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Rechtsanwalt Victor Saberdene und seine Frau Caro sind däfür verantwortlich, daß ein Mann acht Jahre schuldlos im Gefängnis verbracht hat. Als der zu Unrecht Verurteilte auf freien Fuß gesetzt wird, beginnt für die Sabderdenes ein Alptraum.In seiner Not wendet sich Victor an Charlie Nichols, einen erfolgreichen Kriminalschriftsteller. Gemeinsam wollen sie den entlassenen Sträfling zur Strecke bringen. Doch je länger sich Charlie Nichols mit der Vergangenheit seines Freundes und dessen Frau beschäftigt, um so größer werden seine Zweifel an der Rechtmäßigkeit ihres Vorhabens...
- GenresThriller
Paperback
First published January 1, 1987
About the author
Thomas Gifford
39 books28 followersThomas Eugene Gifford was a best-selling American author of thriller novels. He gained international fame with the suspense novel
The Wind Chill Factor
and later with the Vatican-based thriller
The Assassini
.
After graduating from Harvard he moved to the Twin Cities, MN where he and his wife, Kari Sandven, had two children (Thomas Eaton, Rachel Claire). Divorced in 1969, he went on to marry Camille D'Ambrose, a local actress. They moved to Los Angeles for a few years, then returned to Orono, MN. Novels continued to flow from his fountain pen through the years. Gifford eventually moved to New York--a city he loved whose people were of infinite importance to him.
In 1996, he turned his attention to renovating his childhood home in Dubuque, spending more time in Iowa than New York during his last years. He embraced the community of Dubuque, as they embraced their prodigal son. Featured in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Gifford recounted his every day occurrences, from learning the pleasure of getting a dog (Katie Maxwell, the Scottie) to peeves and pleasures of the town.
Diagnosed with terminal cancer in February, 2000, Gifford spent his remaining months reading, watching old movies, and chatting with friends and family. He passed away on an unseasonably warm Halloween, just as the ghosts and goblins started their tricks.
Gifford lived life large, had friends throughout the world, and lived life by his favorite credo--we're not here for a long time; we're here for a good time.
Gifford also published under the names Dana Clarins and Thomas Maxwell.
After graduating from Harvard he moved to the Twin Cities, MN where he and his wife, Kari Sandven, had two children (Thomas Eaton, Rachel Claire). Divorced in 1969, he went on to marry Camille D'Ambrose, a local actress. They moved to Los Angeles for a few years, then returned to Orono, MN. Novels continued to flow from his fountain pen through the years. Gifford eventually moved to New York--a city he loved whose people were of infinite importance to him.
In 1996, he turned his attention to renovating his childhood home in Dubuque, spending more time in Iowa than New York during his last years. He embraced the community of Dubuque, as they embraced their prodigal son. Featured in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Gifford recounted his every day occurrences, from learning the pleasure of getting a dog (Katie Maxwell, the Scottie) to peeves and pleasures of the town.
Diagnosed with terminal cancer in February, 2000, Gifford spent his remaining months reading, watching old movies, and chatting with friends and family. He passed away on an unseasonably warm Halloween, just as the ghosts and goblins started their tricks.
Gifford lived life large, had friends throughout the world, and lived life by his favorite credo--we're not here for a long time; we're here for a good time.
Gifford also published under the names Dana Clarins and Thomas Maxwell.
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December 5, 2014
Thomas Gifford hat eine Obsession: die zarte Frau, die schlanke Blondine, verletzliches Wesen und eiskalte Killerin. Hinzu kommt ein Mann, der in jeder Hinsicht überfordert und grenzenlos verliebt ist, bis ihn der Kontakt mit der Wahrheit beinahe umbringt.
In Intrige war dieses Muster noch neu, die Saberdene Variations, wie das Werk im Original heißt, ist eine weniger gelungene Variation seines Lieblingsmotivs. Wäre da nicht dieses unglaublich schlüssige Ende, bestürzend konsequent und kurz für ein viel zu lange vor sich hin dümpelndes Buch.
In Intrige war dieses Muster noch neu, die Saberdene Variations, wie das Werk im Original heißt, ist eine weniger gelungene Variation seines Lieblingsmotivs. Wäre da nicht dieses unglaublich schlüssige Ende, bestürzend konsequent und kurz für ein viel zu lange vor sich hin dümpelndes Buch.
January 7, 2016
Boring. Just boring.
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