The main features a much more interesting hero, an old frenchcanadian cop who has failed in many ways and is definitely not hip to new trends in policing. The main is montreals teeming underworld, where the dark streets echo with cries in a dozen languages, with the quick footsteps of thieves and the. Read the main by trevanian available from rakuten kobo. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the crazyladies of pearl street. The loo sanction, the main, the summer of katya, incident at twentymile, and hot night in the city. Hot night in the city is a masterwork from trevanian, whose unique ability to create a new stylistic voice for each genre he visits has produced the international best sellers. I liked trevanian s earlier works like eiger sanction, but their heroes tended to be a little too perfect, a little too james bondian bond books, not movies. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your. The main is principally a character driven novel in two senses.
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He died december 14, 2005 in the english west country. He published the nonfiction book the language of film under his own name. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Pdf the summer of katya book by trevanian free download. Shibumi should be looked at as the perfection of ideas and dialog found in trevanians two earlier books, the eiger sanction and the loo sanction. He is the author of the crazyladies of pearl street, the eiger sanction, the loo sanction, the main, the summer of katya, incident at. Free download or read online shibumi pdf epub book. The first edition of the novel was published in 1979, and was written by trevanian. Free download or read online the summer of katya pdf epub book. Four complete novels the eiger sanction the loo sanction the main. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
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The main ebook by trevanian 9781910400029 rakuten kobo. Publication date 1976 topics mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories. Set on the mean streets of a canadian city this story follows a middle aged cop trying to keep with the times, to take care of the people his turf, solve crimes, and help his friendsnot all of which is mutually compatible. The main is montreals teeming underworld, where the dark streets echo wit. Masterpiece washington postthe main held me from the opening page chicago tribunethe only writer of airport pape. A classic spy novel from the bestselling author, trevanian, about a westerner raised in japan who becomes one of the worlds most accomplished. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The first edition of the novel was published in 1983, and was written by trevanian. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shibumi.
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