The Quest for Anna Klein by Thomas H Cook
Nobody tells a story better than Thomas H. Cook. Michael ConnellyON THE EVE OF WORLD WAR I, A HIGH STAKES INTERNATIONAL PLOT LEADS TO A DEADLY OBSESION
Thomas Danforth has lived a fortunate life. The son of a wealthy importer, he wandered the globe in his youth, and now, in his twenties, he lives in New York City and runs the family business. It is 1939 and the world is on the brink of war, but his life is untroubled, his future assured. Then, on a snowy evening walk along Gramercy Park, a friend makes a fateful request and involves Thomas in a dangerous idea that could change the fates of millions.
Danforth is to provide access to his secluded Connecticut mansion, where a mysterious woman will receive training in firearms and explosives. Thus begins an international plot carried out by the strange and alluring Anna Klein a plot that will ensnare Thomas in more ways than one. When it all goes wrong and Anna disappears, his quest across a war torn world begins
Thomas H. Cook has been nominated for the Edgar seven times in five different categories. He received the Best Novel Edgar (for The Chatham School Affair), the Martin Beck Award, the Herdotus Prize for Best Historical Short Story, and the Barry for Best Novel (for Red Leaves), and has been nominated for numerous other awards.
Thomas H. Cook is the author of fifteen novels, including The Chatham School Affair, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel; Instruments of Night; Breakheart Hill; Mortal Memory; Sacrificial Ground and Blood Innocents, both Edgar Award nominees; and two early works about true crimes, Early Graves and Blood Echoes, which was also nominated for an Edgar Award. He recently completed the novelization of the upcoming SCI FI Channel television event, Taken. He lives in New York City and Cape Cod, where he is at work on his next novel, Peril.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780547364643 |
| ISBN 10 | 0547364644 |
| Title | The Quest for Anna Klein |
| Author | Thomas H Cook |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cengage Learning, Inc |
| Year published | 2011-06-21 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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