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Orphan X
por Hurwitz, Gregg
- Usado
- Brochura
- first
- Condição
- Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 1405910704
- ISBN 13
- 9781405910705
- Livreiro
-
Montmorillon, France
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Penguin, 2016. First printing of this edition. Paperback. Very Good +. First printing of this trade paperback edition. A clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers.
Avaliações
Em Feb 4 2020, CloggieDownunder disse:
Orphan X is the first book in the Orphan X series by best-selling American author, Gregg Hurwitz. Just what is Evan Smoak? Some sort of fixer, avenger? He's certainly not the importer of industrial cleaning supplies he claims to be. He flies very much under the radar; is skilful and well resourced, both materially and psychologically; extraordinarily efficient; and cautious, always cautious. But this time, in answering a call for help, has his caution been insufficient? Because suddenly, unusually, he is not completely in control of the situation.
Just what turned twelve-year-old Evan from Pride House Group Home into the accomplished (if enigmatic) man on a mission for justice, and how, is told in flashbacks. How he achieves that justice, and for whom, makes for a cleverly plotted tale full of twists and tricks and red herrings that reaches multiple exciting climaxes.
One of the commandments that Evan lives by is to deal with one mission at a time. But certain residents of his apartment block now seem to need his help regardless of what else might be needing his attention, and he's finding it hard to dismiss them. Is Evan a sucker for a sob story?
This is a novel that would translate well to film. The Las Vegas rooftop fight scene, while it might appeal to fans of mixed martial arts is, at nine pages, so long that it becomes boring enough to skip to the end. Would look great on film, though.
In setting the scene, on a scale of clunky to subtle/seamless, Hurwitz's information dump is closer to the former. A step away from literary crime fiction, what is clear from the first book is that with this series the best approach is to park your disbelief, locate the grabrail and just hold on for the (often quite far-fetched) ride! A page-turner!
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- The Glass Key (FR)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 96128
- Título
- Orphan X
- Autor
- Hurwitz, Gregg
- Formato/Encadernação
- Brochura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very Good +
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First printing of this edition
- ISBN 10
- 1405910704
- ISBN 13
- 9781405910705
- Editorial
- Penguin
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 2016
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