The Second Assassin

Hyde, Christopher

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Onyx [New American Library, a Division of Penguin Putnam Inc.], New York, N.Y., 2002

0451410300 / 9780451410306

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[6], 394 pages. Sticker residue on back cover. Includes chapters 1-28, Afterword, and Author's Note. Christopher Hyde is a Canadian author of thriller novels. He has worked for CBC as a writer and producer. His series characters include Finn Ryan and John Holliday. He commonly writes under the pen name Paul Christopher. Christopher Hyde made his debut as a published author in 1979 with The Wave. He was a freelance broadcaster for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1966-68, CBC Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1969, 1973-75, CJOH-TV Ottawa, 1970-71, and CBC, Canadian Television (CTV), and Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA), 1971-72; full-time writer, 1977. The Second Assassin is steeped in historical detail. The year is 1939, and the United States is on the verge of entering World War II. There are those who would do anything to prevent this from happening, including assassinating Britain's King George on U.S. soil to divide the two countries, thus severing America's obligation to protect and defend England. Thomas Barry is the London detective and Jane Todd the gritty freelance photographer who together pursue professional assassin John Bone. Derived from a Publishers Weekly article: Through meticulous historical detail, Hyde transports readers back in time to the politically tumultuous year of 1939, when America teetered on the brink of war and conspiracies were hatched by those determined to keep the U.S. out of the fray. The point of view of the narrative alternates briskly between several main characters, capturing such diverse personalities as tough-as-nails freelance news photographer Jane Todd; flashy IRA leader Sean Russell; London detective Thomas Barry; professional assassin John Bone; and Bone's latest target, stuttering King George of England. The body count as well as the risk to each character's welfare increases as they become entangled in a complex conspiracy to assassinate King George on U.S. soil and thereby destroy any amity between the two nations. Both Jane and Thomas emerge as the unlikely but compelling heroes of this tale, which Hyde insists is based largely on actual events and persons. Whether or not the reader chooses to accept Hyde's claim, this is still a rousing political thriller that bursts with nonstop action, rapid-fire dialogue and eminently likable characters.…

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Titre
The Second Assassin
Auteur
Hyde, Christopher
Éditeur
Onyx [New American Library, a Division of Penguin Putnam Inc.], New York, N.Y.
Année de publication
2002
État de l'article
Very good
Reliure
Mass market paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0451410300
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780451410306
Édition
First Printing [Stated].
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