Once Chase Malone waged war. Now he creates beauty, living as a reclusive painter in Mexico. Until a rich man hires Chase to do his wife’s portrait. And Chase finds out what beauty is really all about… Derek Bellasar is an international arms merchant who lives in a fortress-like mansion on the Riviera. Sienna is his wife and the woman whose incredible beauty Chase Malone must somehow capture on canvas. There’s only one problem: Every time Bellesar has one of his wives painted, she dies. Suddenly, Chase is fighting a one-man battle against Bellasar and a private army of highly trained killers. At stake is Sienna’s life — and more. Because the CIA has been using Chase to keep a blockbuster biological arms deal from going down. And with a man’s evil threatening to devastate the world, Chase Malone must save a woman, save his life, and practice the art of war…
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"As an artist this is one of my personal favorites from David Morrell. His descriptions of egg tempura painting made me look into trying out the technique myself. Not light hearted by any means, none of his are, but this one had a particular beauty to it." — Victoria (4 out of 5 stars)
"As an artist this is one of my personal favorites from David Morrell. His descriptions of egg tempura painting made me look into trying out the technique myself. Not light hearted by any means, none of his are, but this one had a particular beauty to it."
" The storyline wasn't what i'd expected to read when i opened this book, but am not disappointed either. This is a thriller with lots and lots of action and likable, accessable characters. "
" Its a roller coaster read "
" Excellent; artist is hired by arms dealer to paint portrait of his wife; he finds out that wife is then to be killed and sets out to save her and kill her husband. "
" Enjoyable late work by Morrell, who seemed to get sloppy and run out of ideas in his later work. "
" This book was outstanding. I have never read a book that fast. Very hard to put down. INTENSE. Good story, great characters. "
" An arms dealer wants his hotty wife's portrait done up before she's replaced by number four. The artist he chooses is an ex-marine helicopter pilot who doesn't like his buttons pushed. I don't think anyone really won in this tale! Cool ride... "
" The book in generall was pretty good but the last few pages are just amazing. "
David Morrell is one of America’s most popular and acclaimed storytellers, with more than eighteen million copies of his books in print. His thrillers have been translated into twenty-two languages and turned into record-breaking films and top-rated television miniseries. His 1972 debut novel, First Blood, became the basis for the Rambo films. A former professor of American literature at the University of Iowa, he now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Phil Gigante has narrated more than two hundred audiobooks, earning ten AudioFile Earphones Awards and three of the prestigious Audie Awards for best narration. An actor, director, and producer with over twenty years of experience in theater, film, television, and radio, he is currently the artistic director of Gigantic Productions and Little Giant Children’s Theatre.
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