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"The three British masters of suspense, Graham Greene, Eric Ambler, and John le Carre, have been joined by a fourth--Gerald Seymour." -"New York Times""The Dealer and the Dead" is the newest heart-pounding thriller from international bestselling author Gerald Seymour, the "best spy novelist ever" ("Philadelphia Inquirer)"Sometimes surviving a war can almost seem worse than dying in it.Vukovar, 1992--a small Croatian village near the Serbian border. In a moonlit field, the villagers await an arms shipment they need to make a last-ditch fight against the advancing Serbs. The promised delivery never comes, and the village is overrun.Eighteen years later, a body is unearthed from a field, and with it the identity of the arms dealer who betrayed them. Now the villagers can plot their revenge. In leafy England, Harvey Gillott regards himself a man of his world. There is only one blemish on his record, and that was all a long time ago. But Gillott, his family, his friends and his enemies are about to be pitched into a sequence of events that will unfold across Europe with breath-taking drama and almost biblical power.
Harvey Gillott is about to find out what happens when the hand of the past reaches out to the present--and it's holding a gun.
Harvey Gillott is about to find out what happens when the hand of the past reaches out to the present--and it's holding a gun.
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In a Croatian village near Vukovar, a body is unearthed in a field – that of an arms dealer. Nearly twenty years earlier, a betrayal had taken place, involving the dead man: the besieged villagers had been desperately waiting for an arms shipment that never arrived -- arms that would have given them a chance against the Serbs moving against them. But there was no delivery, and the village fell. The philosophy of the villagers is that revenge is a dish best served cold, and now knowing the identity of the person who betrayed them, they draw plans for payback. In England, arms dealer Harvey Gillott is about to be drawn into a dangerous situation – and he will find that the past has a very long reach.
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This is the intriguing premise of The Dealer and the Dead, and it will prompt the customary noises of admiration for its author, Gerald Seymour. Enthusiasts often make extravagant claims for their favourite authors, but discerning thriller readers can safely say that the best practitioner currently working in the UK is the veteran Seymour. He is, quite simply, the most intelligent and accomplished in the current field, and even his misfires (of which there aren’t many) are more interesting than most of the competition. Here, we have a typically compromised Seymour anti-hero, a masterfully organised globe-spanning narrative and a mass of highly persuasive detail. When so many novelists are content with shop-worn plots, Seymour always manages to create fresh and original protagonists, and weaves for them situations that are unlike anything he (or his peers) has come up with before. The Dealer and the Dead is Seymour firing on all cylinders, and his rivals need, once again, to look to their laurels. --Barry Forshaw
Praise for Gerald Seymour: "The three British masters of suspense, Graham Greene, Eric Ambler, and John le Carre, have been joined by a fourth--Gerald Seymour." -"New York Times""Not since the arrival of John le Carre has the emergence of an international suspense novelist been as stunning as that of Gerald Seymour." -"Los Angeles Times Book Review""[Seymour] isn't just abreast of the headlines, [but] ahead of them." --"The Washington Post""Seymour may be the best spy novelist ever." -"Philadelphia Inquirer""In a class of his own." -"The London Times""One of the modern masters of the craft." --"Daily Mail"Praise for "The Dealer and the Dead" "A war crime propels this stellar thriller from Edgar-finalist Seymour (Harry's Game).... How Seymour develops these characters and manipulates them until they all end up in Vukovar is a testament to his talent and skill." -"Publishers Weekly," starred review
"Seymour loves detail, and The Dealer and the Dead serves it up brilliantly.... The Bosnian conflict was spectacularly cruel. Two decades on, it continues to spur headlines and to provide potent plotlines for novelists. It's fitting that Seymour, one of the finest contemporary espionage novelists, shines his unique light on it." -Booklist, starred review"Seymour [is] incapable of creating a two-dimensional character . . . The ending is brilliantly orchestrated." -"The London Times"
"Crisp, taut and contemporary, by a stylish writer." --"The""Observer" (UK)
"Discerning thriller readers can safely say that the best practitioner currently working in the UK is the veteran Seymour. He is, quite simply, the most intelligent and accomplished in the current field . . . Here, we have a typically compromised Seymour anti-hero, a masterfully organised globe-spanning narrative and a mass of highly persuasive detail. "The Dealer and the Dead" is Seymour firing on all cylinders, and his rivals need, once again, to look to their laurels." --Barry Forshaw, author of "The M
"Seymour loves detail, and The Dealer and the Dead serves it up brilliantly.... The Bosnian conflict was spectacularly cruel. Two decades on, it continues to spur headlines and to provide potent plotlines for novelists. It's fitting that Seymour, one of the finest contemporary espionage novelists, shines his unique light on it." -Booklist, starred review"Seymour [is] incapable of creating a two-dimensional character . . . The ending is brilliantly orchestrated." -"The London Times"
"Crisp, taut and contemporary, by a stylish writer." --"The""Observer" (UK)
"Discerning thriller readers can safely say that the best practitioner currently working in the UK is the veteran Seymour. He is, quite simply, the most intelligent and accomplished in the current field . . . Here, we have a typically compromised Seymour anti-hero, a masterfully organised globe-spanning narrative and a mass of highly persuasive detail. "The Dealer and the Dead" is Seymour firing on all cylinders, and his rivals need, once again, to look to their laurels." --Barry Forshaw, author of "The M
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- PublisherWheeler Pub Inc
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1410468917
- ISBN 13 9781410468918
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages723
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