Scratch One: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (604 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00DEU9H0W |
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| Number of Pages | : | 599 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Both sides of the conflict have mistaken him for an agent, and the secret service interventions of a dozen countries will do anything to secure him—dead or alive.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Michael Crichton including rare images from the author’s estate.. Mistaken for a secret agent, a hapless lawyer scrambles to stay aliveAn arms dealer in Copenhagen dies after sipping a poisoned martini. Though seemingly unconnected, these events are part of an international conspiracy that could spell death for Roger Carr.Carr is a lawyer, but he has no love for Lady Justice. A Frenchman survives being pushed in front of a train, only to be murdered in his hospital bed. An Amer
My first Lange book. This was the first of my John Lange books that I have picked up to read.I would have to say that this is among my favorite Crichton books that I have read; and that includes all of them published under Michael Crichton and Jeffery Hudson.Although this book has a different feel t. Dave Wilde said The Spy Who Confused Me. John Lange was one of the early pen names of Michael Crichton, best known for The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park. While enrolled at Harvard Medical School, Crichton began publishing a number of novels. Scratch One is one of a number of Crichton's early novels that have recen. Todd McFarland said Fast and Furious. Scratch One is a gripping espionage thriller, nothing more, nothing less. I enjoyed it thoroughly and found myself picking it back up after I had just put it down.
His first novel, Odds On (1966), was written under the pseudonym John Lange and was followed by seven more Lange novels. Popular throughout the world, he has sold more than 200 million books. He also wrote as Michael Douglas and Jeffery Hudson. His novels have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and thirteen have been made into films. . Michae
And a pretty good one, too. This one, from 1967, involves a group of terrorists who are executing a series of assassinations and an unfortunate American lawyer who, due to a rather contrived case of mistaken identity, is believed by the terrorists to be a top U.S. --David Pitt . agent sent to stop them. The book is much closer to 1950s paperback fiction than it is to typical Crichton fare; the characters are nicely drawn, and the action is enjoyable, but this is in no way a science-based thriller—it’s a straightforward adventure yarn. Mayhem ensues. They’re slick and formulaic novels, lots of fun, but not what you’d normally expect from Crichton. From Booklist Before he was the Michael Crichton, the author published a handful of thrillers under a pseudonym, John La