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Utterly Monkey: A Novel
by Nick LairdDanny Williams didn't mean to be a lawyer, but somehow he is -- and for up to eighteen hours a day. He's well paid, home owning, and twenty-seven but is also overworked, lonely, and frequently stoned. The plan was to leave the troubles of a small town in Northern Ireland for the big city in England, but one evening an old school friend, Geordie, bursts into Danny's shiny new life. On the run from a Loyalist militia, Geordie brings everything Danny thought he had left behind and dumps it on his doorstep.With infectious wit and energy to burn, Utterly Monkey is a searing, fiercely funny, and ultimately redemptive novel about surviving an office job, outwitting the bad guys, and, hopefully, getting the girl.
Utu
by Caryl FéreyA New Zealand detective searches the Maori underworld for his friend’s killer in this Gran Prix Sang d’Encre-winning novel by the author of Zulu.Former New Zealand detective Paul Osborne has washed up in Sydney, where he has a bad case of sunstroke and an even worse reputation at the local bars. But now his former boss from the Auckland City Police Department wants him back on the job. Osborne’s only real friend on the force, Jack Fitzgerald, has committed suicide in the middle of an important investigation. Despite his current state, Osborne is the only one qualified to take over the case.Though has no interest in playing policeman, he returns to Auckland all the same—because he’s sure Fitzgerald’s death was no suicide. An expert in Maori culture, Osborne retraces his dead friend’s steps into a world of occult mystery, tribal discontent, billion-dollar backroom deals, and political corruption.In the Maori language, “utu” means revenge. In this gripping crime novel, the desire for revenge runs deep—and nobody, innocent and guilty alike, will be safe until it has been sated.
V As in Victim (Library of Congress Crime Classics)
by Lawrence TreatOriginally published in 1945, V as in Victim was the first crime novel to feature ordinary cops as the main characters, launching the subgenre known as "police procedurals" and earning Lawrence Treat an important place in the history of mysteries."So Mitch knew in general why he was a cop. ...But Jub Freeman was different, and the difference bothered Mitch."New York City Police Detective Mitch Taylor doesn't love being a cop, but it's a decent, respectable job—except for the paperwork. He files his cases as "investigations," not crimes, so that failure to solve them won't jeopardize his promotion. Lab tech Jub Freeman never wanted to work for the police, but landing in the lab suited him well. When they're called to the scene of a hit and run accident, Mitch is annoyed with the witnesses. None noted the license plate number of the car, but one insists that she heard a woman scream just before the accident.Interviewing the woman in her apartment overlooking the accident, Mitch and Jub are surprised to learn that her scream had nothing to do with the hit and run: she's discovered her cat died, for no apparent reason. When her date doesn't show up either, she grows worried and asks the police to check out his apartment at a nearby hotel. There, they find her friend bludgeoned to death.Are the cases related? With no brilliant amateur detectives in sight, can regular police solve these puzzles? Schooled in the ways that real law enforcement operates, Treat takes the readers along on a satisfying ride to justice.
V is for Vengeance
by Sue GraftonPrivate detective Kinsey Millhone feels a bit out of place in Nordstrom's lingerie department, but she's entirely in her element when she puts a stop to a brazen shoplifting spree. For her trouble she nearly gets run over in the parking lot by one of the fleeing thieves--and later learns that the one who didn't get away has been found dead in an apparent suicide. But Audrey Vance's grieving fiancé suspects murder and hires Kinsey to investigate--in a case that will reveal a big story behind a small crime, and lead her into a web that connects a shadowy "private banker," an angry trophy wife, a spoiled kid with a spiraling addiction, and a brutal killer without a conscience...
V-3
by Ib MelchiorThe specter of Armageddon looms in Melchior's eighth novel Its agent is the V-3, a poisonous exsiccating gas developed by Hitler to succeed the V-1 and V-2 rockets. In the present, aging but still fanatic Nazis plan to unleash the gas and kill millions. Army intelligence reactivates chemist Einar Munk, who, as a wartime operative for the OSS, first learned of the gas&’s manufacture. His orders: Find it and contain it. In this desperate mission, Einar is aided by his wife, Birte. Einar discovers the V-3 in a sunken U-boat, the canisters dangerously near final corrosion and each of them booby-trapped.
V.I. for Short: A Collection of V.I. Warshawski Stories
by Sara Paretsky'Grace Notes' sees V.I. delve into her family history after discovering a newfound Italian cousin, Vico. But what does Vico want after all this time? And what danger will it lead to? In 'The Pietro Andromache', V.I.'s friend Lotty Herschel finds herself in hot water when her rival is robbed and killed. Lotty ticks all the right boxes, but who's the real culprit? And in 'Strung Out', V.I. investigates the daughter of an old friend, suspected of murdering her father with a racket string . . .
V2: A novel of World War II
by Robert HarrisThe gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of Munich and Fatherland."The first rocket will hit London in five minutes. You have six minutes to stop the second."Rudi Graf has dreamt since childhood of sending a rocket to the moon. Instead, along with his friend Werner von Braun, he has helped create the world's most sophisticated weapon--the V2 ballistic missile, capable of delivering a one-ton warhead at three times the speed of sound.In a desperate gamble to avoid defeat, Hitler orders 10,000 to be built. Now, in the winter of 1944, Graf finds himself in a bleak seaside town in Occupied Holland. Haunted and disillusioned, he's tasked with firing the V2s at London. Nobody understands the volatile, deadly machine better than he does.Kay Caton-Walsh is an officer in the WAAF. She has experienced at first-hand the horror of a V2 strike. As the rockets rain down, she joins a unit of WAAFs on a mission to newly-liberated Belgium. Armed with little more than a slide rule and a few equations, the hope is that Kay and her colleagues can locate and destroy the launch sites.But at this stage in the war it's hard to know who, if anyone, you can trust.For every action on one side, there is an equal and opposite reaction on the other. As the death toll soars, the separate stories of Graf and Kay ricochet off one another, until in a final explosion of violence their destinies are forced together.
V2: A novel of World War II
by Robert HarrisThe first rocket will take five minutes to hit London.You have six minutes to stop the second.From the best-selling author of Fatherland and Munich comes a WWII thriller about a German rocket engineer, a former actress turned British spy, and the Nazi rocket program.It's November 1944--Willi Graf, a German rocket engineer, is launching Nazi Germany's V2 rockets at London from Occupied Holland. Kay Connolly, once an actress, now a young English Intelligence officer, ships out for Belgium to locate the launch sites and neutralize the threat. But when rumors of a defector circulate through the German ranks, Graf becomes a suspect. Unknown to each other, Graf and Connolly find themselves on opposite sides in the hunt for the saboteur. Their twin stories play out against the background of the German missile campaign, one of the most epic and modern but least explored episodes of the Second World War. Their destinies are on a collision course.
V: The Second Generation
by Kenneth W. JohnsonAt last: the climactic conclusion of the V television miniseries saga readers will never forget!
VANISH: #1 bestselling author of WAKE and RIPPER (Lane Holland 3) (Lane Holland)
by Shelley Burr'Shelley Burr does not take prisoners. Bloody loved this book . . . It's crime fiction at its effortless best - beautifully drawn characters, rich relationships, fast and fascinating plot, and twists that make you go "ah"' LAINIE ANDERSON, author of The Death of Dora Black'A constant unnerving undercurrent bubbling away on every page' DARCY TINDALE, author of Burning Mountain'A sizzling, boldly original page-turner - an intense and utterly gripping thriller. Her best yet!' ROSE CARLYLE, author of The Girl in the MirrorPeople go to the isolated Karpathy farm looking for a new life. Is it a commune? Is it a cult? Or something far more dangerous? Lane Holland's crime-solving career ended the day he went to prison. Yet one unsolved case continues to haunt him: the disappearance of Matilda Carver two decades ago. Against the odds, Lane finds a lead - a mysterious farm community where Matilda lived briefly, led by the enigmatic Samuel Karpathy. The farm attracts lost souls. People looking for answers. People hiding from their pasts. People who have nowhere else to go. But some of those who go to the farm seem to vanish without a trace.Inspired by a real-life criminal case, VANISH is a chilling thriller from award-winning Shelley Burr, the bestselling author of Australian noir. Praise for Shelley Burr's sensational novels: 'Compulsive, propulsive, addictive' New York Times 'Outstanding . . . A gripping mystery' The Guardian 'A yarn that feels so plausible and terrifying, it stays with you' The Australian Women's Weekly 'Shelley Burr is a bright new talent in Australian crime fiction' CHRIS HAMMER 'Stunning, masterfully written, thought-provoking and intense, it is Aussie noir at its finest' Sunday Express
VCR from Beyond (Vintage Rose Mysteries)
by Jacobs EvanThemes: Respect, Friendship, Monsters, Bullying, Supernatural, Mystery, Fiction, Tween, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Donovan and Mark are always giving their friend Alex a hard time. When Alex buys an old TV/VCR at the local antique shop, they tease him about wasting his money. But Alex sees something in it that his friends don’t. Then he starts acting strange. Will Donovan and Mark figure out what’s going on with him before it’s too late? In the fictional town of Scarecrow, California, tweens keep discovering mysterious and sometimes magical objects at the Vintage Rose Antique Shop. When they take these objects home, strange things begin to happen. Does the family who inherited the store have an active imagination? Or is the store really haunted? Each story is a tale about a specific relic found at the store. Stories will appeal to the most reluctant reader who enjoys the mysterious and somewhat creepy.
VICTORIA ENTRE LAS SOMBRAS (EBOOK)
by Marcelo Di MarcoSe sentía tan odiado que decidió fugarse para siempre con su mejor amiga: estaba harto del miedo, los golpes y las amenazas de los adultos. Todo empezó como una inocente aventura. Pero ninguno de los dos podía sospechar el espanto que los esperaba. Un ruinoso barrio de pescadores, las playas de Punta Mogotes, un bosque laberíntico y un parque de diversiones abandonado son los escenarios de este brutal y vertiginoso thriller de supervivencia. Con un lenguaje crudo y provocador, el autor sabe alternar el humor con la crueldad, el suspenso y el terror extremo.
VIRAL!!!
by Michael GandyAn infection leads desperately ill people unable to get better, but moreover, unable to die. And then, different species exhibit different effects—white-tailed deer drop dead, cattle become carnivorous, birds of all kind turn iridescent blue. Next affect is the natural world, with waterfalls changing color from top to bottom and a mysterious deep rumble occurring offshore from the Sydney Opera House. But the night the Great Wall of China disappears from the face of the earth…
VOLUME III - CONSPIRAÇÃO - HOMEM EM FUGA
by Baron Alexander Deschauer Simone ValiceliDescrição do livro: A Regra de Ouro: Quem tem o ouro, dita as regras Em um mundo pós-ouro, aquele que controla as finanças dita as regras. Acidentalmente, o detetive Warren Clog da CIA descobre uma conspiração que não faz sentido a não ser para os pais de Jack, um jovem universitário. Quando os pais dele fogem, Jack é arrastado para uma conspiração mundial para tentar salvar seus pais e a ele mesmo. O que está em jogo não é nada menos que a estabilidade de um mundo livre.
Vacaciones Desde el Infierno: Historia de Jeannetta & Dee
by Justice Gray¿Alguna vez ha ido de vacaciones con una amiga, solo para darse cuenta de que tiene que cuidarla, ya que parece incapaz de seguir instrucciones y espera que usted la cuide? ¿Esto hace que tus vacaciones sean miserables? Entonces te encantará esta novela. Dee le ofrece a Jeannetta unas vacaciones gratis; Jeannetta tiene dificultades para llevar a Dee al aeropuerto a tiempo, ya que tiene resaca de la noche anterior; Falta Dee; Jeannetta decide terminar sola sus vacaciones. ALGUNOS PROBLEMAS: Hablando de eso, ¡tenemos que emborracharte, perra! Después de todo, tenemos que embarcarnos para atrapar. También podría atraparlo con estilo. Las dos chicas habían pasado todo el fin de semana en el tanque de borrachos. “Si bebo eso”, comenzó, señalando en dirección a la botella de alcohol isopropílico, “¿me emborracharé súper rápido?”. preguntó con una ligera sonrisa cruzando su rostro. “Si eso es lo mejor que tienes, mataría por un video tuyo en una sala de interrogatorios”, dijo Clive. Pero si tuviera que trabajar aquí para siempre, creo que podría suicidarme”, respondió. Solo quería asegurarme de que no te metieras en serios problemas, o incluso que te mataran. Jeannetta se estremeció al pensar qué podría pasarle ahora que Dee vagaba por un país extranjero sin sentido de orientación. Y peor aún, ¿qué pasaría con el país extranjero? Pero ella era una chica Tipo-A con tendencias obsesivas del orden, así que en lugar de eso, lo encontró repugnante. La justicia advierte que debes tener cuidado con quién vacacionas.. Vacation From Hell es el noveno de una serie de libros. Asegúrate de leer los demás: Moochers in Crime: una historia de Dirk y Patsy Fib to Folly: Las crónicas de Gabbi Trancy Karma a toda marcha: El círculo de la muerte de Trish Cobrando la muerte: la historia de Gretchen Enticed to Evil: la historia de una familia muy disfuncional Victory Via Deceit: e
Vacaciones Rusas
by Kenneth EadeDescripción del libro: Incluso los asesinos necesitan unas vacaciones. Los críticos de autores más vendidos y premiados lo aclaman como "uno de los escritores de novelas de suspenso más fuertes de nuestra escena", viene la continuación de la inolvidable historia de un improbable "antihéroe", Robert García, un peligroso e insensible asesino de terroristas yihadistas, ha sido exaltado por las redes sociales como "Paladine", un paladín viviente cuya misión es librar a la tierra del mal para el bien de la humanidad. La secuela del thriller más vendido encabezó estas listas de best-sellers en la primera semana: #3 Thriller de terrorismo y #1 Nuevo lanzamiento candente #4 Best Seller en Thriller Sensacionalista y #1 Nuevo lanzamiento candente #4 Thriller de Aventura para hombres y #1 Nuevo lanzamiento candente #5 Best Seller deThriller Politico y #1 Nuevo lanzamiento candente Descubre lo que dicen los críticos sobre este nuevo thriller terrorista: "En este thriller bien escrito y de ritmo rápido, el autor demuestra habilidad no sólo con la trama, sino con carácter, y el carácter es lo que hace que este libro destaque. Una historia de amor desafortunada y un perro irresistible sólo profundizan lo que podría ser sólo otra historia de un sicario asesinando yihadistas." --Publisher's Weekly, Booklife Prize in Fiction. "Los lectores de thrillers internacionales y ficción militar encontrarán apasionantes escenarios de acción y espionaje sin parar. La acción es trepidante, el escenario descrito hábilmente, y los retratos de los intereses especiales de rebeldes, rusos y estadounidenses en el contexto de la guerra están particularmente bien hechos para que todos los lados y sus intereses especiales se vuelvan aterradoramente claros y reales". Midwest Book Review. "Kenneth es uno de nuestros escritores de thriller más fuertes en la escena y el hecho de que extra
Vacaciones en Saint-Tropez
by Danielle SteelDurante la fiesta, los seis amigos tuvieron la idea de alquilar todos juntos una mansión en el sur de Francia el verano siguiente. Pero la vida tenía otros planes... Apenas dos semanas después de año nuevo, Robert se queda inesperadamente viudo, y sus amigos no dudan un instante en apoyarle en ese duro trance, al tiempo que lo alientan a ir con ellos a Saint-Tropez en verano. Pero, al llegar finalmente el mes de agosto, descubren que la mansión de ensueño de los folletos turísticos no es más que una vieja casona derruida, a cargo de una extravagante mujer que se pasea por todos lados en un biquini de leopardo, acompañada de un trío de horrendos perritos. Aunque la sorpresa más grande de todas será la nueva compañera de Robert, una joven y despampanante actriz que solo podrá provocar celos y desconfianza en Pascale y Diana, y circunspecta admiración en John y Eric. Poco a poco, a medida que el verano toca a su fin, las parejas de amigos experimentarán cambios inesperados, mientras las viejas heridas cicatrizan, surge un nuevo amor y ocurren pequeños milagros... Todo bajo el brillante sol de Saint-Tropez.
Vacant Graves
by Christopher BeatsBook two of The Magnocracy SeriesDonovan Schist's current job was supposed to be an easy one: grab Phoebe Mosey before pimp and murderer Stanny Slash does, and drag her back home to Ohio-kicking and screaming if necessary. But when a blazing river halts their steam train in the middle of nowhere, the veteran turned detective starts to wish he had stayed in New York.With a homicidal Stanny hot on their trail-maybe poisoning Stanny's man was a bad idea-Donovan needs to get Phoebe out of Juniper Junction fast. Even if that means taking a few jobs for some quick cash.He doesn't expect to find a mining company on the brink of war with a union, or bloodthirsty strike-breakers itching to use a steam tank and other weapons he hasn't seen since the War of Southern Secession. Or that underneath it all lies something much darker-an unspeakably diabolical conspiracy...For more Donovan Schist mysteries, check out Cruel Numbers. 87,000 words
Vacanza all'inferno
by Justice Gray Valentina MieleDescrizione Vi è mai capitato di partire per una vacanza con un’amica e rendervi conto, soltanto dopo, di doverle fare da babysitter perché è incapace di prendersi cura di sé e tenersi alla larga dai guai? In che modo, questo, influirebbe sulla vostra vacanza? Basterebbe a rovinarla? Se sì, questo è il romanzo giusto per voi! Jeannetta riceve un invito per una crociera da Dee, ma i problemi iniziano fin da subito, quando Jeannetta deve fare l’impossibile per riuscire a trascinare Dee, con i postumi della sbornia, in aeroporto. L’intero viaggio sarà un’escalation di situazioni imbarazzanti, incomprensioni e drammi e si concluderà con la decisione di Jeannetta di terminarlo in solitudine. Una decisione che le cambierà la vita. Teasers “A proposito, dobbiamo farti ubriacare stronzetta! Dopotutto, abbiamo una nave da prendere. Sarà meglio prenderla con stile.” L’ultima volta che aveva passato più di 24 ore con la sua compagna di stanza al college, dopo la laurea, le due avevano trascorso l’intero weekend tra i fumi dell’alcool. “Se bevo quello,” iniziò, indicando la bottiglia di alcool con cui la stava medicando, “mi ubriacherò tanto e tanto velocemente?” le chiese con un sorriso. “Se questo è tutto quello che hai da dire, credo che dovrò portarti nell’altra stanza per un interrogatorio,” le disse Clive. “Se dovesse diventare un lavoro fisso penso che mi ucciderei, ad un certo punto.” Le spiegò. Volevo assicurarmi che non ti cacciassi in guai seri, che non ti uccidessi addirittura. Jeannetta non osava immaginare di cosa potesse essere capace in un paese straniero, senza alcun senso dell'orientamento. Per non parlare di quello che avrebbe potuto fare lei, a quel paese straniero. Lei, però, era il tipo di ragazza maniaca della pulizia, quindi pensò che fosse semplicemente disgustoso. Justice Gray vi ha av
Vacation Interrupted (The Thriller Shorts #1)
by Allison BrennanAttempted murder interrupts vacation for an FBI agent and a P.I. in this romantic suspense short story by a New York Times–bestselling author.In this Thriller Short, New York Times–bestselling author Allison Brennan’s recurring protagonists Lucy Kincaid and Sean Rogan learn that taking an island vacation isn’t so relaxing—especially when solving crimes is your occupation. Rescuing a drowning man on his honeymoon turns out to be the easy task. Finding and stopping his military-trained ex-girlfriend from killing him is a bit more complicated, and Kincaid and Rogan soon find themselves up to their necks in trouble.Originally published in Love is Murder (2013), edited by #1 New York Times–bestselling author Sandra Brown.Praise for Love is Murder“If a person is known by the company she keeps, then the company of the 30 romance and suspense writers in this stellar all-original anthology speaks volumes about bestseller Brown . . . . Chockablock with nifty plot twists, these stories aren’t to be missed.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Vachss: Underground
by Andrew VachssWhen there is no longer any reliable source of "news," there is nothing to trust . . . and "The Terror" descends. For decades, The Rulers have been at work, using prisoner/slave labor to construct Underground, believing that all those who flee there will trade their freedom for security. Now, "truth" is what the Rulers say it is, and The Rulers rule all. But even within this antiseptically evil world, a revolution is brewing. A new breed of journalists--known as "The Book Boys"--risk everything to graffiti the truth on Underground's pristine walls.
Vacuum (The Harpur & Iles Mysteries #28)
by Bill JamesHarpur and Iles juggle a new drug kingpin and a new chief in this hilarious police procedural from &“the Elmore Leonard of Britain&’s underworld&” (Kirkus Reviews). After his wife and son are gunned down in what appears to be a hit gone wrong, Local drug boss Mansel Shale turns to religion, leaving his drug business up for grabs. His second-in-command, a weirdo who believes he is Generalissimo Franco, is the wrong man to lead the organization, especially with rival Ralph Ember eager to gain control of Shale&’s territory. Neither Assistant Chief Desmond Iles nor DCS Colin Harpur wants a drug war. Both believe in the motto &“No blood on the pavement.&” But their new chief has a different motto—&“Lock &’em up and toss away the key&”—and is pushing matters in the wrong direction. &“The qualities that make James&’s books stand out from the crowd are his masterful ability with words and his howlingly funny, darkly brutal humor. . . . Despite the seriousness of the plot, it&’s impossible not to laugh aloud at the fierce ripostes, subtle digs, and overt insults peppered across every page. A true delight from a genre master.&” —Booklist (starred review) &“Not only the most stylishly adventurous books in British crime fiction today but also the funniest.&” —The Telegraph
Vadios no Crime: Uma História de Dirk & Patsy
by Justice GrayPatsy inventa histórias de abuso para se afastar do marido, pois ela está entediada e ele não tem muito a oferecer, mas logo decide que pode ganhar muito dinheiro se se prostituir - primeiro para os homens e depois para as mulheres. Dirk e Patsy juntam forças criminosas, com Dirk sendo o cafetão de Patsy; mais tarde, Patsy planeja cuidar de sua filha para prostituição adolescente. Seu estilo de vida rico e glamuroso faz com que eles fiquem sem dinheiro em um curto espaço de tempo, então eles constantemente vêm com maneiras de roubar outras pessoas. Quando isso não é suficiente, Dirk rouba dinheiro de seus pais idosos que têm sinais de demência e, em seguida, trama para matá-los... duas vezes. Poderia ser um final trágico para Patsy e Dirk, ou não…?
Vagabond: A Thriller
by Gerald SeymourIt was a dirty job in a dirty war.Danny Curnow, known in the army family by his call sign, Vagabond, ran agents, informers. Played God with their lives and their deaths, and was the best at his job - and he quit when the stress overwhelmed him.Now he lives in quiet isolation and works as a guide to tourists visiting the monuments and cemeteries of an earlier, simpler, conflict on Normandy's D-Day beaches.Until the call comes from an old boss, Bentinick.Violence in Northern Ireland is on the rise again. Weapons are needed for a new campaign. Gaby Davies of MI5, sparky and ambitious, runs the double agent Ralph Exton, who will be the supposed middle man in brokering an arms deal with a Russian contact, Timofey.The covert world of deception and betrayal was close to destroying Danny across the Irish Sea. Fifteen years later the stakes are higher, the risks greater, and there is an added agenda on the table. If he wants to survive, Danny will have to prove, to himself, that he has not softened, that he is as hard and ruthless as before.VAGABOND shows Gerald Seymour writing at the top of his powers and returning to the territory of some of his greatest bestsellers, Harry's Game, Field of Blood and The Journeyman Tailor.
Vagabond: A Thriller
by Gerald SeymourIt was a dirty job in a dirty war.Danny Curnow, known in the army family by his call sign, Vagabond, ran agents, informers. Played God with their lives and their deaths, and was the best at his job - and he quit when the stress overwhelmed him.Now he lives in quiet isolation and works as a guide to tourists visiting the monuments and cemeteries of an earlier, simpler, conflict on Normandy's D-Day beaches.Until the call comes from an old boss, Bentinick.Violence in Northern Ireland is on the rise again. Weapons are needed for a new campaign. Gaby Davies of MI5, sparky and ambitious, runs the double agent Ralph Exton, who will be the supposed middle man in brokering an arms deal with a Russian contact, Timofey.The covert world of deception and betrayal was close to destroying Danny across the Irish Sea. Fifteen years later the stakes are higher, the risks greater, and there is an added agenda on the table. If he wants to survive, Danny will have to prove, to himself, that he has not softened, that he is as hard and ruthless as before.VAGABOND shows Gerald Seymour writing at the top of his powers and returning to the territory of some of his greatest bestsellers, Harry's Game, Field of Blood and The Journeyman Tailor.