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Lädt ... Number One With A Bulletvon Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff
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When the world's top ten hitmen compete in a last man standing, winner-take-all contest for one hundred million dollars, the only rule is to stay alive. And for retired assassin Johnny Dane, getting out of the business doesn't mean getting out of the game. Welcome to the world of high-priced contract killers and the sport they've been thrust into. However, to the dismay of the wealthy men and women betting on him to win, Dane has been notoriously absent from the contest. Having left the life, he's disappeared to an oceanfront hideaway and has vowed never to return. But when the game finds him and threatens the only woman he's ever loved, this killer quickly realizes the only way out is to get back in. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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While, like I said, this is a fun book, it was almost (well actually too much) more "movie" than book. The action is so non-stop and outlandish as to often times, it becomes ridiculous. The characters, at least in my mind, are so clearly written for film as to be stereo-types of current famous actors. Dane, the lead hitman, would be Jason Statham (or if filmed four years ago, maybe Vin Diesel). The lead female assassin would have to go to Angelina Jolie. Dane's girlfriend? - Eva Mendes. I have more examples, but... you get the idea.
*Hory crap, you guys, I kid you not. I was just googleing the book, hoping to refresh my memory of the names of some of the characters, so that I could give more examples... and I found a youtube video purporting to be the official trailer for the movie "Number One With A Bullet". Fully half of the character were played by actors that I had listed here and others I had in mind. No info on IMDB, though, so it may be a joke.*
Anyway, the book is decent, for a quick action audio thrilljob, but not much else. Plot was under developed, prose was movie clichéd and yeah... that's about it. A big fat "Meh." ( )