Sleeper.SLEEPER Sleeper Stock in which there is little investor interest but that has significant potential to gain in price once its attractions are recognized. Antithesis of high flyer. . Gene Riehl. 2004. Read by David Colacci. 8 tapes. 11 hrs. Brilliance. 1-59086-939-7. $8725. Vinyl; plot notes. A What's the connection between a priceless stolen painting, a drop-dead gorgeous Korean-American spy, and a high-profile planned assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. ? That's what FBI agent Puller Monk has to figure out. It is a difficult and dangerous assignment, and Monk also has a number of personal issues to deal with--a gambling problem, the ever-increasing fear of losing his mind to Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. (as his father did), and a live-in girlfriend who thinks he's cheating on her with a woman whose increasing presence in the story bears watching. On top of all that, Monk is recruited by the NSA NSA abbr. National Security Agency Noun 1. NSA - the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign without the knowledge of the FBI to learn more about the missing painting and Sung Kim, the femme femme adj. Slang Exhibiting stereotypical or exaggerated feminine traits. Used especially of lesbians and gay men. n. 1. Slang One who is femme. 2. Informal A woman or girl. fatale spy. As the savvy reader of this genre knows, things are often not what they seem and nobody is to be trusted. Colacci's easy style, marked by expert pacing and volume and nearly full voicing, makes the story a comfortable and enjoyable experience. Miles Klein, Frisco, TX A--Recommended for advance students and adults. This code will help librarians and teacher working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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