Книга: Robert Crais «The First Rule»
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Производитель: "Orion Books" Frank Meyer had got out of`the life`safely. He had put an end to his mercenary days, turned over a new leaf and settled down with his wife and children. It had been a hard decision but, encouraged by his boss and friend Joe Pike, he had walked away. Ten years later, a group of armed men break into his Los Angeles home and brutally gun down him and his family. It`s a vicious, cold and professional job. The crew leave no trace behind except the bodies. But they have made one catastrophic, and almost certainly terminal, mistake - Joe Pike. Because Pike is now determined to hunt down and eliminate everyone involved in the attack, one by one. And it doesn`t matter that, as he starts to investigate, he discovers that these criminals are bigger and better organised than he ever could have imagined, because they are about to learn the first rule... Don`t make Joe Pike mad... Издательство: "Orion Books" (2010)
ISBN: 978-1-4091-1836-7 |
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Robert Crais
Robert Crais (born 1954) is a contemporary American author of
Biography
Born in
In the 1980s Crais decided to abandon scriptwriting and become a novelist. Early efforts proved unsuccessful but following the death of his father in 1985 Crais was inspired to create his character
Overview
Crais's usual protagonist and first-person narrator is private detective Elvis Cole, a wisecracking ex-Ranger tough guy with a heart of gold and all the charm of his namesake,
The author tackles a variety of subjects in his novels. "Free Fall" was inspired by the
Some readers have complained that Crais's style has veered into over-the-top melodrama in recent years and that each book has the same basic structure (usually leading to a shoot-out climax). Others insist that his increasingly cinematic storytelling is how he keeps getting better with every novel. Over the years, his novels have taken a turn for the darker side, with a greater cynicism being expressed in his writing, although the wit and humor of his earlier books are still present. His novels and characters have become more deeply realized, and his extensive use of flashbacks and dream imagery add a greater depth to the present-day narrative.
Themes
Robert Crais has stated that "Thematically, again and again my books are about people who are trying to be better than they have been." [ [http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/interview.aspx?ID=4708 Orion Books: Interview with Robert Crais] ]
Crais on film
In March of 2005,
Bibliography
Elvis Cole/Joe Pike novels
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* "Stalking the Angel" -- Orion -- 1989
* "Lullaby Town" -- Orion -- 1992
* "Free Fall" -- Orion -- 1993
* "Voodoo River" -- Orion -- 1995
* "Sunset Express" -- Orion -- 1996
* "Indigo Slam" -- Orion --1997
* "
* "The Last Detective" -- Orion -- 2003
* "The Forgotten Man" -- Orion -- 2005
* "The Watchman" -- Orion -- 2007
* "
Other novels
* "Demolition Angel" -- Orion -- 2000
* "Hostage" -- Doubleday -- 2001
* "The Two-Minute Rule" -- Simon & Schuster -- 2006
References
External links
* [http://www.robertcrais.com/ RobertCrais.com]
Источник: Robert Crais
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