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The"nimbleandingenious"(NewYorkTimes)thrillerfromthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthor-nowinpaperback!Shottwicebyanunseenassailant,Dr.MarcSeidmanliesinahospitalbed.Hiswifehasbeenkilled.Hissix-month-olddaughter,Tara,hasvanished.Butthenaransomnotearrives,givinghimonechancetosaveher.ForbiddentotalktothepoliceortheFBI,Marcishelplessastheauthoritieshoneinonanewsuspect:him.Andhedoesn'tknowwhototrustasdeadlysecrets-abouthiswife,aboutanoldlovehe'sneverforgotten,andabouthisownpast-surface.Tornbetweenagonyandhope,Markfindshimselfclingingtoone,unwaveringvow:tobringTarahomeatanycost.
作者简介
KenFollettKnownaroundtheworldforhisstringofsmash-hitspythrillerstouchedoffby1978’sEyeoftheNeedle,KenFollett’stauttales--spikedwithmorethanadashofsexappeal--haveearnedthisauthor(andsometimebluesguitarist)areputationasamasterofinternationalintrigue.BiographyAsayoungboygrowingupinCardiff,Wales,KenFollett'sloveforallthingsliterarybeganearlyon.Thesonofdevoutlyreligiousparentswhodidn'tallowtheirchildrentowatchtelevisionorevenlistentotheradio,Follettfoundhimselfdrawntothelibrary.Itsoonbecamehisfavoriteplace--itsshelvesfullofstoriesprovidinghisescape,andultimately,hisinspiration.Follett'smoreformaleducationtookplaceyearslateratLondon'sUniversityCollege,wherehestudiedphilosophy--achoicethat,asheexplainsonhisofficialWebsite,hebelievesguidedhiscareerasanauthor."Thereisarealconnectionbetweenphilosophyandfiction,"Folletexplains."Inphilosophyyoudealwithquestionslike:‘We'resittingatthistable,butisthetablereal?'Adaftquestion,butinstudyingphilosophy,youneedtotakethatsortofthingseriouslyandhaveanoff-the-wallimagination.Writingfictionisthesame."Aftergraduatingin1970,ajournalismclasstouchedoffFollett'scareerasawriter.HestartedoutcoveringbeatsfortheSouthWalesEcho,andlaterwroteacolumnforLondon'sEveningNews.Becomingmoreandmoreinterestedinwritingfictiononeveningsandweekends,however,Follettsoonrealizedthatbookswerehistruebusiness,andin1974hewenttoworkforEverestBooks,ahumbleLondonpublishinghouse.Afterreleasingafewofhisownnovelstolessthanthunderousacclaim--includingTheShakeout(1975)andPaperMoney(1977)--Follettfinallyhititbigwith1978'sEyeoftheNeedle.Thetaut,edgythrillerwithmorethanadashofsexappealflewofftheshelves,winningtheEdgarawardandallowingFolletttoquithisjobandgettoworkonhisnextbook,Triple.Showingnosignsofasophomoreslump,Triplewentontosparkastringofbestsellingspythrillers,includingTheKeytoRebecca(1980),TheManfromSt.Petersburg(1982),andLieDownwithLions(1986).1983'sOnWingsofEagleswasaninterestingdeparture--anonfictionaccountofhowtwoofRossPerot'semployeeswererescuedfromIranin1979.Follettchangeddirectionevenmoresharplyin1989,surprisingfanswithThePillarsoftheEarth--anovelsetintheMiddleAgesmanycriticsconsideredhiscrowningachievement."Anovelofmajestyandpower,"saidTheChicagoSun-TimesofFollett'sepicstory."Itwillholdyou,fascinateyou,surroundyou."Follett'snextthreebookswereatrioconsideredtobemoresuspensefulthanthrill-filled--NightOverWater(1991),ADangerousFortune(1993)andAPlaceCalledFreedom(1995),butTheThirdTwin(1996)andTheHammerofEden(1998)markedareturntoFollett'strademarkcapers.ThewartimenovelsCodetoZero(2000)andJackdaws(2001)showcasedFollett's"uniqueabilitytotellstoriesofinternationalconflictandtellthemwell,"accordingtoLarryKinginUSAToday.Follett"hitsthemarkagain"(PublishersWeekly)withhislateststoryofinternationalintrigue,HornetFlight(2002)--theWWIIstoryofayoungcoupletryingtoescapeoccupiedDenmarkinarebuiltHornetMothbiplanewhobecomeunwittingcarriersoftop-secretinformation.Inaway,Follett'ssmash-hitsuccesshasallowedhimtogivebacktothelibraryofCardiff,Wales--byfillingitsshelveswithhisowntransportingtales.GoodToKnowEyeoftheNeedlewasmadeintoamajormotionpicture,andfourofFollett'sbookshavebeenmadeintotelevisionmini-series:TheKeytoRebecca,LieDownwithLions,OnWingsofEaglesandTheThirdTwin--therightsforwhichweresoldtoCBSfortherecordsumof$1,400,000.Averycivic-mindedsoul,FollettisquiteinvolvedinhisHertfordshirecommunity,servingasPresidentoftheDyslexiaInstitute,CouncilMemberoftheNationalLiteracyTrust,FellowoftheRoyalSocietyofArts,ChairofGovernorsoftheRoebuckPrimarySchool&Nursery,PatronofStevenageHome-Start,directoroftheStevenageLeisureLtd.andVice-PresidentoftheStevenageBoroughFootballclub.Hometown:Hertfordshire,EnglandDateofBirth:六月5,1949PlaceofBirth:Cardiff,WalesEducation:B.A.inPhilosophy,UniversityCollege,London,1970
