false 3377968 5 <b>A smart new thriller from the acclaimed and bestselling author of the John Rain novels.<br></b><br>In Silicon Valley, the eccentric inventor of a new encryption application is murdered in an apparent carjacking. In Istanbul, a cynical undercover operative receives a frantic call from his estranged younger brother. When Alex Treven, a patent lawyer who has been working for the inventor, is attacked in his apartment, he is convinced he is the target of a conspiracy, and his brother, Ben, is his only hope.<b> </b>Setting aside their differences, Alex and Ben come together to find out who is behind the attacks. They soon learn that forces in America and abroad are involved in a high-stakes struggle to take hold of the technology, and now both of their lives are in danger.<br><br><br><i>From the Compact Disc edition.</i> 3417510 24 2 2009 Fault Line: A Novel total:161|5:26|4:66|3:56|2:11|1:2| 161 586 238 60 5 2 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 01:19:13 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 02:32:05 -0700 2009
Alex Trevian is a lawyer in California who has one client, who has invented a special technological project, but which also has a sub program inside it with a ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Mar 12 09:45:47 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 22:09:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Mar 23 10:57:12 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 10:57:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 14:49:58 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 27 12:21:32 -0700 2009
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The world was fully realized and made me feel like I was there and this could reall...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 14:12:40 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 12:49:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 04:49:38 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 04:49:38 -0800 2009 The Last thing Richard Hilzoy thought before the bullet entered his brain was, Things are really looking up.

Alex Treven, a top shot laywer is scared to wits when two of his associates are murdered and his house is burgled. All of them are in one way or other, involved in the invention of...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 12:54:36 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 11:20:51 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 04:55:55 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 04:56:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 18 17:31:50 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 17:31:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 11 08:40:28 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 07:42:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 17:02:59 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 11:00:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 14:32:36 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 22:17:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 08:12:06 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 16:52:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 07:27:25 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 08:19:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun May 03 12:39:20 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 12:47:03 -0700 2009
Title derives fr. contrast btw. 2 brothers who are main characters:
the studious/reserved lawyer Alex Treven and his long-estranged derring-do/action-oriented spy brother Ben Treven.

Ben ends up winning the girl that Alex wants.

...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 28 06:12:02 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 06:13:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 09:11:25 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 09:15:40 -0700 2009 Barry Eisler's second series. The first was the fantastic John Rain series that started with Rain Fall. I like that the author is trying new things. He added more of a female viewpoint than he had previous used in the other books. Granted at times, it felt a little tonedeaf but I'm always im...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 21 18:33:26 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 19:16:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 18:41:37 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 08:27:01 -0700 2009 more...]]>