The Red Room [electronic resource] / Ridley Pearson.
Material type: TextSeries: Risk Agent novel ; 3. | Pearson, Ridley. Risk agent novel ; 3.Publisher: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
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- 9781101613122
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- PS3566.E234 R43 2014
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"This installment is all about impossible escapes and elusive spycraft....Another hit in this knockout thriller series featuring nonstop danger, casually clever descriptions of exotic locales, evolving characterization, and evenhanded sociopolitical commentary. Recommended for every beach bag." -- Booklist
In the newest international thrill ride from New York Times-bestselling author Ridley Pearson, John Knox and Grace Chu, the incomparable and often incompatible duo, team up again, this time in the exotic "city between two worlds," Istanbul.
What's it like to see yourself in a picture you never knew was taken?
John Knox is an expert at surveillance and delicate, international dealings. So he is understandably thrown when David "Sarge" Dulwich, his contact at Rutherford Risk, hands him a photo of a transaction he recently facilitated in the Middle East. More curious to him, he's shown that photo while in the Red Room, the private security company's highly secure underground bunker, where eavesdropping is impossible and privacy ensured. Why all the cloak-and-dagger?
Knox is pressured into accepting a job as an art broker in the mysterious Istanbul, a city situated on two continents where East meets West and Islam meets Christianity. It is a melting pot of spies, terrorists, and conflicting interests.
Teamed with smart, quick, and fearless Grace Chu, Knox must navigate a murky operation, the only goal of which is to spend five minutes in the proximity of a man they've never met. Why? What can it possibly matter? And why are so many others bound and determined to see it never happens--at any cost?
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"In the newest international thrill ride from New York Times-bestselling author Ridley Pearson, John Knox and Grace Chu, the incomparable and often incompatible duo, team up again, this time in the exotic "city between two worlds," Istanbul. What's it like to see yourself in a picture you never knew was taken? John Knox is an expert at surveillance and delicate, international dealings. So he is understandably thrown when David "Sarge" Dulwich, his contact at Rutherford Risk, hands him a photo of a transaction he recently facilitated in the Middle East. More curious to him, he's shown that photo while in the Red Room, the private security company's highly secure underground bunker, where eavesdropping is impossible and privacy ensured. Why all the cloak-and-dagger? Knox is pressured into accepting a job as an art broker in the mysterious Istanbul, a city situated on two continents where East meets West and Islam meets Christianity. It is a melting pot of spies, terrorists, and conflicting interests. Teamed with smart, quick, and fearless Grace Chu, Knox must navigate a murky operation, the only goal of which is to spend five minutes in the proximity of a man they've never met. Why? What can it possibly matter? And why are so many others bound and determined to see it never happens-at any cost? "-- Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. New York Penguin Group US 2014 Available via World Wide Web.
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Library Journal Review
Freelance operative John Knox and forensic accountant Grace Chu return for a third international adventure (after Choke Point) that at first glance seems easy and straightforward. Knox deals in art when he's not working on missions for the Rutherford Risk Company, and his boss asks him to use his art world connections to sell a priceless sculpture to one of Knox's favorite clients. All that Knox knows is that he will be working with Chu again, and the assignment involves his client's brother with a guarantee of no violence. Of course, things go wrong from the start. Verdict It's nice to see John and Grace in action again, but this time the novel feels a bit padded. How many times does Grace need to be abducted and have John rescue her before she comes across as weak and helpless? Even so, Pearson has crafted a great series with characters and settings the reader will enjoy, and demand will be heavy owing to his growing fan base. [See Prepub Alert, 1/6/14.]-Jeff Ayers, Seattle P.L. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Publishers Weekly Review
Bestseller Pearson's exciting if complicated third Risk Agent novel (after 2013's Choke Point) takes security operative John Knox, who's also an art trader, and his partner, former Chinese government spy Grace Chu, to Istanbul, where they are to perform a simple in-and-out delivery job for David Dulwich, Knox's pal at the private contracting firm Rutherford Risk. Knox and Chu are to offer the bust of Harmodius, a piece of ancient artwork worth millions, to restaurant owner Akram Okle, who's acting as middleman for a wealthy brother of his named Mashe. Since Knox needs the money for medicine for his autistic, mentally-challenged brother, he accepts the assignment. To no one's surprise, the mission turns deadly in Istanbul and proves anything but simple. Readers may want to take notes to keep track of the many countries and secret agents involved as Pearson peels away the various layers of deception before the satisfying denouement. Agent: Amy Berkower, Writers House. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.Booklist Review
*Starred Review* Previous Risk Agent ops in Shanghai (The Risk Agent, 2012) and Amsterdam (Choke Point, 2013) featured Rutherford Risk operatives John Knox and Grace Chu on the hunt, but this installment is all about impossible escapes and elusive spycraft. The plan is for Knox and Chu to travel to Istanbul, broker the sale of a long-buried antiquity to one of Knox's current import/export clients, and finagle five minutes in the room with their mark, the client's brother. Despite pitching the mission as in and out, no action, chief operative David Dulwich claims the client's identity and the significance of their contact with the mark is need to know intel. And, according to him, they don't. But when Knox and Chu arrive in Istanbul, they spot operatives following their every move. Dissatisfied with Dulwich's unresponsiveness, technology-maven Grace does some unsanctioned digging and identifies the mark as an Iranian nuclear scientist, but she can't figure out the operation's objective. Then Grace is kidnapped, and the operatives who have been shadowing Knox start shooting to kill. Knox is caught in a catch-22: complete the mission blind, or bail on the op and burn his reputation in the import/export business. Another hit in this knockout thriller series featuring nonstop danger, casually clever descriptions of exotic locales, evolving characterization, and evenhanded sociopolitical commentary. Recommended for every beach bag.--Tran, Christine Copyright 2010 BooklistKirkus Book Review
A third adventure takes globe-trotting independent contractor John Knox and forensic accountant Grace Chu to Istanbuland all around, over and beneath this crossroads city as well.According to David Dulwich, the only thing Rutherford Risk needs is for Knox and Grace to finagle five minutes alone with Mashe Okle, a medical-equipment designer and financier whose restaurateur brother Akram is incurably addicted to antiquities. The enticement will be a bust of Harmodius presumed lost for many years, now duly authenticated and offered to Akram for a small fraction of its estimated $10 million value. As usual (Choke Point, 2013, etc.), Knox thinks the project sounds dubious, and Dulwichs mantra in response to his questionsNTK, for Need to Knowisnt reassuring. But the medications Knoxs brother and partner back in Michigan needs are so pricey that Knox has little choice. So he signs on and heads for Istanbul, a fascinating, inscrutable city where the one thing thats clear is that every player in this particular gameAkram, Mashe, gallery owner Victoria Momani, art evaluator Dr. Hassan Adjani and, of course, Dulwich himselfis also playing one of a number of deeper games. Grace is kidnapped; Knox is shot at; and the closer they get to their target, the more elusive he seems. Thats not just because the characters are opaque; its because brainy Pearsons plotting and writing are designed to impress and befuddle the gentle reader, who may feel as overwhelmed as the sorely tried principals.Filled with bromides about tradecraftWe dont know who were working for. We dont know who were working against; [t]he easy answer is never the right one; too many unknownsthat are all too appropriate to this Rubiks cube of a thriller. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.Author notes provided by Syndetics
Ridley Pearson was born in Glen Cove, New York on March 13, 1953. He was educated at Kansas University and Brown University. In the early 1970s, he was a musician and songwriter for a rock band, eventually writing more than 300 songs and the score for an award-winning documentary.Having honed his craft writing scripts for television shows such as Columbo and Quincy, he turned to writing and published his first novel, Never Look Back, in 1985. His novels include The Angel Maker, No Witnesses, and Beyond Recognition. He has also published many children's books including The Kingdom Keepers series and a series of prequels to Peter Pan written with Dave Barry. His book Peter and the Starcatchers, written with Dave Barry, was adapted into a Broadway play that won 5 Tony Awards. He received the Raymond Chandler Fulbright Fellowship at Oxford University in 1990 and the Missouri Writer Hall of Fame Quill Award Winner in 2013.
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