Assumed Identity
by David Morrell
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Brendan Buchanan, a member of a special covert operations unit, goes by other names – Potter, Crawford, Block – in fact, over two hundred others. Buchanan is a master of impersonation but now his unique gifts – and desperate pathology – threaten to destroy him. The nightmare begins in Cancun, Mexico, where his latest alias is brutally unmasked. When his controllers will no longer give him a new identity, Buchanan is forced to be himself, a person he no longer knows. A sudden plea for show more help from a former partner, Juana, who had posed as his wife, thrusts Buchanan into the midst of a harrowing conspiracy. His partner in the search, a beautiful reporter, is determined to penetrate Buchanan's psychological armor and write her subject's real story. Seeking one woman, while inexorably drawn to another, Buchanan follows a seductive but deadly trail to find the truth about Juana and even the truth about himself if he can survive.. show less
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Pretty good, not great. I wonder if Special Forces guys can really do the things Buchanan did...Creepers and Scavenger were superior...
An intricate and well crafted story that kept me interested all through. Listened to it on CD over a long haul trip and it served us well. If you like fast paced action with an occasional bullet to the head then you'll probably like this.
The excellent situation of clashing assumed identities creates the main interest and is well developed and interesting. The supporting story is also a good tale.
Intriguing. Can a man who lives his life constanty changing his identify remember who he really is?
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Un roman haletant, avec du suspense, intelligemment construit, violent mais pas gratuitement, avec une question : comment un homme qui, pendant plusieurs années, a changé d'identité en créant chaque fois un personnage avec de nouveaux goûts et de nouvelles habitudes, peut-il encore savoir qui il est vraiment ?
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David Morrell, an award-winning Canadian writer of horror fiction, was born in 1943 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He was educated at the University of Waterloo and earned his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University. Morrell is best known as the creator of John Rambo, the hero of his first novel, First Blood. The novel was adapted for screen and show more starred Sylvester Stallone. Although Morrell was not happy with the depiction of the Rambo character in the movie, he did write several sequels to First Blood and two further scripts for the sequels to the original movie. He also wrote a number of other books including The Brotherhood of the Rose which became a best seller in 1984. David Morrell has written one scholarly work, John Barth: An Introduction, published by Pennsylvania State University in 1977 and has taught at the University of Iowa. He now lives in the United States with his wife and daughter (another child, a son, is deceased). (Bowker Author Biography) David Morrell, 1943 - Storyteller David Morrell was born in 1943 in Kitchener, Ontario. He received a B.A. from the University of Waterloo and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University. He was then a professor of American literature at the University of Iowa. Morrell's debut novel was "First Blood" and introduced the well-known John Rambo character. It was made into a successful movie that starred Sylvester Stalone. He followed with a series of thrillers filled with espionage, assassination and worldwide terrorism, which include "The Brotherhood of the Rose," "The Fraternity of the Stone," "The League of Night and Fog," and "The Covenant of the Flame." "Black Evening" is an examination of his own life and includes both his first published short stories and his latest award winning books. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Usurpation d'identité
- Original title
- Assumed Identity
- Original publication date
- 1993
- People/Characters*
- Bren Buchanan
- Epigraph*
- Aucun masque ne vaut la vérité pour couvrir les mensonges, come la nudité est le meilleur déguisement.
William Congreve, The Double dealer
Et, après tout, qu'est-ce qu'un mensonge ? Rien qu'une mascarade de la vérité...
Lord Byron, Don Juan - Dedication*
- A Martin E. Wingate (disparu en 1986), le "roc", excellent ami et enseignant hors pair.
- First words*
- Quarante ans à peine après l'arrivée des conquistadors espagnols dans le Nouveau Monde, l'extermination systématique des indigènes était bien avancée.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)C'est ce que j'attendais depuis longtemps.
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