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The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge
by
David Morrell (Goodreads Author)
Once they were boyhood best friends, playing in the woods near their homes, pretending to be soldiers surviving behind enemy lines. Grownup, they belonged to Delta Force and later worked as protectors for the world's best security company. Now their lives have taken drastically different paths, pitting them against one another, forcing them to play their boyhood game again...more
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(first published September 11th 2010)
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David Morrell is one of the few authors who has for me achieved the status of whatever he publishes I will purchase. The legendary Louis L'Amour was my first author to hit this level and only Tom Clancy has managed to get there in the past for his techno action thriller series. I had one other author who seemed to be there but has fallen off that perch recently. It is a difficult perch to maintain.
This book is a page turner. I love the way Morrell keeps the tension without losing focus on reali...more
This book is a page turner. I love the way Morrell keeps the tension without losing focus on reali...more
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I understand as a writer new territory can be invigorating, but I’m not a big fan of the types of plts in Morrell’s last few books since the Protector.
With The Naked Edge Morrell brings back a character and plot that reminds the reader of his earlier work.
I've been a fan of David Morrell since reading Brotherhood Of The Rose in the 80's. Morrell’s work spoke to me, in that it showed the origin of his characters. Too often in thrillers we are confronted with protagonists having fully develope...more
With The Naked Edge Morrell brings back a character and plot that reminds the reader of his earlier work.
I've been a fan of David Morrell since reading Brotherhood Of The Rose in the 80's. Morrell’s work spoke to me, in that it showed the origin of his characters. Too often in thrillers we are confronted with protagonists having fully develope...more
This is the second of The Protector series featuring Cavanaugh although it was written seven years after the first.
Lots of action but very little story. Not what I expected from David Morrell based on his previous work. Written more like something he wanted to sell to movie director John Woo, that type of action.
The reader does learn a lot about premium knives and the craftsmen who make them. Also a quick primer on how to make a quality blade. On the downside of the filler material, Morrell te...more
Lots of action but very little story. Not what I expected from David Morrell based on his previous work. Written more like something he wanted to sell to movie director John Woo, that type of action.
The reader does learn a lot about premium knives and the craftsmen who make them. Also a quick primer on how to make a quality blade. On the downside of the filler material, Morrell te...more
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very disappointed------morrell used to be one of my favs! story was tooooo choreographed. he must have had a strict outline;very very stinted!! too purfect time line.i suggest reading his earlier works.
Another masterful thriller by Morrell who almost single-handedly invented the genre. I consider this one of his best. The loss of a star was because of necessary coincidences to move the story along.
Morrell's best since The Protector, the first novel to feature Cavanaugh, and quite possibly the best since The Fifth Profession. Morrell is the master of thriller novel and remains without comparison in the genre.
I enjoyed all of David Morrell's books and this was no exception. I forgot that this was a follow up to the Protector. Great read if you love action and adventure.
Loved this thriller. Great details about special "operators" who are highly trained - and highly deadly!!
Really enjoyed the interaction between the main character and his long lost friend from childhood.
Really enjoyed the interaction between the main character and his long lost friend from childhood.
This was good. But I had a hard time finishing it.
Good potato chips: hard to stop eating.
A surprisingly good thriller. Perfect vacation read.
A surprisingly good thriller. Perfect vacation read.
Another thriller by David Morrell which kept me at the edge of my seat. As is normal it had a strong story and characterization.
Another master piece by The Master.
The Brotherhood of the Rose is my favorite of Morrell's books but this one may end up a close second.
A great follow-up to The Protector.
Really enjoyed it.
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David Morrell is a Canadian novelist from Kitchener, Ontario, who has been living in the United States for a number of years. He is best known for his debut 1972 novel First Blood, which would later become a successful film franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. More recently, he has been writing the Captain America comic books limited-series The Chosen.
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