I Am Pilgrim
The bestselling Richard & Judy Book Club pick
Published on 8. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
912 pages
978-0-552-16096-4 (ISBN)
Description
'A big, breathless tale of nonstop suspense' The New York Times
'Simply one of the best suspense novels I've read in a long time' David Baldacci
'An all too plausible disaster for the world we live in. Great nail-biting stuff' Robert Goddard
'The plot twists and turns like a python in a sack... Visceral, gritty and cinematic' The Times
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The astonishing story of one man's breakneck race against time to save America from oblivion.
A YOUNG WOMAN MURDERED. All of her identifying characteristics dissolved by acid.
A FATHER PUBLICLY BEHEADED. Killed in the blistering heat of a Saudi Arabian public square.
A SYRIAN BIOTECH EXPERT FOUND EYELESS. Dumped in a Damascus junkyard.
SMOULDERING HUMAN REMAINS. Abandoned on a remote mountainside in Afghanistan.
PILGRIM. The codename for a man who doesn't exist. A man who must return from obscurity. The only man who can uncover a flawless plot to commit an appalling crime against humanity.
The much-anticipated, heart-racing new thriller from Terry Hayes, THE YEAR OF THE LOCUST, is available now.
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Praise for Terry Hayes
'Clever and compulsive' Sunday Mirror
'Huge ambition and even huger talent' Stav Sherez
'Compelling and wildly inventive storytelling' Chris Ewan
'Hayes brings well-refined storytelling chops to the enterprise' Kirkus
'Simply one of the best suspense novels I've read in a long time' David Baldacci
'An all too plausible disaster for the world we live in. Great nail-biting stuff' Robert Goddard
'The plot twists and turns like a python in a sack... Visceral, gritty and cinematic' The Times
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The astonishing story of one man's breakneck race against time to save America from oblivion.
A YOUNG WOMAN MURDERED. All of her identifying characteristics dissolved by acid.
A FATHER PUBLICLY BEHEADED. Killed in the blistering heat of a Saudi Arabian public square.
A SYRIAN BIOTECH EXPERT FOUND EYELESS. Dumped in a Damascus junkyard.
SMOULDERING HUMAN REMAINS. Abandoned on a remote mountainside in Afghanistan.
PILGRIM. The codename for a man who doesn't exist. A man who must return from obscurity. The only man who can uncover a flawless plot to commit an appalling crime against humanity.
The much-anticipated, heart-racing new thriller from Terry Hayes, THE YEAR OF THE LOCUST, is available now.
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Praise for Terry Hayes
'Clever and compulsive' Sunday Mirror
'Huge ambition and even huger talent' Stav Sherez
'Compelling and wildly inventive storytelling' Chris Ewan
'Hayes brings well-refined storytelling chops to the enterprise' Kirkus
Reviews / Votes
The best thriller I've read in ten years... An astonishing piece of work -- Linwood Barclay THRILLER OF THE WEEK. Delivers thrills and spills...A full tilt mix of Homeland, The Wire and The Bourne Ultimatum * Mail on Sunday * I Am Pilgrim is a 21st century thriller: a high concept plot, but with finely drawn protagonists. The plot twists and turns like a python in a sack. The style is visceral, gritty and cinematic...A satisfying and ambitious book, written with skill and verve -- Adam LeBor * The Times * Rendition yourself into a pulsating thriller that never lets up as it carries the hero and the reader on an ever more desperate race between time and an all too plausible disaster for the world we live in. Great nail-biting stuff! * Robert Goddard * The narrative is thrilling: the tension tightens with action...It's a murder mystery, an illuminating account of contemporary international politics and a study of an unusual man......An excellent thriller which as a first novel is really remarkable * Literary Review * I Am Pilgrim takes the modern spy novel and pushes it screaming and kicking into the twentieth-first century. With a stunning sense of plot, beautifully detailed writing, huge ambition and even huger talent, Hayes has produced one of the most memorable novels of recent times. This is a frightening, pulse-pounding journey into the future of terrorism and the brave new world we've been ushered into. Amazingly assured and complex, this is one of the best debut novels I've ever read * Stav Sherez * Clever and compulsive - the best thriller in years -- Deidre O'Brien * Sunday Mirror * Terry Hayes' I AM PILGRIM delivers smart, compelling and wildly inventive storytelling, told on an ambitious scale with total command. A masterful novel and a terrific read * Chris Ewan * Massive in many senses, but none more so than its ability to exert a vice-like grip on the reader....Destined to be spy thriller of the year * Irish Independent * As relevant as today's headlines. A scary trip through the shadowy world of international espionage. Just hope that Pilgrim is on our side. Terrific. No, on second thoughts, better than terrific * Mark Timlin *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-552-16096-4 (9780552160964)
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Additional editions
E-Book
07/2013
1st Edition
Transworld Digital
€8.99
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Person
Terry Hayes is a former journalist and multi award-winning screen-writer. He wrote screeplays for, amongst others, Mad Max 2 - Road Warrior, Dead Calm, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Payback, From Hell and Vertical Limit, along with many un-credited writing on a host of other movies including Reign of Fire, Cliffhanger and Flightplan.
The Year of the Locust is Terry Hayes' second novel. His first, I Am Pilgrim, was published in many languages and was an international bestseller. He lives with his wife and family in Lisbon.
The Year of the Locust is Terry Hayes' second novel. His first, I Am Pilgrim, was published in many languages and was an international bestseller. He lives with his wife and family in Lisbon.