Extreme Denial Pb [Paperback]

David Morrell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 28, 1996

Endangered by his incompetent partner, CIA agent Stephen Decker decides to resign and try to live a normal life. Meeting Beth Dwyer, he thinks he may have a chance at marriage and a family, but then an attempt is made on both their lives and he realises that there is a score to be settled first.

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Amazon.com Review

The pleasures of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a beautiful woman named Beth Dwyer look very good to burned-out intelligence agent Steve Decker. But beneath the lovely surfaces of both lie darkness and danger--which is why we read this kind of book in the first place, right? David Morrell pulls it off as smoothly as anyone in the genre, working within that frame where our expectations of action and surprise live. His last book, Desperate Measures, is also available in paperback. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From Publishers Weekly

Morrell no longer writes lean and mean like he did when he created Rambo (in First Blood, 1972), but he can still spin a tale of conspiracy that leaves others' in the dust. In Rome, an undercover operation by Brian McKittrick, the spoiled-rotten screw-up son of a CIA legend, ends in a disaster that's officially blamed on the interference of veteran agent Steve Decker. An angry Decker resigns from the Company; 13 months later, he is happily working as a real estate agent in Santa Fe and falling in love with his beautiful new neighbor, Beth Dwyer. That is, until the night a team of hired killers breaks into his house, wounding Beth and nearly killing him. From this point, the action is nonstop. When Beth disappears, Decker discovers, to his shock, that the killers were after not him but her?with the explanation going back to that disaster in Rome. The experienced Morrell reader will figure out the first of the author's surprises long before Decker does, but by keeping the pacing fast and the action furious, Morrell ensures that no reader is going to hold a grudge for long. Questions and loose ends abound but this powerhouse thriller achieves a runaway victory on the basis of sheer storytelling excitement. Film rights sold to Michael Douglas and Paramount Pictures; translation rights sold to 20 countries; author tour.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 470 pages
• Publisher: Headline Feature (November 28, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074725348X
• ISBN-13: 978-0747253488
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,550,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars faster than a speeding bullet, January 25, 2001

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David A. Spearman (Harbor Beach, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Extreme Denial (Paperback)

What a read! Excitement from the beginning until the final page. David Morrell surely can write with the James Bondish lines and believable content. His research is extremely precise, from his geographical facts, through his combat and covert knowledge. I will plan on reading all his novels and advise all to do the same.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can't deny how great Extreme Denial is, August 5, 2002

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Greg (Staten Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extreme Denial (Paperback)

Morrell did it again. I have been a fan for Morrell's work for a long time now. I have almost every novel he has written and Extreme Denial is my favorite novel by him so far. It is amazing how great Morrell writes this book. Steve Decker just wants to have a new life outside of the CIA but when an old friend starts stiring up trouble he has to revert back into the CIA mode to save the women he loves and himself.

The way the characters develop is great. From Decker to Beth to Esperanza and others the characters are interesting and you want to know more about them. If you want to read a great book then buy this one.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extreme thrills!, May 27, 2000

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Rodney Powell "fairmont66" (Macon,Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Extreme Denial (Paperback)

Morrell is my favorite author of international intrigue.This novel is great illustration as he combines his trademark:violent chase thriller format with noirish suspense and moving love story.This novel has it all: spies,gangsters, terrorists,romance and violent action.