At The Edge [Paperback]

David Dun (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 429 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786013990
• ISBN-13: 978-0786013999
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,681,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At The Edge of My Seat, May 12, 2002

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Russ (Arlington, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At The Edge (Paperback)

I really liked Mr. Dun's first novel "A Necessary Evil" but "At the Edge" confirms me as a fan of his work. "At the Edge" is non-stop action with an interesting plot line and great character development. The author demonstrates a rare ability to tell us a story with an environmental theme, informing his readers of both sides of the issues in the "Timber Wars" without taking sides or preaching a particular point of view. I was captivated from the very beginning. He made us care about Dan Young, a widowed timber industry lawyer and his young son Nate. We're even sympathetic towards his beautiful and capable, and opinionated chief adversary, Maria Fischer, a conservatively raised lawyer turned avid environmentalist. Dun's use of a female "bad guy" who, it turns out is ultra bad and somewhat insane, adds a lot of interest to his cast of characters. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys a great, fast moving adventure with just enough romance to make it really interesting. Dun has set his hook and I'll be anxiously looking for his next book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wild ride through the timber wars, April 8, 2002

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Frank Cohnan (Sacramento) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At The Edge (Paperback)

Dun takes us on "a wild ride through the timber wars," to quote one newspaper writer. A couple of young lawyers fight and try not to fall in love as they battle an array of enemies from corporate greedy types to an eco terrorist that calls to mind Ted Kaczinski. Corey Schneider is an unforgettable villain whose peculiar brand of cold blooded evil will set you to worrying. Maria the environmental lawyer probably gets the award for most inspirational character and Nate the boy she befriends the most heartwarming. Dan the industry lawyer tries to keep his clients happy and seduce a wary Maria simultaneously. It's a very entertaining action packed story with a lot of heart. Readers of adventure thrillers will read it and be clamoring for more.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Intriguing Mountain Adventure, October 22, 2002

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Newt Gingrich (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At The Edge (Paperback)

In his second novel, attorney and mountain lover David Dun has conjured up a conspiracy in which a Japanese company hires some very nasty people to kill anyone who would threaten a secret operation they have developed in the northern California woods. This conspiracy is discovered by accident when two lawyers, one representing the timber interests and the other representing the anti-timber environmentalists meet secretly for a pay off and have their half million hijacked. While chasing the robbers they discover the secret Japanese operation, and from that point on their lives are in danger.

The complexities of environmental-forestry emotions, the uses of the news media, the nature of the marijuana growing underworld of rural northern California, and the ruthlessness of people who make a living killing others all come together in a well told story.

It is a little hard for me to enjoy a story in which both the hero and heroine are lawyers, but David Dun got me to do it. His characters are real enough; their personalities seem true enough, and their actions are realistic enough that I grew to like them even though both had passed the bar. A great second effort by an emerging action novelist of the first order.