25.1 - Susan A's Task: Die Hard

[SRC Moderator, Moderator]

25.1 – Susan A’s Task: Die Hard

Hans Gruber, played by the late Alan Rickman, is one of the best action movie villains of all time. He’s the reason why the movie Die Hard works, and the reason why, after nearly 30 years, Die Hard remains in contention as one of the greatest action movies.


This is a 2 book task. Choose 2 different options.
Required: Indicate the options.

Hans Gruber was an internationally-feared German terrorist and the main antagonist of Die Hard. He was the mastermind behind the Nakatomi Plaza heist where he used a gang of heavily-armed terrorists to take over the company's Christmas party and attempt to steal $640 million in negotiable bearer bank bonds inside the building's vault.


Option 1. Hans Gruber’s ultimate goal was the theft of $640 million dollars in negotiable bearer bank bonds.
Read a book with 2 different numbers from 640 in the page count. Examples: 140 pages, 416 pages

Option 2: The attempted heist takes place on December 24th.
Read a book that was FIRST published in December of any year.

Option 3: Nakatomi Plaza is located in Los Angeles, California.
Read a book that takes place entirely in California.
Required: If the setting is not obvious in the book's description, provide a link that explains how the book fits the task when you post.

Option 4: Hans Gruber’s gang of heavily-armed terrorists use Heckler & Koch M5 submachine guns while Hans uses Heckler & Koch P7M13 9mm pistol, to subdue the party guests at Nakatomi Plaza.
Read a book with a gun on the cover.

Required: Include the cover in your post.

[Susan A]

Approved

[Susan A]

Reserved

[SRC Moderator, Moderator]

This help thread is open.

[Dee]

nice task Susan! and I totally think Die Hard is a Christmas movie!

[Susan A]

Dee wrote: "nice task Susan! and I totally think Die Hard is a Christmas movie!"

Thanks. I consider it a Christmas movie as well!

[Brooke]

Can you confirm which of these might work for Option 4?

[Susan A]

Brooke wrote: "Can you confirm which of these might work for Option 4?
[bookcover:Behind the Throne|28118539..."

1. yes
2. yes
3. yes
4. yes
5. yes
6. yes

[Coralie]

Does the shadow of a gun work?

[Susan A]

Coralie wrote: "Does the shadow of a gun work? "

Since that is clearly a gun, yes.

[Book Concierge]

Can you see the gun here? (to right of the blue place card in center of table)

[Susan A]

Book Concierge wrote: "Can you see the gun here? (to right of the blue place card in center of table)

"

This works

[Trish]

I reckon Walt is holding a rifle on this one: I see the barrel above his elbow and the butt beneath.

Can you confirm that you see it too? Thanks.

[Susan A]

Trish wrote: "I reckon Walt is holding a rifle on this one: I see the barrel above his elbow and the butt beneath.

Can you confirm that you see it too? Thanks.
"

This works

updated to here

[Trish]

Perfect. Thank you.

[Kathy KS]

Need verification that this one fits for the gun on cover.

It's hard to see here, but the gentleman on the bottom right is pointing a gun .


It's easier to see when using the "Look inside" feature on Amazon and viewing the cover.

[Susan A]

Kathy wrote: "Need verification that this one fits for the gun on cover.

It's hard to see here, but the gentleman on the bottom right is pointing a gun .


It's easier to see..."

Good to go.