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Book:Name: Glenn Meade - The Last Witness (epub)
Format: epub
Size: 2.15 MB
Description:Title: The Last Witness
Author: Glenn Meade
Language: English
Year: 2014
Subjects: Fiction
Publisher: Howard Books
ISBN: 9781476710952
Total pages: 144 str.
Download from RapidGatorAfter a massacre at a Bosnian prison camp, a young girl is found alone, clutching a diary, so traumatized she can't even speak. Twenty years later, the last witness to the prison guards' brutal crimes must hunt down those responsible to learn what happened to her family.
Twenty years ago, after the fall of Yugoslavia, the world watched in horror as tens of thousands were killed or imprisioned in work camps during an "ethnic cleansing" in Bosnia. Carla Lane has little knowledge of what went on halfway around the world when she was a child. She is living a near perfect life in New York City, married and soon to have a family of her own. But when her husband is murdered by a group of Serbian war criminals, strange memories start coming back, and she discovers that she underwent extensive therapy as a girl to suppress her memories. She is given her mother's diary, which unlocks her childhood memories and reveals that she was, along with her parents and young brother, imprisoned in a war camp outside Sarajevo.
As her memories come back, it becomes clear that she is the last witness to a brutal massacre in the prison and that her brother may still be alive. She sets out to find her brother, but first she must hunt down the war criminals responsible for destroying her life. But these killers will stop at nothing to protect their anonymity and their deadly pasts...and are determined to silence the last witness to their crimes.
From the talented storyteller who gave us The Second Messiah, The Last Witness serves up another captivating and nail-biting thriller that will keep you holding your breath right to the end.
From Booklist
When Carla Lane's husband, a pianist, is killed by a bomb planted in his car, Carla is distraught. When she learns her husband actually lived a secret life, tracking down perpetrators of the Bosnian genocide in the 1990s, she's baffled. And when she discovers that she, too, was touched (when she was a child) by the genocide, she's determined to retrieve her lost memories, locate her long-missing brother, and find the people responsible for her husband's murder. If you buy into that rather elaborate setup, then you should have no problem enjoying this sharply written thriller; if, on the other hand, the setup feels forced, then the story that springs from it might feel likewise. Meade, whose previous history-based novels include The Second Messiah (2010) and The Romanov Conspiracy (2012), does a nice job of blending historical fact and mostly plausible fiction, and Carla Lane is a strong protagonist. Fans of the earlier books will also enjoy this one. --David Pitt
Review
". . . puts a fresh spin on the mystery surrounding the deaths of the Romanovs, in particular the possible escape of princess Anastasia." (Publishers Weekly)
"Meade's second foray into international intrigue imagines that Nazis biding time in South America hatch a viable plot to take over contemporary Germany. The novel opens with a splendidly tantalizing episode of eavesdropping by a Paraguayan reporter who, before he's caught and killed, hides a tell-tale tape recording. . . . Fast, sly, and slick, this thriller delivers the goods-tension, action, plot twists-until the smoke clears on the last page." (Booklist)
"The Irish-born author (Snow Wolf) teeters on the edge of genius and sacrilege with this thriller about a subject known since the time of Christ. When archeologist Jack Cane discovers ancient documents that point to the existence of another messiah, he also quickly finds out that both Israeli and Catholic authorities have reason to possess, or suppress, such documents. Racked with the pain of personal loss, he meets up with an old friend, Lela, who is part of an Israeli police team investigating multiple crimes, including a cold case involving the possible murder of Cane's parents-also archeologists-20 years earlier. Some who have avoided Christian fiction or only dipped in will find this departure from the mold refreshing, even while some regular readers of Christian fiction may find certain passages revolting. Fans of Davis Bunn or Dan Brown won't bat an eye at Meade's unblinking look at the Vatican and the religious secrecy that fuels such novels. With a plot that screams, a controversial edge, and characters with attitude and something to prove, this has all the makings to be the next Da Vinci Code." (Publishers Weekly)
"Dan Brown meets Tom Clancy-Glenn Meade sure knows how to get your pulse racing. I was gripped from page one. Whether The Second Messiah is fact or fiction is up for debate, but one thing's for sure-it's one heck of a thriller. You know you're in safe hands with Glenn Meade-The Second Messiah is a rollercoaster of a thriller that lifts the lid on the inner workings of the Vatican and leaves you wondering just how much of the fiction is actually fact." (Stephen Leather, author of Nightfall)
"Reading similarly to both a Thoene novel and The Da Vinci Code, bestselling author Meade's The Second Messiah will keep readers on the edge of their proverbial seats . . . The Second Messiah reads quickly and will hold the reader's attention with its many plot twists. In the story, Meade also addresses the problem of suffering in an insightful comment from the pope. Fans of fiction tied to news headlines will enjoy this geopolitical thriller. Recommended for readers of Joel C. Rosenberg." (Christian Retailing)
"This novel is a Da Vinci Code-type thriller, but it's far more. The secret scrolls and chases are standard thriller fare, but deftly handled. Some of the characters are particularly captivating, especially the new Pope, a true follower of God who's tormented by his past and struggling with the future of the Church. This suspenseful book is well worth reading." (CBA Retailers + Resources)
"Written in the mold of The Da Vinci Code-sans all the erroneous claims (thankfully)-bestselling author Glenn Meade's latest geographical thriller, The Second Messiah, keeps readers on the edge of their proverbial seats with multiple plot twists." (Charisma)
"Meade knows how to entangle, and untangle, an exciting array of characters and plots guaranteed to keep the reader hooked . . . a talented storyteller, he sets the scene quickly before taking off on a rollicking ride that keeps the pages turning. It's a hard book to put down." (Crosswalk.com)
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