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John Altman

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Thriller, Suspense, Fiction

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John Altman's thrillers have sold over a quarter-million copies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Poland, and the Netherlands. He graduated from Harvard University in 1992. He lives with his wife and children in Princeton, New Jersey, where he is at work on his next book.
"If there are thriller writers betters than this," Jack Higgins said, "I'd like to know who they are." ...more

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John Altman, your novel A Gathering of Spies sounds interesting. I am putting it on my "to read" list. However, I would like to alert you an error in the book's description. It uses term "Polish concentration camp". The country of Poland was occupied by the Germans and Soviets for the entirety of World War II. There were no concentration camps run by the Poles. Could you please correct this?

John Altman Curtis, thank you for writing. I agree it is important to be accurate in the phrasing of this. When I look at the book description on this site, it re…moreCurtis, thank you for writing. I agree it is important to be accurate in the phrasing of this. When I look at the book description on this site, it refers not to Polish concentration camps but to "a German concentration camp in occupied Poland". Are you seeing something else, somewhere else - and if so, could you please bring it to my attention? Best, John(less)

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

John Altman Zelanzy's Amber - the trip through Shadow would be the point, not arriving at the destination!…moreZelanzy's Amber - the trip through Shadow would be the point, not arriving at the destination!(less)

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	A Gathering of Spies 3.68 avg rating — 890 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	False Flag 3.87 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Game of Spies 3.54 avg rating — 364 ratings — published 2002 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Korean Woman 3.62 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Watchmen 3.51 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deception 3.14 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disposable Asset 3.60 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of the Devil: The Plot to Assassinate President Eisenhower 4.02 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Disposable Asset: An espionage thriller by John Altman (2015-09-01) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Not all of me is dust. Within my song, safe from the worm, my spirit will survive.”
― John Altman, A Gathering of Spies

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“your second-hand bicycles in the alleyways”
― John Altman, In the Nick of Time - The Autobiography of John Altman, EastEnders' Nick Cotton

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