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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent thriller,
By Avid Reader (Franklin, Tn) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Something to Hide: A Novel (Hardcover)
The Amazon review stated that Peter Levine is no Umberto Eco. I'm sure that will come as a shock to both writers. Actually, for a debut, it was fantastic. I love the philosophical mysteries because they unite two seemingly disparate worlds - philosophy and (usually) murder. Actuallt, the two are closely related since the overwhelming majority of humans murdered have been for philsophical reasons - religion or ideology (fascism, socialism, tribalism).
The plot ensnares the reader from the start: A graduate student is writing a dissertation on the radical nihilist, Joseph de Maistre. Upon returning home he finds all his papers, every copy, stolen. Events lead him to an appointment to the Supreme Court where he discovers an entire cabal of writers and politicians dedicated to the "principles" of de Maistre. Possessed with this knowledge he is a marked man. He must expose the group and the powerful members before he is killed. Great read. |
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Something to Hide: A Novel by Peter Levine (Hardcover - Mar. 1996)
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