The Day After Tomorrow [Hardcover]

Allan Folsom (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1994

As an American surgeon tries to kill the man who murdered his father and a Geneva medical resident begins a fateful love affair, a group of industrialists prepares for a momentous celebration. 300,000 first printing. Major ad/promo. BOMC Main.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Touted as a blockbuster, this assured debut thriller delivers in full--and then some. A young American doctor haunted by his father's murder stumbles into a chilling international conspiracy and crosses paths with, among others, a weary L.A. cop investigating a series of surgically precise decapitations, a naive physical therapist and a hypercompetent German assassin. Dr. Paul Osborn, visiting Paris, recognizes the man whom he witnessed stab his father on a Boston street in 1966. Determined to learn the reason for his father's unsolved death and take revenge, Osborn hatches a plan that unexpectedly leads to the gruesome execution of a hired PI and to other killings. Clearly some serious powers are involved. Soon Osborn, aided by Vera Monneray, a Paris medical student, is hiding out from Paris police, Interpol and the L.A. cop who has been summoned to Paris. Meanwhile, Joanna Marsh accompanies Elton Lybarger, a Swiss national whom she has helped recover from a stroke in a posh New Mexico sanatorium, back to Zurich, where he is greeted rapturously by high-ranking German business leaders. As an extensive Nazi resurgence plot emerges, Folsom adds extra flashes--Joanna in a drug-induced sex marathon, a massive train wreck, Vera's other affair with a very important French leader--to heighten the suspense on these rapidly turning pages. A huge explosion in secret chambers under the streets of Berlin sends Osborn on a final chase through Europe and up into the Alps, where the high-tech hopes of an earlier generation are finally exposed. This is a one-sitting novel and readers will have to choose: a full, sun-burning day at the beach or, for those who can't wait, a springtime all-nighter. 300,000 first printing; BOMC selection; movie rights to MGM and the Zanuck Co.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

YA?Paul Osborn, an orthopedic surgeon from Los Angeles, looks up from his table in a Paris cafe and sees the face of the man who murdered his father 30 years earlier. At the same time as he is pursuing the killer, the London police have a series of decaptitated corpses on their hands; Osborn falls in love with the French Prime Minister's mistress; and a German industrialist is recuperating from a stroke in a private sanatorium in Arizona. All of these disparate elements come together nicely in the end. YAs who enjoy a sprawling plot involving Nazis, chases across Europe, and lots of unexpected twists and turns will love this fast-paced thriller.?Susan B. McFaden, Fairfax County Public Library, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 596 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T); 1st edition (April 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316288292
• ISBN-13: 978-0316288293
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (219 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #487,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A locomotive without breaks, November 29, 1999

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Jeff Edwards ([e-mail]) (Twin Falls, Idaho) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Day After Tomorrow (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this on the recommendation of a friend, and as I found out, they were a very GOOD friend. I have NEVER EVER found a book that was launched into action as quickly as this...IF by chance YOU know of one that does, PLEASE e-mail me and let me know. WOW! I can't TELL you how many times my jaw was opened in awe of the sheer speed this plot takes, and how fantastic it all was, but through it all you were persuaded to suspend your belief and just take it all in just because it was bloody good fun. The very last verse alone is worth the price of the book--but PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T read it in advance and spoil it. A GREAT story and a GREAT book. Unfortunately his 2nd novel 'Day of Confession' wasn't as compelling, but still it was entertaining. Check this book out and clear away your schedules, especially if you are a slow reader, 'cuz you WON'T want to put it down. Folsom has written a book that Ludlum MIGHT have written in HIS prime had his career started in the early 90's instead of the early 70's. TRUST me, that's high praise indeed.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the all-time great page-turners, August 2, 2005

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B. Galvin (Santa Monica, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Day After Tomorrow (Mass Market Paperback)

Just an unbelievable story from beginning to end. Make sure to pick it up on a weekend and don't make any plans until you're finished. Great plot twists, engaging characters, and an all-around thriller throughout. I would say it's similar in structure to the Da Vinci Code, with short chapters and multiple plot twists; in comparison, though, I preferred The Day After Tomorrow...maybe my favorite novel.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book you can't put down., July 10, 2004

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R. Shininger - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Day After Tomorrow (Mass Market Paperback)

You know you are reading a good book when you glance at the clock and see that it's 2am and don't care that you have to get up for work in four hours. The Day After Tommorrow is one of those books. It is a myserious and fast-paced thriller that can stand up to the best works of Ludlum. This is a definite must-have for any political/espionage thriller lover.