morrell also includes an introduction and fascinating, often highly personal story notes. Before I Wake is a thriller fan's dream, a rich, resonant collection that reminds us, once again, of its author's enduring"€"and unmistakable"€"importance.
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Chiral Mad 2
Chiral Mad 2 is an anthology of psychological horror containing twenty-eight short stories by established authors and newcomers from around the world. All profit from sales of this anthology go directly to Down syndrome charities. Featuring the imaginations of David Morrell, Ramsey Campbell, Jack Ketchum, John Skipp, Gary A. Braunbeck, Mort Castle, Gene O'Neill, Gary McMahon, Lucy A. Snyder, Thomas F. Monteleone, and many others, with an introduction by Michael Bailey.
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Ruler of the Night
Opium addict Thomas De Quincey and his irrepressible daughter Emily investigate the strangling of a lawyer in what is the first murder on an English train, and they uncover a dangerous secret that reaches the highest levels of British society.
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Inspector of the Dead
Legendary thriller writer David Morrell transports readers to the fogbound streets of London, where a killer plots to assisinate Queen Victoria. The year is 1855. The Crimean War is raging. The incompetence of British commanders causes the fall of the English government. The Empire teeters. Amid this crisis comes opium-eater Thomas De Quincey, one of the most notorious and brilliant personalities of Victorian England. Along with his irrepressible daughter, Emily, and their Scotland Yard companions, Ryan and Becker, De Quincey finds himself confronted by an adversary who threatens the heart of the nation. This killer targets members of the upper echelons of British society, leaving with each corpse the name of someone who previously attempted to kill Queen Victoria. The evidence indicates that the ultimate victim will be Victoria herself.
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American Fiction, American Myth
Few experts in American literature have written as insightfully and brilliantly as did Philip Young, renowned Hemingway critic and scholar at large. His unique work bursts with a joy in the humanities, with a sensibility, a humor, and a style that communicate to academics and general readers alike. Although Young died in 1991, he survives in his remarkable prose.American Fiction, American Myth features nineteen groundbreaking essays in which Young masterfully reveals the "so what?" that he insisted all literary studies ought to have. In the first section, he demonstrates his fascination with such American myths as Pocahontas and Rip Van Winkle, reaching powerful conclusions about America and its people. In the second section, he becomes "Our Hemingway Man," explaining his germinal and still provocative theory that Hemingway's severe wounding in World War I so traumatized the novelist that his fiction was to a great degree unwitting self-psychoanalysis. Young's book on Hemingway was the first of its kind, but Young was more than a one-author critic, as his essays demonstrate in the third section, exploring such diverse topics as Hawthorne's secret love, the Lost Generation that was never lost, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s debt to T. S. Eliot, and the relationship between American fiction and American life. What Hemingway once said about himself can be equally applied to Young: "I am a very serious but not a solemn writer." The reader comes away from these essays dazzled by the power of Young's observations and the grace with which he expresses them.
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The Successful Novelist
Learn how to write a novel from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author with more than fifty years of writing and publishing experience. The Successful Novelist is one of the best books on writing fiction for aspiring and experienced writers alike. David Morrell, bestselling author of First Blood, The Brotherhood of the Rose, and The Fifth Profession, tackles everything from the craft of writing and dealing with writer's block to the psychology of being a fiction writer and how to market a book. By reading this book, you'll learn how to overcome common obstacles standing in your way of becoming a successful novelist and creating better fiction in the process. Plus, it's great reference guide if you're participating in NaNoWriMo! Topics covered include: Novel plottingStory structureCharacter developmentHow to write dialogueBook researchViewpoint/POVWriting descriptionsSucceeding in publishingAnd more! Praise for The Successful Novelist: "Like listening to a beloved brother. I found the acute observations and his narrative philosophy more valuable for the new writer than the contents of any 100 other texts."--Dean Koontz, international bestselling author whose books have sold over 500 million copies "This is the best guidebook to both writing and the business of writing that I've ever read."--Peter Straub, award-winning novelist and poet "The Successful Novelist is the vehicle you want if you plan to drive your way to successful fiction."--Joe R. Lansdale, award-winning author of 45 novels
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The Fifth Profession
From the bestselling author of First Blood comes a spectacular thriller, in which a former Navy SEAL and a Japanese samurai master are bound together in a terrifying past that never happened.
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The Fifth Profession
The bestselling author of First Blood delivers his breakout novel, an international thriller in the tradition of Ludlum's The Bourne Identity. The Fifth Profession deals with the timely subject of executive protection and corporate security, which Morrell researched at G. Gordon Liddy's Academy of Corporate Security and Private Investigation. "Taut, tightly written . . . well-paced, ingenious".--The Washington Post.
€ 38,50