Invisible Armies
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On Sale:
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20/05/2008
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Formats:
Trade paperback
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Everybody has an agenda. No one can hide.
Danielle Leaf thinks she’s helping out a friend on an innocent errand—until
she’s abducted, imprisoned in remote rural India and swept up in a secret war
between anti- corporate activists and a transnational mining company. After a
daring escape, she is drawn into a dizzying world of shadowy computer hackers
and mysterious benefactors intent on exposing the truth. But as Danielle finds
herself on the run, she discovers that both sides of this war are willing to
kill for their cause—and to hide their secrets.
Cold War suspense for the modern age, Invisible Armies
is a thriller that looks behind the power of protests and the devilry of big
business.
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Author Extras
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Critical Praise for
Invisible Armies
"A fast-paced, politically engaging thriller."
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The Globe & Mail
"Evans has created a new genre, the travelogue as fast-paced action thriller. Invisible Armies is certainly fun, with its quirky characters and lively plot, but it is also a smart and thoughtful look at the politics of activism, the pervasive power of big business and the global street war that is being waged between the two."
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Calgary Herald
"Thought-provoking. . . . Invisible Armies is an intriguing, pacy read and Mr Evans shows great potential."
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The Economist
"An unpredictable, frightening thriller. . . .There's a kind of appealing chaos theory to Evans' books, which tend to unfold in ways surprising to veteran thriller readers who think they can figure out where things are going. GRADE: A."
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The Province (Vancouver)
"Evans has created a remarkable novel in this tale of corporate skulduggery and high-tech warfare. [Invisible Armies] will keep you turning the pages until the stunning climax is reached."
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The West Australian
"Invisible Armies is an adrenalin rush from start to finish and Evans has Andrew Pyper's ability to make great characters."
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Kitchener-Waterloo Record
"For his third international thriller Evans has taken a pathway similar to that of The Constant Gardener: a mix of industrial espionage, a series of murders, cameras that track every move of every person of interest, multinationals more powerful than many small countries, it offers seemingly everything."
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Brisbane Courier-Mail (Australia)
"[Evans's] detailed descriptions, whether of the heat and smells of an Indian market or the rhythm of a Parisian neighbourhood, bring the settings to life. With some likeable characters, some terrifying ones, and a fantastic plot, Invisible Armies should conquer new readers and please old fans."
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Quill & Quire
"An action-based thriller for conspiracy buffs . . . a world in which black is seldom black and white is never white."
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Sherbrooke Record
"Invisible Armies is a politically motivated thriller full of page turning, unpredictable terror.... Evans is thought provoking without preaching and detailed without slowing the pace."
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Hamilton Spectator
"Evans... keeps growing as a storyteller, and this is his most accomplished thriller yet."
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Booklist
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