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Trevanian

    June 12, 1931 – December 14, 2005

    This author is celebrated for his masterful storytelling across genres, achieving widespread acclaim and best-seller status. His works are known for intricate characters and compelling plots that have captivated millions of readers. Though he explored diverse literary styles, he maintained a distinctive voice that resonates with a profound understanding of the human condition. His unique ability to blend suspense with deeper thematic concerns establishes him as an unforgettable narrator.

    Trevanian
    The Loo Sanction
    The Eiger Sanction
    The Summer of Katya
    Shibumi
    Satori
    Four Complete Novels
    • Satori

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      A gripping thriller that follows assassin Nicholai Hel across Asia as he fights to regain his freedom. Sugamo Prison, Japan, October 1951. Nicholai Hel has spent the last three years in solitary confinement for the murder of his mentor. A formidable assassin as well as a master of hoda korosu or 'naked kill', he has developed a supreme awareness of the presence of danger. Suddenly offered the chance of freedom, he feels it now as never before... Overseen by Haverford, his American spymaster he must go to Beijing and kill the Soviet Union's commissioner to China. In a landscape primed for war this is a suicide mission he has no choice but to accept. Can Hel succeed in winning his freedom and if so, at what cost? And can he ever achieve his ultimate goal of satori - the possibility of true understanding and harmony with the world?

      Satori2011
      4.1
    • Narratori moderni: Incidente a Twenty-Mile

      • 360 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      L'epopea del West è ormai al tramonto. In una sperduta cittadina del Wyoming, ormai quasi abbandonata, se non fosse per la cinquantina di minatori che sbarcano ogni sabato a far baldoria, arriva un giovane straniero: Matthew Dubchek. E' gentile e abile, e dunque trova diversi lavoretti con cui si guadagna da vivere. E inizia anche a scoprire i piccoli e grandi segreti degli abitanti di un borgo all'apparenza tranquillo. Ma non appena arriva Lieder, pazzo assassino evaso dal manicomio criminale insieme a due fuorilegge, si scatena l'inferno. Lieder vuole impadronirsi dell'argento della miniera, ma anche liberare gli Stati Uniti da tutti quelli che ritiene parassiti: negri, cinesi e soprattutto ebrei.

      Narratori moderni: Incidente a Twenty-Mile2001
      3.0
    • Incident at Twenty-Mile

      • 343 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      A godforsaken town. A young, eager-to-please stranger carrying a homemade shotgun and a staggering secret. And a madman escaped from the Territorial Prison at Laramie, cutting a swath of sadistic violence with two killers at his side. Now, for the people of Twenty-Mile-- the God-fearing and the godless, heroes, whores, lovers and a boy teetering on the edge of madness-- a siege is about to begin amidst a harrowing mountain storm. And when the killing, the thunder, and the terror are over, some will live, some will be buried, and the myth of the American frontier will never be the same...

      Incident at Twenty-Mile1999
      3.8
    • PAREL POCKET: De zomer van Katya

      • 215 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      It is the summer of 1914. Golden days that look to roll on forever...who could hear the guns of August? Deep in the Basque countryside, a young doctor signs on at a clinic. His first case is simple, the consequences complex...for he meets a young woman, Katya, with whom he falls deeply in love. Trevanian is the author of THE EIGER SANCTION, SHIBUMI and THE MAIN, all best sellers that receive continuing acclaim. "Trevanian is in a class by himself...beyond any doubt superior." (John Barkham Reviews)

      PAREL POCKET: De zomer van Katya1990
      5.0
    • De Eiger killer

      • 321 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Een hoogleraar in de kunstgeschiedenis, die wanneer hij geld nodig heeft, voor de Amerikaanse intelligence service werkt, wordt vanwege zijn kwaliteiten als bergbeklimmer naar de Eiger gestuurd om jacht op een man te maken.

      De Eiger killer1986
    • Bloedrecht

      • 317 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      De Main is een wijk in Montreal, een eerste toevluchtsoord voor de grote stromen immigranten: Europeanen, Aziaten, joden, katholieken. Het is een doorgangshuis waar de ouderen en zwakken achterblijven, waar de misdaad welig tiert dankzij de armoede en de ellende. Claude LaPointe, inspecteur van politie, is hier de centrale figuur. De Main is zijn wijk, al dertig jaar. Iedere uithoek kent hij, iedere zwerver, elke pooier en hoer, elke gangster, ieder ogenblik van wanhoop. Hij handelt naar eigen goeddunken en is niet alleen politieman, maar ook rechter en soms scherprechter. Het is de enige manier om de misdaad binnen de perken te houden. Dan wordt in een goor achterafsteegje een jonge Italiaan doodgestoken. LaPointe stelt een onderzoek in. In het begin lijkt het een routineklus, maar plotseling krijgt de zaak een onverwachte wending. De ontknoping is zowel schokkend als triest, en raakt niet alleen de identiteit van de moordenaar, maar ook die van LaPointe zelf.

      Bloedrecht1983
      3.5
    • De zomer van Katya

      • 215 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Een jonge dorpsarts tracht het angstvallig bewaarde familiegeheim van een jonge vrouw te ontraadselen.

      De zomer van Katya1983