Marathon Man

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781453292006

<B>A Nazi conspiracy in the heart of modern-day Manhattan&mdash;the blockbuster <I>New York Times</I> bestseller that became the classic film thriller.</B><BR /><BR /> At Columbia University, Thomas &ldquo;Babe&rdquo; Levy, a postgrad history student and aspiring marathon runner, is working to clear his late father&rsquo;s name after the scandal of his suicide, triggered by the McCarthy hearings and accusations of Communist affiliations.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> In Paraguay, Dr. Christian Szell, former Nazi dentist and prot&eacute;g&eacute; of Josef Mengele, has been in exile for decades. Infamous as the &ldquo;White Angel of Auschwitz,&rdquo; he&rsquo;s leaving his South American sanctuary to smuggle a fortune in gems out of New York City.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Meanwhile, in London&rsquo;s Kensington Gardens, an international assassin known only as Scylla has completed a hit. A man with too many secrets and twice as many enemies, Scylla has become a target himself, with only one place left to turn.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> Then, when Babe&rsquo;s revered older brother, Doc, pays him a fateful and unexpected visit, it sets in motion a chain of events plunging Babe into a paranoid nightmare of family betrayal, international conspiracy, and the dark crimes of history. Now, the marathon man is running for his life, and closer to answering a single cryptic and terrifying question: &ldquo;Is it safe?&rdquo;<BR /> &#160;<BR /> William Goldman&rsquo;s <I>Marathon Man</I> was adapted by the author for the award-winning 1976 film starring Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier. Upon its publication, the<I> Washington Post</I> called it &ldquo;one of the best novels of the year,&rdquo; and it remains a powerful, horrifying read. In the words of <I>#1 New York Times</I>&ndash;bestselling author Harlan Coben: &ldquo;I found myself racing through it. You could have put a gun to my head, and I wouldn&rsquo;t have been able to put [<I>Marathon Man</I>] down.&rdquo;<BR /> &#160;<DIV><I>This ebook features a biography of William Goldman.</I></DIV>