Recoil
by Brian Garfield
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Fred Mathieson was not an ordinary witness against the mob. He was never in the organization, and didn't testify against gangster Frank Pastor to save his own skin. Mathieson is a lawyer, and took the stand simply from a desire to do the right thing. His conscience destroyed his life, but he built a new one. Now his long-ago testimony is about to put him and his family in mortal danger. For nearly nine years, Mathieson has been safe in the Witness Security Program, working as an show more entertainment attorney in California. But Frank Pastor is a few days away from parole, and he has decided to take revenge. By blackmailing a clerk in witness protection, the mobster finds Mathieson's new name--and the chase is on. show lessTags
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En inte helt ny thriller, som leder tankarna till gamla 70-talsthrillers på tv. Men det är ganska bra, inte alls genomskådligt, och ganska smart intrig. Jag överväger bättre betyg, men det fattas ändå något... kanske att det aldrig blir riktigt spännande.
Men det är alldeles utmärkt översatt (Leif Janzon). Det kan man inte ofta säga om denna sorts litteratur under de tiofemton senaste åren.
Men det är alldeles utmärkt översatt (Leif Janzon). Det kan man inte ofta säga om denna sorts litteratur under de tiofemton senaste åren.
Feb 6, 2008Swedish
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Brian Francis Wynne Garfield was born in New York City on January 26, 1939. He attended the University of Arizona and served in the U.S. Army and the Army Reserves from 1957-1965. He wrote his first book, Range Justice, when he was 18 years old. He went on to write more than 70 books including westerns, mysteries, and nonfiction. His novels show more included Death Wish, Gun Down, and Death Sentence. Hopscotch won an Edgar Award and was adapted into a film in 1980, which Garfield also wrote. The Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction in 1969. Nineteen of his works were made into films or TV shows. He died after a battle with Parkinson's disease on December 29, 2018 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- Recoil
- Original publication date
- 1977
- Epigraph*
- Hämnd, fast i början ljuv, snart återfaller bitter på sig själv. - Ur "Det förlorade paradiset" av John Milton
- Dedication*
- Till Bryan och Nanette Forbes
- First words*
- Dörren gick igen bakom henne med en skräckinjagande skräll av stål.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Jag vet inte."
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