I Am Pilgrim - Hardcover

Hayes, Terry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1439177724 ISBN 13: 9781439177723

Publisher: Atria Books, 2014

Synopsis

"I Am Pilgrim is simply one of the best suspense novels I've read in a long time." --David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"A big, breathless tale of nonstop suspense." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times

"The pages fly by ferociously fast. Simply unputdownable." --Booklist

A breakneck race against time...and an implacable enemy.

An anonymous young woman murdered in a run-down hotel, all identifying characteristics dissolved by acid.

A father publicly beheaded in the blistering heat of a Saudi Arabian public square.

A notorious Syrian biotech expert found eyeless in a Damascus junkyard.

Smoldering human remains on a remote mountainside in Afghanistan.

A flawless plot to commit an appalling crime against humanity.

One path links them all, and only one man can make the journey.

Pilgrim.

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Review

"Rendition yourself into a pulsating thriller that never lets up as it carries the hero and the reader on an ever more desperate race between time and an all too plausible disaster for the world we live in. Great nail-biting stuff!"--Robert Goddard

""I Am Pilgrim" is a 21st century thriller: a high concept plot, but with finely drawn protagonists. The plot twists and turns like a python in a sack. Thestyle is visceral, gritty and cinematic...A satisfying and ambitious book, written with skill and verve."--Adam LeBor "The Times, UK "

"Hayes delivers muscular prose, sniper-round accurate dialogue and enough superb and original plotting to fill three volumes. He balances it all with the dexterity of the accomplished storyteller that he so obviously is. I Am Pilgrim is simply one of the best suspense novels I've read in a long time."--David Baldacci "#1 New York Times bestselling author "

""I Am Pilgrim" is a twelve-course meal of a thriller.... A breathtaking accomplishment of a debut."--Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of Tell No Lies

"The pages fly by ferociously fast. Simply unputdownable."--Booklist

"Mr. Hayes's globe-trotting book has more kicks, twists and winks than anything of its dusty genre has provided in a long time. You will be happily surprised to find a new thriller franchise with brains to match its brawn."--Janet Maslin "The New York Times "

"The most exciting desert island read of the season...a big, breathless tale of nonstop suspense."--Janet Maslin "New York Times "

''Dude, freak out. That's my new Gone Girl. Gone Girl was the last book that I couldn't put down. Seriously, email me when you read it. You'll be five chapters in, and you'll look up and be like, 'Dude!'''--Jimmy Fallon

Hayes delivers muscular prose, sniper-round accurate dialogue and enough superb and original plotting to fill three volumes. He balances it all with the dexterity of the accomplished storyteller that he so obviously is. I Am Pilgrim is simply one of the best suspense novels I've read in a long time. --David Baldacci "#1 New York Times bestselling author ""

Mr. Hayes s globe-trotting book has more kicks, twists and winks than anything of its dusty genre has provided in a long time. You will be happily surprised to find a new thriller franchise with brains to match its brawn. --Janet Maslin "The New York Times ""

Book Description

When your past comes calling, it's time to disappear . . .

Edition details

• Publisher: Atria Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1439177724
• ISBN 13: 9781439177723
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 612