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From New York Times bestselling authors Molly Cochran and Warren Murphy, Grandmaster is a Mystery Writers of America "Edgar" award-winning thriller spanning the globe from Moscow to Washington, Havana to Tibet.Born thousands of miles apart under the magical sign of the gold coiled serpent, Justin Gilead and Alexander Zharkov are destined to fight one another throughout their lives in a quest for ultimate power. As young boys, rooks and pawns were their weapons of choice. Decades later, they show more employ far more dangerous means of destruction.
Justin has become a master spy; Alexander, the ruthless head of a secret agency. Each is the possessor of an extraordinary intellect and legendary skills. Their paths will cross once more as they fight together against a terrifying evil. But ultimately they must fight to destroy the other.
There can only be one Grandmaster.
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Two men, born on opposite sides of the world on the same day, destined to oppose each other throughout their lives, driven by powerful forces – forces they can neither understand nor deny. As 10 year old chess prodigies they first meet – both lonely, both meaning to win, both wearing the symbol of the gold coiled serpent. They know the uses of pleasure, the secrets of pain, the impact of evil turned upon itself. They understand the deadly forces that grip the world in swift violence, sudden death. But only one man may be the Grandmaster. It is an extraordinary tale of spymasters and assassins, murder and intrigue played against a background of Far Eastern mysticism, from Moscow to Washington, from Havana to Tibet, until one man show more stands alone ... show less
#371 in our old book database. Not rated.
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Warren Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on September 13, 1933. Before becoming an author, worked in journalism and politics. In 1971, he started the Destroyer series with Richard Sapir. His other novels include Jericho Day, The Red Moon, The Ceiling of Hell, The Sure Thing, and Honor Among Thieves. He has received various awards show more including the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for The Grandmaster and Pigs Get Fat, and a Special Award for Trace. He has also received the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for The Ceiling of Hell and Another Day, Another Dollar. He also wrote the screenplays for the movies Lethal Weapon 2 and The Eiger Sanction. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Author Molly Cochran was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1949. She received a degree in fiction writing from the University of Pittsburgh and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. She has written over 25 books, including ghosted novels and non-fiction works. She won the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Grandmaster. She also writes under the name show more Dev Stryker. She currently lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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