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A retired art professor and collector secretly works as a professional assassin. He is pulled back into service to avenge the murder of an American agent, a mission that entwines high-altitude mountaineering with clandestine espionage and a fixation on art objects.
Granular technical description and wry, cultured narration create a cold, tactile atmosphere: the book often stops for precise climbing sequences, art-historical aside, and the procedural mechanics of assassination. The voice is expert, slightly ironic, and comfortable with long, technical passages; pacing alternates between tense set pieces and patiently detailed chapters. Readers who enjoy tight plot mechanics, procedural espionage, and realistic climbing scenes will find reward here; those who prefer brisk, character-driven emotional interiority or lyrical language may find the detours and technical density wearing.
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Rodney William Whitaker was an American film scholar and writer who wrote several novels under the pen name Trevanian. Whitaker wrote in a wide variety of genres, achieved bestseller status, and published under several other names, as well, including Nicholas Seare, Beñat Le Cagot, and Edoard Moran. He published the nonfiction book The Language of Film under his own name.
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