2006-06-18 23:06:03 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Odessa File - Fredrich Forsyth
The Odessa File is a thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth, first published in 1972, about a struggle between a young German reporter and the ODESSA, an organization for ex-Nazis. A movie adaptation of the same name was released in 1974 starring Jon Voight and directed by Ronald Neame.
The plot begins on November 22, 1963, the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. A young German reporter happens to see an ambulance on a highway. He chases the ambulance and discovers it contains an elderly Jewish Holocaust-survivor who had committed suicide. The reporter obtains the diary of the man, which contains information on his life in the World War II camps, and the names of members of the SS who ran the camp. He makes up his mind to hunt a Nazi who is mentioned in the diary, not just for a sensational cover story, but for a more serious personal reason.
Real-life investigator of Nazi war criminals Simon Wiesenthal makes a brief appearance as a character in the story.
2006-06-19 04:53:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm re-reading all the Mars novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs.(He's the guy who wrote the tarzen novels)There are 11 novels in the mars series beginning with 'a princess of mars'.Captain John Carter of the Confederate Army is whisked to Mars and discovers a dying world of dry ocean beds where giant four-armed barbarians rule, of crumbling cities home to an advanced but decaying civilization, a world of strange beasts and savage combat, a world where love, honor and loyalty become the stuff of adventure. The later books are about his son Carthoris,daughter Tara etc.John carter is a recurring character in all these books as martians live for 1000 years.
You can get the books from gutenberg.org.
2006-06-19 01:09:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The uncut version of Stranger In A Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. It's an awesome Sci-Fi with religious and spiritual implications. A human baby, raised by Martians on Mars, is taken to Earth, where his wisdom far outweighs the average mans.
2006-06-19 02:27:05 · answer #3 · answered by oneclassicmaiden 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Cell Stephen King, Needful Things Stephen King, and Vanity Fair
2006-06-19 09:55:06 · answer #4 · answered by steph 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, and I'm now reading Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
2006-06-19 02:52:20 · answer #5 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just Finished The Beacj by James Patterson
2006-06-19 00:26:49 · answer #6 · answered by rakel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just finished reading Stephen King's Cell. Read it in 2 days. It's excellent, pulls you in from page one. Am now reading his book Everything's Eventual.
2006-06-19 05:17:13 · answer #7 · answered by whtecloud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Billy Boy, by Chris Anderson. About Billy Wright, leader of the LVF in northern Ireland.
2006-06-18 23:12:48 · answer #8 · answered by liam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton
2006-06-19 00:30:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd - I absolutely loved it, to the point that I considered writing a screenplay for it, then I saw that it is already in pre-production in Hollywood.
2006-06-19 02:23:58 · answer #10 · answered by LEMME ANSWER THAT! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋