About this title: Michael Dillon of Belfast is cheating on his wife. Just when he resolves to confess his infidelity, the IRA takes the couple hostage. They want Dillon to drive a car bomb that will assassinate a Protestant politician. If Dillon refuses, his wife will be killed. But what the IRA hasn't calculated is that Michael's wife's life may not be sufficiently compelling for him to follow through with their plan.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780385415149ISBN:0385415141
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Date Published: 1990-08-01
ISBN-13:9780385415149ISBN:0385415141
Description: Good. Does not include dust jacket. Every heavytail order includes with a sweet! We carefully hand clean and reinspect each and every item we ship. Our quality control process ensures items to be in the condition described or better. Heavytail is determined to earn your repeat business through old fashioned customer service. We love international orders. read more
Edition: Large Print ed. Large type / large print.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780708986110ISBN:0708986110
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Great reading condition, pages clean to read, normal library markings, Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lester & Orpen Dennys, Toronto
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780886192754ISBN:0886192757
Description: First Edition: First Printing: Hardcover, 8vo., 194 pages. Appears Unread! By award winning author of Catholics. "My unconscious method is to find the moment of crisis. "-Brian Moore. "Set in his native Belfast, this is Moore's most powerful, meaningful and timely novel, one that will generate strong emotions and diverse opinions. " This book is unmarked and fine in a fine unmarked dust jacket. A very collectable copy of this title! ISBN: 0886192757. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Morrow/Avon
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780099779209ISBN:009977920X
Description: Very Good. Paperback, very good, clean, tight, unmarked, some spine and cover creases, slight shelf wear. All orders are shipped by kbooks every business day. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House UK Ltd
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780099998105ISBN:0099998106
Description: Very Good. Paperback, very good, clean, tight, unmarked, no spine or cover creases, colour change in pages, shelfwear All orders are shipped by kbooks every business day. read more
Description: Good. LARGE PRINT hardcover edition withdrawn from the library. The card pocket page has been torn out by the library leaving a jagged edge to this page. Large Print text remains bright and presentable. A still useful reliable edtion. read more
Edition: First Arrow Edition
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Arrow, London
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780099779209ISBN:009977920X
Description: Good + 6¾"-7¾" Tall. Spine somewhat slanted and creased. some edgewear and bumping. Text is light and clean. "When the IRA ordered Dillon to park his car in the carpark of the hotel in Belfast, he knew he was planting a bomb that would kill and maim dozens. But the IRA also told him if he didn't do it they would kill his wife. " read more
Edition: First U. S. Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Co., New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780385415149ISBN:0385415141
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A thriller by the Irish-born writer that Graham Greene called his "favorite living novelist. " This gripping story gets going when two gunmen hold Michael Dillon's wife at gunpoint and threaten to kill her unless he does exactly what they tell him to do. Like Moore's other books the style is understated, the contruction of the story expert, all while dealing with grave religious and political themes. 197 pages. ------------------------------ ... read more
"shows decent plot lines and well drawn moral dilemmas, but awfully cardboard characters and a frustrating pacing ruined what could have been an interesting read. moore is not a thriller writer and it shows, especially through the pacing, however this book contains atmospheric scenes and is quite a good portrayal of the mood of the ordinary people in ulster, but in the end the characterization lets moore down."
"Was forced to read it for school, the writing was terrible, the characters were boring, and the pace was annoying. Didn't honestly care what happened at the end, and I was right- since the end was terrible.
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