- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; First Edition edition (Mar 30 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312358482
- ISBN-13: 978-0312358488
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.1 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #220,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“Andrew Grant’s debut novel reads like it was written by an old pro with new things to say. Even is a bit of LeCarre and Ian Fleming, but with more grit and a sharper edge. Wonderful sardonic wit and crackling dialogue.”—Nelson DeMille
”In Even, Andrew Grant introduces British naval intelligence officer David Trevellyan, a man born to fight and trained to win, locked in a suspenseful contest with terrifying adversaries. An excellent thriller that feels like breaking news.”—Thomas Perry
“The first paragraph is a whopper. . .the last one made me gasp. With surprise. With delight. David Trevellyan is by turns witty and wicked. Fans of 007 will be shaken and stirred.”—Sandra Brown
“Modern noir at its best . . . Even is brilliantly plotted and smart, and delivers the bone-jarring kick of a .45. Here's hoping author Grant is hard at work on the next installment featuring his thoroughly compelling tough guy hero, David Trevellyan.”—Jeffery Deaver
“Andrew Grant storms onto the scene with a thriller that is pure entertainment. He has a relentless writing style that is grippingly addictive and heralds a remarkable talent in the making. I couldn’t put it down.”—Vince Flynn
”Move over Jason Bourne. British Marine David Trevellyan can outwit, outmaneuver and overpower the best of them in this rocket-ride of a thriller. I always like a man who knows how to get even.”—Lisa Gardner
“Even is a slam-bam humdinger of a thriller, with breakneck pacing that won’t leave you even a moment to catch your breath. Andrew Grant has created a hero so intriguing that readers will surely clamor for the next book in what I hope will be a long-lived series. I will certainly be looking forward to it!”—Tess Gerritsen
“Think a young British Jason Bourne framed and trapped in New York City and running for his life. Think about a new author on the scene who writes action like a veteran. Think about trying to put this book down, and then clear your calendar: it ain't going to happen.”—Ridley Pearson
“Jason Bourne fans will welcome Grant’s thrill-packed debut…Grant, bestseller Lee Child’s younger brother, never strikes a false note in a plot that could have gone over-the-top in lesser hands. Effortlessly filling in bits of his protagonist’s backstory during breathing spaces between action scenes, Grant closes on a nicely dark note.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Trevellyan is likely to be compared to [Grant’s] brother’s hero, Jack Reacher, or even to James Bond…there can be no doubt that we have a new guy on the block who requires attention.”—Booklist
“A stylish, suspenseful, and overall stunning debut, essential for all thriller collections.”—Library Journal (starred review)
“A well-oiled machine of a thriller that satisfies at every turn.”—Providence Journal-Bulletin
“A very satisfying debut from a novelist of great promise.”—Deadly Pleasures
“A super-charged, pulse-pounding thriller.”—Lansing State Journal
“A solid debut for an exciting spy series.”—Mystery Scene
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He’s one of the best undercover agents in the world. A seasoned operative for British intelligence. But when he finds a body in the streets of New York, David Trevellyan is a prime suspect. Arrested by the NYPD, interrogated by the FBI, Trevellyan swears he had nothing to do with it. But no one believes him—especially when the victim turns out to be a federal agent. Now his country won’t help him. His contacts can’t save him. But that won’t stop a man like Trevellyan. Whoever set him up is going down. Even if it kills him…
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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
"People can never resist the sight of a body. I should know.", May 12 2009
By Luan Gaines "luansos" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Even (Hardcover)
This kind of crime story is like a chess game, a formalized drama that can only be appreciated as it unfolds, elaborate layer after layer. Each move has more significance than first appears, only the beginning of an intricate design, a finely crafted thriller. It begins innocently enough when David Trevellyan discovers the body of a murdered homeless man in a New York alley. A member of the Royal Navy, David has undergone extensive training in all phases of espionage and spy craft, a finely-tuned machine dominated by logic and speedy reactions to threat.When Trevellyan is arrested for the homeless man's death, it takes him a while to determine that he is a pawn in a scheme he has yet to understand, one that begins with the FBI and the NYPD, but soon expands to a wider theater, including an obscure hospital in Iraq. At the start, Trevellyan is just a British operative trying to get back to London, but by the end, in concert with the FBI, he is on the inside of a high-stakes plot with disastrous ramifications. Along the way, there are an assortment of bureaucrats and agents, a disturbing scene with a female who uses a unique instrument of torture to induce cooperation, various rogues, thugs and bodyguards of varying skills, an impressive array of weapons, drugs, explosives and, of course, a potent terrorist plot.
Younger brother of Lee Child, Grant steps up with this taut, well-written tale that builds with each chapter to the final standoff. The urbane, smooth Englishman stands back from the American agents, albeit usually one step ahead, using his skill set to avoid traps and outwit the masterminds of a clever scheme. Each chapter is prefaced with a few paragraphs of Trevellyan's past, each with a lesson learned. That lesson is further elaborated in the following chapter, yet another level of legerdemain on the part of this author. Comparison to other writers of this genre is unavoidable, but unnecessary. Grant is clearly a pro, with a complicated, fast-paced plot that is riddled with threat, the bad guys- and woman- just as evil as we imagine and oblivious to the horrors they visit upon their victims. This tech-savvy thriller gives considerable food for thought. Old world spy craft gives way to more modern and deadly applications. Trust me. You'll be back for more. Luan Gaines/2009.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Grant can write, but the book fails to deliver, Dec 2 2009
By Julia Flyte - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Even (Hardcover)
David Trevellyan is a British Navy intelligence officer (his specific role is somewhat vague) who is wrapping up a job in the US when he discovers a recently murdered tramp lying in a dark alleyway. He is swiftly apprehended by the police department who then pass him onto the FBI. The body was actually an undercover FBI agent and Trevellyan is now the FBI's prime suspect.The book starts well and grabs your attention, but from there it loses its way. The plot is overly complicated with two main strands that are only tenuously linked. So about half way through the book it stops being about one silly plot and starts being about another. Trevellyan ends up working with the FBI on the cases - a development that doesn't feel even remotely believable.
There are parts of this book that are exciting and well written, but they are few between with far too many long conversations and erratic changes in direction. Ultimately I got bored, and also confused by the large cast of sketchily drawn characters. The ending is quite abrupt and with at least one villain still on the loose, sets up the book for a sequel.
Grant starts each chapter with Trevellyan disclosing a little more information about his past or an anecdote from his naval training. While this occasionally feels forced, these sections gave a tantalizing glimpse of the novel that this might have been. His writing style has many similarities to that of his brother (Lee Child), but the novel lacks the punch of the Reacher series.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unreadable, Aug 14 2009
By Reacher Creature - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Even (Hardcover)
People are comparing this book to the Reacher series because the author is Lee Child's brother. If Grant wants to write a book that has the same character as Jack Reacher, then we have to compare the two characters and authors.The plot is that Grant's character, David, sees a body in an ally, and he goes to check it out. The police come and find him over the body. What David doesn't know is that he's being set up, and he has to figure out who set him up, why, and to clear his name. This plot has been done over and over and over again. Grant brings nothing fresh to the table. Grant has a very dry writing style.
Grant's char of David, seems flat and uninteresting. He could easily clear up the problem, but he doesn't. David seems to have a smart mouth and it makes him seem guilty of the crimes that he's innocent of.
Lee Child's books are fast paced with incredible plots, neat twists, fantastic characters, and hooks the reader in. Even, does none of those things. It's easy to see that Grant tries to copy Child's sense of writing style but falls way short. Grant bogs the reader down with a lot of needless description of everything. It was like I was walking through mud, and it was a chore to read.
At the start of each chapter, we are able to get some words or wisdom that David has learned over the years that sets the tone for the chapter. I found this very annoying.
If you feel the need to read this book, skip it. Pick up and book by Lee Child and read about the character of Jack Reacher, and you won't be sorry.
Lee Child does it right, Andrew Grant does it wrong.
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