Statement(Movie Tie-In),The(Ran Hou Can) - Softcover

Moore, Brian

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Synopsis

An innocuous white Peugeot makes its way around the monasteries of Southern France.  No one would suspect its driver of being the target of commando hit-men and the gendarmerie's most wanted criminal sentenced twice to death in absentia for wartime crimes.  For over forty years this fugitive has been sheltered by both the Catholic Church and the French Government.  Now the net is closing in...


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About the Author

Brian Moore, one of Canada's best-loved authors, emigrated to Canada from Ireland in 1948. Four of his nine novels have been made into films, he has been awarded numerous prestigious literary awards, including the Governor General's Award for fiction (twice) and has been nominated for the Booker prize three times. He lives in Nova Scotia and California.

From the Back Cover

"Masterful... In some ways it is more frightening than a Stephen King novel, because the monsters are not other-worldly... This book goes straight to the bone, punching a hole in the fleshy armor of old politicians and misguided priests and our sentimental faith in justice." -- Vancouver Sun

"Dazzling...Irresistable from the first page." -- The Globe and Mail

"A classic page-turner, fast-paced, riveting, full of terror, tension and a fine play of ideas." -- London Free Press


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From the Inside Flap

An innocuous white Peugeot makes its way around the monasteries of Southern France.  No one would suspect its driver of being the target of commando hit-men and the gendarmerie's most wanted criminal sentenced twice to death in absentia for wartime crimes.  For over forty years this fugitive has been sheltered by both the Catholic Church and the French Government.  Now the net is closing in...


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