General Information
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 Title:                  The Exile
 Author:                 Allan Folsom
 Read By:                Paul Michael
 Copyright:              2004
 Audiobook Copyright:    2004
 Genre:                  Thriller
 Publisher:              Books on Tape
 Abridged:               No

Original Media Information
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 Condition:              Good

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 Total Duration:         24:21:18
 Total MP3 Size:         669.15
 Parity Archive:         YES
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 Encoded At:             CBR 64 kbit/s 44100 Hz Mono
 ID3 Tags:               Set, v1.1, v2.3

Book Description
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John Barron, the youngest cop on the LAPDs elite 5-2 squad, gets a 
baptism of blood and fire as he encounters the most haunting case and 
villains hes ever faced. Trapped in a web of global intrigue, Barron 
and his sister, Rebecca, are swept across oceans and continents, from 
California to England to Russia, by a sinister hit man playing out his 
role in a shocking conspiracy that threatens institutions of power worldwide. 
Barron will find that this conspiracy is centuries old and its orchestrators 
will stop at nothing to see this dark vision through, a dream destined 
to topple governments, dethrone dynasties, and catapult one family to 
the pinnacle of global power.
Folsom (The Day After Tomorrow) begins his epic-sized new thriller smashingly, 
as cops from an elite LAPD squad stake out a train to arrest a killer 
and find themselves up against the mysterious Raymond, who leads them 
a murderous dance through the streets of the city, massacres several 
of them and is then apparently killed himself in a climactic shootout. 
For its first 200 pages, this is high-octane thriller writing with an 
almost visceral impact. But already there are dark hints of plot troubles 
to come. Young up-and-coming cop John Barron, Raymond's nemesis, is 
found to have a beautiful sister mentally paralyzed by the shock of 
their parents' long-ago murder, and Raymond begins to receive mysterious 
phone calls from a sinister baroness talking about his destiny. These 
kitschy elements dominate the story as it moves over to Europe, Barron 
builds himself a new life in England with a sexy aristocrat, sister 
Rebecca emerges from her cocoon as a Princess Di-like figure and the 
murderous Raymond, now with a new identity, has a key role involving 
a major upheaval in world politics. Folsom still brings off some entertaining 
scenes, but the plot becomes so lumbering and improbable (wait till 
you find out who Rebecca's suave Latin lover is) that even a final burst 
of action at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg cannot bring back 
the excitement that launched the book. As for the utterly unprepared-for 
ending, it breaks at least a dozen popular fiction rules at once. Agent, 
Robert Gottlieb. (Aug. 17) Forecast: If only Folsom could've maintained 
the pace and drama of the book's first third, this would be a winner; 
as it is, word of mouth about the remainder of the overlong novel is 
likely to dampen reader enthusiasm. $250,000 marketing campaign.

