Return to Perdition

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"The grandson of Michael O'Sullivan takes his own rocky road to perdition, from a prison camp in Laos to the wilds of 1970s Hollywood. Unaware of his heritage, Michael Satariano, Jr., is drawn into espionage and assassination as he attempts to avenge the deaths of his father, brother and sister. Will the love of a decent woman--the niece of a key target--change him or destroy him?"--P. [4] of cover. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 420ee0f0-28a2-4ed4-b463-0725d267601a

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: MAX ALLAN COLLINS was hailed in 2004 by Publisher's Weekly as "a new breed of writer." A frequent Mystery Writers of America Edgar nominee, he has earned an unprecedented fifteen Private Eye Writers of America Shamus nominations for his historical thrillers, winning for his Nathan Heller novels True Detective (1983) and Stolen Away (1991).

His graphic novel Road to Perdition is the basis of the Academy Award-winning film starring Tom Hanks, directed by Sam Mendes. His many comics credits include the syndicated strip Dick Tracy, his own Ms. Tree and BATMAN.

He has been called "the novelization king" by Entertainment Weekly, with tie-in books on the USA TODAY bestseller list nine times and the New York Times list twice. His movie novels include Saving Private Ryan, Windtalkers, Daylight, I Spy, U.S Marshals, Air Force One, Maverick, U-571, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and The Scorpion King. He also wrote the prose version of the movie based on his own Road to Perdition. His TV tie-in work includes novels based on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NYPD Blue, Dark Angel and Bones.