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Description for Afterburn
Paperback. A tense thriller from the author of "The Havana Room" and "Manhattan Nocturne". Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 112 x 30. Weight in Grams: 260.
Millionaire businessman Charlie Ravich is a survivor whose brutal experience as a POW in Vietnam has more than prepared him for the cut-throat world of global commerce. Now in his late fifties, with his family dying out, Charlie is about to make his greatest speculation yet. Enter Christina, a voluptuous Ivy League graduate whose affair with a member of a big-time theft ring has landed her in prison. After four years at Bedford Hills, she is suddenly released - perhaps because she is innocent, perhaps not. But as her past catches up with her, a harrowing chain of betrayals is ... Read more
Millionaire businessman Charlie Ravich is a survivor whose brutal experience as a POW in Vietnam has more than prepared him for the cut-throat world of global commerce. Now in his late fifties, with his family dying out, Charlie is about to make his greatest speculation yet. Enter Christina, a voluptuous Ivy League graduate whose affair with a member of a big-time theft ring has landed her in prison. After four years at Bedford Hills, she is suddenly released - perhaps because she is innocent, perhaps not. But as her past catches up with her, a harrowing chain of betrayals is ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747574095
SKU
KLN0016578
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Colin Harrison
Colin Harrison is the deputy editor of Harper's magazine and the author of The Havana Room, Bodies Electric, Break and Enter and Manhattan Nocturne. He lives with his wife, novelist Kathryn Harrison, in Brooklyn, USA.
Reviews for Afterburn
'A relentless plot, a fascinating set of characters under pressure, and high-octane drama. An impeccably literate thriller' Guardian 'A brilliantly imagined book; immaculately organised; fully fleshed; dark as night' Literary Review 'A ferocious whirlwind of a thriller' Sunday Express 'One of the best thriller writers around ... Keeps you guessing right up until the last page' Manchester ... Read more