Its the thing that, if we dont deal with it, eventually poisons our lives. New york times bestselling author michael gruber, a member of the elite ranks of those who can both chill the blood and challenge the mind the denver post, delivers a taut, multilayered, riveting novel of suspensesomewhere in pakistan, sonia laghari and eight fellow members of a symposium on peace are being held captive by armed terrorists. Somewhere in pakistan, sonia laghari and eight fellow members of a symposium on peace are being held captive by armed terrorists. New york times bestselling author michael gruber, a member of. A novel by gruber, michael and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Michael gruber is the author of the good son, the book of air and shadows, and the forgery of venus. Forgery of venus followed, and then i moved to a different publisher and wrote the good son and the return, for them. We have, for instance, islam, terrorism, pakistan, the quran, history. The good son, by michael gruber, is one of those few and far between complex, intelligent, and insightful thrillers. A novel, gruber uses the plot as a scaffold for psychological, religious and sociological asides which are far more intriguing and thought provoking than most op ed pieces or news stories about the middle east. A former marine biologist, restaurant cook, federal government official, and political speechwriter, michael gruber traveled a fascinating path toward his latest occupation as the bestselling author of unique, historytinged thrillers like the book of air and shadows. New york times bestselling author michael gruber, a member of the elite ranks of those who can both chill the blood and challenge the mind the denver post, delivers a taut, multilayered, riveting novel of suspensesomewhere in pakistan, sonia laghari and eight fellow members of a symposium on pea. When you say genre, you are talking about two different things. Crafting intricately woven prose, he creates narratives that are extremely involving, allowing the reader to.
His two most recent books, the good son and the return, are spy thrillers set in. The good son book chicago public library bibliocommons. The good son quotes showing 110 of 10 its part of what we call the shadow, all the dark parts of us we cant face. The main character, theo bailey, is a special operations soldier who decides to take a moreorless unauthorized leave from the army to locate his mother, jungian psychotherapist sonia bailey laghari, whos disappeared near. Michael gruber born october 1, 1940 is an american author gruber was born in brooklyn and currently lives in seattle, washington. New york times bestselling author michael gruber, a member of the elite ranks of those who can both chill the blood and challenge the mind the denver. Michael gruber, new york times bestselling author of the book of air and shadows, the forgery of venus, night of the jaguar, tropic of night, and valley of bones, has a phd in marine sciences and began freelance writing while working in washington, d. The good son is a book that will keep you hooked throughout with many twists yujin has a doting mother and a brother who loves him. I went to college at columbia, where i edited the humor magazine. New york timesbestselling author gruber delivers a taut, multilayered, riveting novel of suspense.
His 2007 novel the book of air and shadows was published to great acclaim. Michael gruber books list of books by author michael gruber. He worked as a cook, a marine biologist, a speech writer, a policy advisor for the jimmy carter white house, and a bureaucrat for the united states environmental. A fourth thriller for morrow, the book of air and shadows was published in 2007, and was a new york times bestseller.
Michael gruber is an american author out of seattle. He is perhaps best known for his jimmy paz series of novels gruber has had quite the exciting life. Yes, michael gruber s the good son is a political thriller, but it transcends the genre because it is more than that it is a novel of ideas. Catholic peace movement at the beginning of the iraq war and studied dreamwork with the jungianinfluenced process work institute based in zurich, and her son was in the navy and about to embark on seal training, because he wanted to become a bomb disposal guy and the training is largely the. The third novel, night of the jaguar, was available in early 2006. New york times bestselling author michael gruber, a member of the elite ranks of those who can both chill the blood and challenge the mind the denver post, delivers a taut, multilayered, riveting novel of suspense. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Shop amongst our popular books, including 16, the good son, tropic of night and more from michael gruber. Other than a few health issues he believes he has led a relatively normal life, until one morning when he wakes up covered in blood and finds a. He was born in the new york city and attended columbia college where he earned his ba in english literature. New york times bestselling author michael gruber, a member of the elite ranks of those who can both chill the blood and challenge the mind denver post, delivers a taut, multilayered, riveting novel of suspense.
Yes, michael grubers the good son is a political thriller, but it transcends the genre because it is more than that it is a novel of ideas. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the good son. A novel 9780805091281 by gruber, michael and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A novel is really about how holding a mirror to the different ways americans and afghanis live their lives. Ghostwriter of butch karp novels, jimmy paz trilogy, the good son, and other novels. The american author michael gruber is highly regarded for his extremely incisive novels, incorporating both the realms of reality and fantasy into one intoxicating mix. The good son april 29, 2010 by michael gruber theres a note in my notebook from around three years ago that says, woman, peace worker, jungian, kidnapped by terrorists, seal son tries to rescue her. He attended columbia university and received his ph. Michael gruber, author of new york times bestseller the book of air and shadows, the forgery of venus, night of the jaguar, tropic of night, and valley of bones, has a ph. The good son contains all the elements of a bestseller. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He will have readers ruminating on ideas of identity, history, mortality, family, fate, and the complex and destructive relationship between mexico and its. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream.