The Manchurian Candidate
Sgt Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of an influential senator ...and the perfect assassin. Brainwashed during his time as a POW he is a "sleeper", a living...
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Sgt Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of an influential senator ...and the perfect assassin. Brainwashed during his time as a POW he is a "sleeper", a living weapon to be triggered by a secret signal. He will act without question, no matter what order he is made to carry out. To stop Shaw, his former commanding officer must uncover the truth behind a twisted conspiracy of torture, betrayal and power that will lead to the highest levels of the government...
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780515094411 (0515094412)
ASIN: 515094412
Publish date: February 1st 1988
Publisher: Jove
Pages no: 309
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Mystery,
Politics,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Modern,
Suspense
Audiobook. Enjoyed the story very much. It was a bit hard to get into at first though. Creepy to think what if something like this would really happen.
One of those books that I felt I ought to read just because I've always heard of it, and knew nothing about it. I haven't ever even seen the movie, so I came into the book expecting nothing.I have to say, the first half of the book, to me, was kinda boring, slow, and painfully dated. I didn't expect...
The Manchurian Candidate, described as a ‘political thriller,’ is much more…so much more. Had it not been for Dusty’s review (above), I wouldn’t have expected the tremendous humor to be encountered within the pages of Condon’s almost prophetic novel. Dusty suggests, “If Kurt Vonnegut had written a ...
When it comes to the Cold War, you just can't be too paranoid.
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