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上传日期:2011-11-4 0:00:00

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Book ID/图书代码: 03540011B49969

English Summary/英文概要: The new WW2 blockbuster thriller from the number one bestselling author.Oxford, 1940. James Zennor, a brilliant young don, is rowing alone on a bright July morning – cursing himself for the wound that has branded him unfit for duty in the war against Hitler.He returns home to discover his wife Florence has vanished, along with their young son – no doubt in despair at his dark moods and shattered body. And yet the note she leaves behind declares that she still loves him…A frantic search through wartime England eventually leads James across the Atlantic – to a United States not yet at war. His destination: Yale College, one of America’s greatest universities.Against the backdrop of an intensifying debate over whether the US should join Europe in the struggle against the Nazis, James’s desperate search for his wife and child leads him on a twisting path through Yale’s elite clubs and secret societies and into the heart of the American establishment.There he will stumble upon the existence of an astonishing and terrifying plot: one that could swing the balance of power in a volatile world. Now, a man deemed too damaged to fight in the war must save not only his family, but his country too…
Review ‘Compulsive reading … bears all the hallmarks of a blockbuster’ Daily Express‘A pacy read, constructed with a crisp control of tension and narrative drive’ Observer‘A gripping read’ Guardian‘A British thriller writer at the top of his game’ Mirror --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Chinese Summary/中文概要: 故事发生在牛津,1940年,新二战巨制惊悚片的头号畅销书作者James Zennor身上。他是一个非常有前途的年轻人,在一个明媚的七月早晨独自划船,忽然听到他将因反对希特勒而受到诅咒。他回到家,发现妻子Florence已经消失,也带走了他们的小儿子,可以想象James感到多么得绝望与崩溃。然而,妻子留下字条说:她仍然爱他……James开始了疯狂的搜索,他穿越了战火硝烟的英国,并最终穿越大西洋到达了还没有开战的美国。他的目的地:耶鲁学院,美国最好的大学之一。在激烈辩论美国是否应该加入欧洲反对纳粹斗争的背景下,杰姆斯绝望地寻找着他的妻子和孩子,这使他了解了耶鲁大学的精英俱乐部和秘密社团,最终进入了美国的核心地区。在那里他将偶然发现一个惊人而可怕的阴谋:这个本已动荡的世界会被再一次打破平衡。现在,这个男人要拯救的不仅是他的家庭,还有他的国家……

这部小说是英国惊悚小说的巅峰之作。(兼职翻译-XAT)

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About the Author/作者介绍: Sam是一名英国记者的笔名,Jonathan Freedland想要凭此区分他的小说作品和新闻作品。Freedland是很多惊悚小说的作者,包括《正义之士》(2006),《最后的遗嘱》(2007),《最终审判》(2008)和《被选中的一个》(2010)。他的书《正义之士》被Piers Morgan 称为“我读过的最佳惊悚小说”,还被英国每日镜报称为”丹布朗皇冠的最大竞争者“.这是关于一个有一半英国血统的新闻记者Will Monroe 的故事。在报导民兵男子被发现死在荒野木屋的新闻之后,他的正常生活就被打乱了,他的妻子也被人绑架。随着对案件的进一步调查,他发现,死去的民兵男子和一个最近被谋杀的纽约皮条客之间有很大的关联。他们都是…

Sam Bourne is the pseudonym of the British journalist, Jonathan Freedland intended to distinguish his work in fiction from his journalism. Freedland is credited on the copyright page as the author of the thrillers The Righteous Men (2006), The Last Testament (2007), The Final Reckoning (2008) and The Chosen One (2010). His book, The Righteous Men, was described as "The best thriller I’ve read in years" by Piers Morgan and "The biggest challenger to Dan Brown’s crown" by the British newspaper Daily Mirror. It is about a half-British news reporter Will Monroe (Jr) whose normal life is disrupted when his wife is kidnapped while he is reporting a story of a militia man found dead in his isolated log cabin. Further investigation into the death brings Will to the conclusion that the dead militia man shared an attribute with a New York pimp, who was also recently murdered. They were both…

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