Invisible Armies - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0312368674 ISBN 13 : 9780312368678

Synopsis

Agreeing to deliver a passport as a favor for a friend, hacker Keiran Kell, Danielle Leaf and Keiran are unwittingly drawn into a battle between a powerful multinational corporation and an army of protestors, stumbling upon a dark secret that could get them both killed. By the author of the Arthur Ellis Award for

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'So glad to see this book delayed, it deserves to go into trade pbk. and be given a big push. The story starts at breakneck pace and never lets up. There is murder, corruption by pharmaceutical companies and thrills aplenty. Also there is some interesting use of computer hacking which Jon writes about authoritively from his other life as a programmer. This is the book we have been waiting for from Jon, his other two were good, in fact very good but this is a big step up and there is no reason for it not to be a bestseller' (John McKone - Hachette Australia rep)

Praise for Jon Evans:

'If you're the sort to get easily paranoid, you may want to approach Jon Evans' latest book with caution . . . Evans has created a new genre, the travelogue as fast-paced action thriller. Invisible Armies is certainly fun, with its quirky characters and lively plot, but it is also a smart and thoughtful look at the politics of activism, the pervasive power of big business and the global street war that is being waged between the two.' (Calgary Herald)

'INVISIBLE ARMIES is an intriguing, pacy read and Mr Evans shows great potential.' (Economist)

'Anti-globalization versus international corporate greed . . . a fast-paced, politically engaging thriller.' (Globe and Mail, Canada on INVISIBLE ARMIES)

'Montreal-based Jon Evans weaves the unlikely components of globalization and corporate exploitation of the Third World into an unpredictable, frightening thriller . . . There's a kind of appealing chaos theory to Evans' books, which tend to unfold in ways surprising to veteran thriller readers who think they can figure out where things are going. GRADE: A' (Vancouver Province)

'Waterloo-born and university-educated Evans tells a heck of a tale. Globalization protesters, political intrigue and adversarial computer hackers; what's not to like? INVISIBLE ARMIES is an adrenalin rush from start to finish and Evans has Andrew Pyper's ability to make great characters.' (Kitchener-Waterloo Record)

I was completely gripped. (Emily Barr on TRAIL OF THE DEAD)

'THE BLOOD PRICE is knowledgeable about Balkan history, the current fragile peace maintained by NATO and the multi-billion-dollar international refugee-smuggling industry. Evans can write, too.' (Washington Post)

'An action-based thriller for conspiracy buffs. Montreal writer Jon Evans has served up a fast-paced tale that moves from India to Paris to Las Vegas, as Danielle Leaf finds herself in the middle of a war between a multinational mining company, third-world farmers, and a legion of anti-globalization protestors. In a world in which black is seldom black and white is never white, it seems everyone is prepared to use violence to obtain their goals.' (Sherbrooke Record)

'[Evans's] detailed descriptions, whether of the heat and smells of an Indian market or the rhythm of a Parisian neighbourhood, bring the settings to life. With some likeable characters, some terrifying ones, and a fantastic plot, INVISIBLE ARMIES should conquer new readers and please old fans.' (Quill & Quire)

In this haunting, suspense debut, Evans takes the reader on a page-turning adventure (Publishers Weekly on TRAIL OF THE DEAD)

Pacy thriller for the 21st century (The Times on THE TRAIL OF THE DEAD)

'Anti-globalization versus international corporate greed . . . a fast-paced, politically engaging thriller.' (Globe & Mail)

'Thought-provoking . . . INVISIBLE ARMIES is an intriguing, pacy read and Mr Evans shows great potential.' (Economist)

TRAIL OF THE DEAD is engaging, disturbing, and relentless - an impressive debut novel. (C.J. Box, award-winning author of Winterkill and Trophy Huny)

Reading BLOOD PRICE reminded me of being a kid running down a too-steep hill, going faster and faster so that you can barely get your feet in front of you quickly enough to stop, loving every second of it. You can't stop. You don't want to stop . . . I wanted to keep reading to find out what the hell happened next. (Quill & Quire)

'Evans has created a remarkable novel in this tale of corporate skulduggery and high-tech warfare . . . The twists and turns of the plot . . . will keep you turning the pages until the stunning climax is reached.' (West Australian)

Présentation de l'éditeur

In a world where companies are more powerful than governments and security cameras can track your every move, if you can manipulate the web you can change the world. You can also get away with murder over and over again . . .

Danielle Leaf thought she was just doing an innocent errand to help out a friend. Then she was abducted in remote rural India. Her daring escape is only the beginning. Now she has been drawn into a war between anti-corporate activists and an international mining company that is poisoning thousands of Third World farmers. It is a dizzying world of desperate escapes and whirlwind romance on the Goa coast; bloody street battles in Paris; shadowy computer hackers and mysterious benefactors.

Danielle is in love, vibrantly alive, and fighting for a better world. But then she crosses the steadily blurring line between right and wrong, and stumbles across an awful revelation. Soon she is running for her life. For both sides of this war are willing to kill for their cause - and both sides hide terrible secrets . . .

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312368674
• ISBN 13: 9780312368678
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible