John Altman
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Full Name:
Altman, John
Altman, John
Home State:
NY
NY
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Author Agent :
Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis
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The Watchmen Author: John Altman Published: August 5, 2004 by Putnam PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: When captured al-Qaeda operative Ali Zattout proves less than forthcoming with his CIA interrogators, they subject him to the manipulations of regretful psychiatrist Louis Finney, who tries everything from mellow conversation to electroshock-induced "de-patterning" and "psychic driving." Meanwhile, Zattout is being stalked by a nameless assassin, alumnus of an Asian temple cult of assassins, whose hypno-meditative regimen makes him so stealthily lethal that he is shudderingly referred to as the "ghost wind." Altman (A Gathering of Spies) excels at taut psychological confront Click for more info. |
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Oszustwo Author: John Altman Published: June 22, 2003 by Amber (Sensacja) PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: In his first two well-received thrillers, A Gathering of Spies and A Game of Spies, Altman used familiar backgrounds from WWII fiction in imaginative ways. He does the same good service in his latest, an exciting and moving adventure set in the present but owing much to the moral quandaries explored by past masters such as Eric Ambler and John le Carre. Hannah Gray is a classic Ambler character-a woman fleeing one set of troubles and getting caught up in another. Click for more info. |
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La Formula Segreta Author: John Altman Published: April 28, 2003 by Polillo PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: In his first two well-received thrillers, A Gathering of Spies and A Game of Spies, Altman used familiar backgrounds from WWII fiction in imaginative ways. He does the same good service in his latest, an exciting and moving adventure set in the present but owing much to the moral quandaries explored by past masters such as Eric Ambler and John le Carre. Hannah Gray is a classic Ambler character-a woman fleeing one set of troubles and getting caught up in another. Click for more info. |
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