THE SPY WHO CAME FOR CHRISTMAS
Book ID/图书代码： 06814008B25651
English Summary/英文概要： On Christmas Eve in Santa Fe, New Mexico, tens of thousands of pedestrians stroll past an amazing display of breath-taking holiday decorations. Among them is Paul Kagan, a spy on the run bearing an infant under his coat who is perhaps the key to a lasting peace in the Middle East. Three extremely dangerous men, members of the Russian mafia, stalk him through the crowd.
Attempting to elude his hunters, Kagan leaves the main stretch of town and wanders through a maze of lanes until he reaches a house that seems as if it belongs on a Native American pueblo a hundred years earlier. Once inside, he discovers that the house is occupied by a woman and her 12-year-old son and that his hunters have managed to follow him, putting them all in mortal danger. In the next tense hours, Kagan tries to calm the woman and the boy by telling them the spy’s version of the traditional Nativity story as he prepares the house for the onslaught he knows to be coming.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 圣诞前夕，美国新墨西哥城内洋溢着一派祥和的节日气氛。大街上，三名俄罗斯黑手党成员秘密追踪着间谍保罗·凯恩（Paul Kagan），此刻他正抱着事关中东地区永久和平的婴儿与之周旋中。
为了躲避追杀，凯恩穿行于错综复杂的小路，闯入一栋民宅。通过讲述含有他独到思想的传统耶酥故事来安抚这对惊慌失措的母子，同时也准备以房子做掩护应对即将到来的突击！
丰富的历史背景，浓重的节日氛围，经典的地方特色三味一体，构成了本书的绚烂舞台。惊悚小说大师大卫•默莱尔将动作与细腻的情感描写巧妙融合，上演一段惊心动魄的生死抗争。
一样的圣诞节，不同的心灵震撼，就在大卫•默莱尔的最新作品《The spy who came for Christmas》(zy)
Awards/获奖情况：From Publishers Weekly
Set on Christmas eve in Santa Fe, N.Mex., this action-packed novel from bestseller Morrell (Creepers) may not achieve holiday classic status, but it does feature an appealing hero. Wounded and on the run, undercover agent Paul Kagan shelters beneath his jacket a five-week-old infant. Russian mobsters are after the baby, the son of a charismatic Palestinian, Ahmed Hassan, who preaches peace in the Middle East. Those who make their money off that struggle wish to silence Hassan by holding the baby hostage. Paul makes his stand in a house where Meredith and her crippled son, Cole, await the return of his abusive, alcoholic father, Ted. While setting interesting traps to foil his attackers, Paul tells a spymaster’s version of the tale of the magi. This slim volume will make the perfect stocking-stuffer for deserving thriller readers. 5-city author tour. (Nov.)
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Review
Yuletide in Santa Fe, a good spy beset, and what’s this about a very special baby?The charismatic religious leader has promised that, if accepted wholeheartedly as the miracle he is, his just-born could be the harbinger of world peace. While a glorious prospect to most, this is of course viewed with alarm in certain quarters. A depressed market and widespread joblessness loom for mercenaries and similar savage folk. Prominent in this unlovely subset is the Russian Mafia, hired by terrorists for $3 million (paid in advance) to kidnap the world-peace baby. This mission stays on track for a while, and then suddenly it’s derailed. Tossing the monkey wrench is Paul Hagen, known to Mafia men as their admirably unprincipled and vicious colleague, "Pyotyr." Paul/Pyotyr is in actuality a double agent planted by American intelligence. He’s so good that he has fooled even the highly placed Andrei, who’s inordinately fond of Pyotyr the terrible. So the chase begins. Having kidnapped the peace baby from the kidnappers, Paul is on the run. Wounded and desperate, he stumbles on the Brody household and seeks shelter there, little knowing that Meredith and her son Cole are in desperate straits. Meredith is a battered wife, 12-year-old Cole a helpless, frustrated bystander, Ted Brody the alcoholic brute of a husband and father they plan to escape. Enter Paul and the baby, hotly pursued by Andrei and his coterie. For all concerned, it’s a whole new way to experience the Christmas season.Thrillermeister Morrell
(Scavenger, 2007, etc.) offers an item slender enough to fit neatly in a Christmas stocking, but the story’s on the thin side too. (Kirkus Reviews)
About the Author/作者介绍： David Morrell is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-eight books, including his award-winning Creepers and Scavenger. Co-president of the International Thrillers Writers Organization, he is considered by many to be the father of the modern action novel. He resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, Donna.
大卫•默莱尔（David Morrell），包括获奖作品《城市探险者》（Creepers）， 《觅物游戏》（Scavenger）在内，著有28部经典之作的巅峰作家！
其版权销售范围遍布全世界超过31个国家之多，《纽约时报》畅销作者。
国际惊悚小说作家组织联合主席，被誉为多部现代动作小说之父。作品有《第一滴血》（好莱坞大片Rambo系列就是据此改编的），《玫瑰莲》（已被改编成超级杯赛后播放的电视连续短剧，美国国家广播公司电视台收视率排行榜冠军节目），《第五种职业》 ，《较量》等等。
他与妻子定居美国新墨西哥州的圣达菲。
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