The Program: A Novel

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基本信息·出版社：HarperTorch
·页码：464 页
·出版日期：2005年08月
·ISBN：0060530413
·条形码：9780060530419
·装帧：简装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Tim Rackley Novels
·外文书名：灵魂操控计划(小说)

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In this powerful follow-up to his action-packed thriller The Kill Clause, Gregg Hurwitz, the new maestro of pulse-pounding suspense, ratchets up the excitement with another sensational page-turner featuring Tim Rackley, a driven lawman motivated by honor, morality, and a deep sense of justice.

Called back into the fold of the U.S. Marshals Service, Tim is tasked with retrieving Leah Henning, the daughter of a powerful Hollywood producer, from a mind-control cult. As Tim wends his way deep undercover into an insidious operation called The Program, he confronts a brand of mind-warping manipulation beyond his worst expectations.

Tim becomes enmeshed with a diverse band of characters—from the charismatic, messianic leader T. D. Betters to a cult reject burnout to the intelligent yet highly vulnerable Leah herself—and finds himself caught in a shadowy landscape of lies, manipulation, and terror. At stake: innocent minds—maybe even his own.

作者简介

Gregg Hurwitz is the critically acclaimed author of The Tower, Minutes to Burn, Do No Harm, The Kill Clause, The Program, and Troubleshooter. He holds a B.A. in English and psychology from Harvard University and a master's degree from Trinity College, Oxford University. He lives in Los Angeles.

媒体推荐 Chicago Sun-Times
"Fascinating…intriguing…Filled with well-drawn characters, meticulous research and pulse-pounding action…easily one of the best thrillers of the year." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Publishers Weekly
"Grounded in character and believable detail, Hurwitz’s thriller engages on every level." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Publishers Weekly
"Grounded in character and believable detail, Hurwitz's thriller engages on every level." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Mystery News
"Hurwitz again shows that he is a remarkable crime fiction writer, a solid member of the genre's top echelon" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Janet Evanovich
"A white–knuckle journey…A compelling, riveting, dead–smart thriller…If you haven’t discovered Gregg Hurwitz yet, get to a bookstore!" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Tess Gerritsen
"Thriller writing at its best…taut, energetic prose that sucks you in and holds you till the very last page." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

James Patterson
"Tough, true, well–written, and memorable as Hell. Dray and Tim Rackley are uniquely believable and sympathetic heroes." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Ridley Pearson
"Gregg Hurwitz handcuffs you to his story and holds your emotions hostage. Once you enter THE PROGRAM, there’s no leaving." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Stephen J. Cannell
"A rip–roaring thrill ride… A stick to your fingers read by a novelist at the top of his game." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Capital Times
"A cut above the usual thriller, with a cast of intriguing and complex characters who never fall into stereotype." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


编辑推荐 Amazon.com
A shocking suicide in the La Brea Tar Pits serves as the prologue to this well-realized thriller about a mind control cult and the efforts of former deputy marshal Tim Rackley to rescue the stepdaughter of a Hollywood producer with political aspirations from its clutches. Rackley’s Rambo-esque vigilantism in the wake of his own daughter's violent death got him cashiered from the marshal's service, but Will Henning has enough clout to get Tim temporarily reinstated to the service--at least, until he manages to return Leah Henning to her family. But the only way to get into the heavily guarded compound controlled by the mysterious cult leader known as the Teacher is for Tim to go undercover as a willing initiate, a potentially deadly masquerade that brings him face to face with the demons that have haunted him since childhood. A sharp, tense, multidimensional novel that will keep the reader turning the pages until the bloody end, The Program more than measures up to the previous titles in Hurwitz's series featuring series hero Rackley (The Kill Clause). --Jane Adams --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


专业书评 From Publishers Weekly
Hurwitz's fifth novel continues the story of Tim Rackley, the U.S. marshal introduced in 2003's The Kill Clause. Tim and Dray, his wife, are slowly coming to grips with the loss of their seven-year-old daughter, Ginny, whose kidnapping and brutal murder was the focus of the previous novel. A more conventional series hero would be wreaking vengeance, but Tim's grief is plausibly amorphous. It wasn't always so. Rash vigilante action caused him to lose his marshal's job in The Kill Clause, but he's given a chance to get his old job back when a brusque Hollywood producer begs him to find his daughter, Leah Henning, a missing Pepperdine coed. Leah may have been kidnapped by an unidentified cult, and Tim must bone up on mind control and manipulation. Hurwitz illustrates Tim's lessons via Leah herself, whose step-by-step indoctrination is as creepy as it is believable. Intending to persuade Leah to leave with him for deprogramming, Tim infiltrates the Program, facing off with charismatic cult leader TD Betters, who has created a seductively logical society based on self-help tenets. Once Tim's inside, he realizes that rescuing Leah isn't enough: he's determined to blow the Program inside out. Grounded in character and believable detail, Hurwitz's thriller engages on every level.
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From AudioFile
Dylan Baker gives a strong performance in this story about mind control and murder. Tim Rackley's recent loss of his daughter compels him to try to save another family from similar pain. As a result, he agrees to resume his career with the U.S. Marshals Services in order to retrieve the daughter of an influential Hollywood producer from a cult. Hurwitz has done his homework when it comes to methods of psychological terrorism, and Baker skillfully negotiates the numerous characters in a way that makes it easy for the listener to follow the story line and understand how cults manipulate the naive. S.K.P. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

From Booklist
Leah Henning is a cult member, but mother and stepfather want her back. They can't penetrate the Program's secrecy through conventional means, so they turn to fired deputy sheriff Tim Rackley. Rackley, who killed the serial predator who dismembered his own child (Kill Clause, 2003), agrees to become a Program recruit in order to extract the Hennings' daughter. The Program is initially subtle in luring recruits, then very sophisticated in using peer pressure, temperature variations, diet, and intimidation to keep its new members and secure their assets. Leading the Program is TD, a charismatic charlatan able to stay ahead of the law by convincing people to surrender their assets willingly. Hurwitz has obviously done his cult homework: the initiation seminars are presented in chilling, very disturbing detail. Even if Rackley does rescue Leah, he wants to bring the Program to an end and put TD in jail. The legal wedge he finds to do it is extraordinarily satisfying. A gripping read from start to finish. Wes Lukowsky
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