Courier: 1 - Brossura

Irving, Terry

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1481046896 ISBN 13: 9781481046893

Casa editrice: Createspace Independent Pub, 2013

Riassunto

The year is 1972 in Washington, DC, a hotbed of government secrets and fractured souls, with the Watergate Scandal heating up and the Vietnam War slowing down. One day during his courier gig, Rick unknowingly picks up a roll of news film that proves the President took money from the South Vietnamese to prolong the war. This is High Treason: a crime that would mean not only impeachment and conviction but lifelong disgrace. A rogue CIA agent backed by two Saigon cowboys is sent to recover the film and silence Rick - permanently. Rick fights back with the assistance of some of the world’s first computer hackers, two brave congressional staffers, and a motorcycle gang leader who fought by his side in Vietnam’s toughest battle. In the middle of it all, Rick falls in love with a Native American law student who may just be able to bring some peace to his tortured soul. With its white-knuckle pace and absorbing intrigue, Courier is a heart-pumping, riveting read full of high menace, hot motorcycles, and Washington’s own brand of mayhem – the kind you never read about on the front page. It’s a must for anyone who likes their thrillers real and their motorcycles very, very fast. "If the phrase 'a crackling good yarn' evokes an era before Twitter, Facebook, cell phones, videotape, DVDs or cable television, welcome to Terry Irving's fast-paced thriller from a bygone age. The Vietnam War is winding down; a wounded vet takes a job as a motorcycle courier at a network's Washington news bureau, and finds himself caught up in the backwash of a harrowing conspiracy. Terry Irving knows the landscape. I was there. So was he." ---Nightline Anchor Ted Koppel "The year is 1972, mix the White House, the Watergate burglary, the war in Vietnam and murder in Washington and you've got a terrific story...Kudos to one of television's best producers for writing the thriller of the year!" --- White House Reporter Sam Donaldson "Terry was one of the most imaginative and enterprising television producers I ever worked with. It's not surprising then that "Courier" is a terrific page-turner with a clever backdrop and compelling characters." --Erik Sorenson President of MSNBC

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L'autore:

I am an Emmy Award-winning television journalist—Ted Koppel called me "Nightline's best breaking news producer." I've spent 4 decades covering Washington’s scandals and scoundrels at CNN, MSNBC, ABC, and many other media outlets. My work at the network level has earned me a shelf filled with Emmys and an urge to write something longer than 20 seconds. I’ve tried to put this experience into every page of Courier, a journey behind the headlines and into the very real heart of the nation's capital. I did start out as a motorcycle courier in 1973 and I wish I could say that I based the character of Rick Putnam on myself--but he's far tougher, stronger and better-looking.

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• Editore: Createspace Independent Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1481046896
• ISBN 13: 9781481046893
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 306