Satori
by:
Trevanian (author)
Don Winslow (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780755385966 (0755385969)
Publish date: June 1st 2011
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Novels,
Cultural,
Mystery,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Noir,
Japan,
Suspense
Series: Nicholai Hel
In 1979 the then-mysterious Trevanian published Shibumi, which introduced the character of Nicholai Hel--assassin, Go master, world class lover, spelunker. Shibumi focuses on an incident that pulls Hel out of retirement for one last job and also tells the story of his unusual upbringing, but glosses...
Um, I haven't read Shibumi, the book by another author (Trevanian) that this novel is based on. I just may. I'm curious about it, even though I have mixed feelings about Nicholai Hel, the character Don Winslow has revived here.Nicholai Hel makes me feel a little bad about myself. Not because he's a ...
I really wanted to like this, but I just couldn't stomach the whole writing style of it and had to drop it. I just felt like I was reading a fanfic.
HOKIA Manny Rayner novel based on ShibumiThe bell rang three times, two short and one long. It was the signal they'd agreed on."Entrez!" said Rayner. "La porte est ouverte."The man entered hesitantly, looking around with evident curiosity at the apartment's simple but costly furnishings. An elderly ...
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