A Death in Vienna.A DEATH IN VIENNA. Daniel Silva Daniel Silva (born 1960) is the bestselling author of 10 thriller/espionage novels. Biography Daniel Silva began his writing career as a journalist, with a temporary job from United Press International in 1984. . 2004. Read by Tony Goldwyn Anthony Howard "Tony" Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor and director. He portrayed the villain Carl Bruner in Ghost (who had his friend and co-worker Sam Wheat killed), Kendall Dobbs in Designing Women . 5 cds. 6 hrs. Abridged. Random House Audio. 0-7393-0932-3. $29.95. Cardboard: plot, author, reader notes. SA This poignant, powerful story describes the hunt for an escaped Nazi criminal. Gabriel Allon, an art restorer by profession, is also a part-time spy and Nazi hunter A Nazi hunter is a private individual or group who tracks down and gathers information on former Nazis so that they can be punished for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Holocaust. . His mother was brutalized at a death camp in Germany in WW II and so Allon's memories of the Holocaust Holocaust (hŏl`əkôst', hō`lə–), name given to the period of persecution and extermination of European Jews by Nazi Germany. are still strong. When an old friend is seriously injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in an explosion, Allon becomes involved in the investigation--an investigation that soon takes on a far more personal turn. With government cooperation and globe-hopping persistence, Allon finally brings his quarry to ground. While the Israeli accents actor Goldwyn employs are forced and heavy, his voice is strong and his reading is powerful. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. Miles Klein, Frisco, TX |
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