#READTHIS #TheNemesisManifesto by #MoverandShaker #EricVanLustbader @EVanLustbader @MacmillanUSA
It's not who you know and it never has been. It's WHOM YOU KNOW and we know Eric Van Lustbader! It's high time we introduce you to Evan Ryder, female phenom of this brand new series to us. Van Lustbader's illustrious career ensures this possesses tight, intelligent quality storytelling which is far superior to many overmarketed, underperforming books by marquee names. Furthermore, as far as we see he does not co-author so what you see is primetime, grade A intelligently-crafted plotlines and speedy action sequences colored in by characters brilliant as they are physically gifted to keep up with the prescribed action.
Ravens are a central theme here in The Nemesis Manifesto, Evan's first hit. Note that it is a conspiracy of them, akin to an aerie of eagles or a gaggle of geese. It of course reminded us of The Tower of London, but note this is not a jolly holiday with Mary (Poppins). We will not give it away but these birds fly in and out of the story with quintessential mystery. Mindgames, lies and how injured one becomes and whom do you want to disclose your shortcomings to all are front and central in this spy thriller which should especially appeal to Blacklist enthusiasts (be sure to watch Sundays at 10pm and follow Dede Lovejoy on Twitter!)
We love the references to "straight out of Central Casting," and the James Bond references (see Bond, Peachy Bond), are entertained by the Entenmann's being flown in, and of course the Alice song (p. 261) is hilarious as we used to hear it at Thady Cons on Second Avenue and 48th before it sadly ended. We were horrified that innocent stuffed animals are being recruited for Soviet dirty work! The personification right down to the brown widow spider is so much fun. The only problem we really have is page 287 should be WHOM you hired. Mover and Shaker Rennie McQuilkin did his job well; someone here treats the whole world like his blooper exercises.
A page turner in every sense, The Nemesis Manifesto should be put on the screen, any size; the writing spells out a blockbuster movie and now the exclusive showing is your head. Everyone knows Van Lustbader wrote Bourne...let your imagination run wild. The crescendo at the end is perfection and it's so rewarding to keep up with the twists and turns throughout.
The Nemesis Manifesto is Highly Recommended by Whom You Know.
Evan is not a one-trick pony.
Stay tuned.
In The Nemesis Manifesto, Eric Van Lustbader, "the master of the smart thriller” (Nelson DeMille), delivers an epic and harrowing adventure of the predatory forces that are threatening the very fabric of democracy and kicks off a compelling new series with a singular new hero for our time.
Evan Ryder is a lone wolf, a field agent for a black-ops arm of the DOD, who has survived unspeakable tragedy and dedicated her life to protecting her country. When her fellow agents begin to be systematically eliminated, Evan must unravel the thread that ties them all together ... and before her name comes up on the kill list.
The list belongs to a mysterious cabal known only as Nemesis, a hostile entity hell-bent on tearing the United States apart. As Evan tracks them from Washington D.C. to the Caucasus Mountains, from Austria to a fortress in Germany -- where her own demons reside -- she unearths a network of conspirators far more complex than anyone could have imagined. Can Evan uproot them before Nemesis forces bring democracy to its knees?
Eric Van Lustbader
ERIC VAN LUSTBADER is the author of many New York Times bestselling thrillers, including The Testament, First Daughter, Last Snow, and Blood Trust. Lustbader was chosen by Robert Ludlum's estate to continue the Jason Bourne series. He and his wife live on the South Fork of Long Island.
Twitter handle: @EVanLustbader
Facebook: www.facebook.com/eric.v.lustbader
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