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Lädt ... Whisper the Gunsvon Edward Cline
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When Merritt Fury, a fiercely independent American entrepreneur, returns to Hong Kong on business, little does he know that he has become enmeshed in a conspiracy to confiscate his investment and render the Crown colony a dependency on the Mainland dictatorship to the north. While he suspects foul play by some of his business partners in Bluelist Tungsten Trading, he also learns that he is the object of scrutiny by an underground group combating the conspiracy. He meets Amber Lee, a Eurasian beauty and government economist - and also a pistol-packing spy. As Fury fights for his life and pieces together the paradoxical conflict, he grasps that he is the linchpin of the schemes of conspirators and plotters alike, and that it is precisely his independence that is the key factor in their plans.This novel, the first of the Merritt Fury series, was completed in 1977, but only first published in 1992. What I forecast in 1977 about the fate of Hong Kong has come about. Mainland China is now governed by a fascist regime that has retained the trappings of Communism and is Communist in name only. It is certainly not "capitalist" as pundits like to claim. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999BewertungDurchschnitt:
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That being said,I normally enjoy financial books and mysteries in a financial setting. If you don’t like to read about financial shenanigans and the entrepreneurial spirit in a somewhat hagiographic manner, you’ll probably not like this.
The book seems to want to be a Bond imitation with an entrepreneurial flare. I enjoyed the financial dealings and intricacies in the beginning much more than the ridiculous 007 antics (and I am soooo tired of beautiful women fawning over brawn) . I think the author could have also done much more to create a sense of place. Hong Kong before the turn over to China must have been fascinating, but there is little sense of what it was like.
I found myself really skimming the last third. I have no idea why fans would describe Cline's work as celebrating, " the boldly American spirit embodied in all the author's works: freedom-worshiping, ambitious, confident, literate, benevolent, and individualistic." It's possible to be freedom-worshiping without trampling all over others and arrogance is often confused with confidence. I'll try a couple of others but there won't be any stampede to read them. ( )