![]() Osborn apparently has would have made Ian Fleming blush. The protagonists literally bang their way across Europe in the first chapters within hours of having met each other. ![]() Seriously, every single sexual encounter is a marathon. Even more grating are the sex scenes, which were put together with all the finesse and understanding of sexual encounters of a ten-year old. In a split second he supposedly recognizes his father's murderer from three decades prior and attempts to murder him in a crowded Paris cafe? That's the first page, by the way. The main character is an unlikeable man-child with astonishingly bad impulse control for a supposedly well-respected surgeon. Aside from this, the book is an absolute mess. The only point I'll give to the author is his prediction how Germany would use the EU and a common currency as a means of becoming de facto ruler of Europe. In the end, pure spite and amusement at how ridiculous this book could get are how I pulled myself across the finish line with this one. Of course with any thriller you need to be willing to suspend your disbelief, but with this book you need to brutally murder it, burn the carcass, and scatter the ashes to the four winds. I defy you to put it down."ĭefinitely worth a read, specially if you enjoy this genre. His startling facts surpasses his art of story-telling to magnanimous quantities.) Its fast paced, and as one of the critics wrote in the back cover: "Hugely entertaining! I started reading The Day After Tomorrow at 2 in the afternoon and finished reading it, my eyes bleeding at 3 am. ( Something I feel happens to Dan Brown every time he starts to write a thriller. ![]() I wonder how the author Allan Folsom managed to amalgamate science, history and technology all in the same novel, without letting it seem bogged down with the weight of his research. A truth which can change the future forever! What ensues is a battle of wits, with startling revelations, resulting in the chaser becoming the chased, until in the end, he confronts a terrifying truth. The plot deals with a doctor who gets drawn into a web of international conspiracy when he chances upon his father's killer in a small cafe in Cafe. The Day After Tomorrow was one of the first thrillers that I ever read, at age 12, from my school library.(I presume that the librarian had not read it herself, so as to include in the shelf, considering it had liberal doses of 'between the sheets' activities!)Įrr, not the 'between the sheets' part. A novel that truly reinvents the thriller. From the jolt of the opening scene to the harrowing finale in the Swiss Alps, The Day After Tomorrow takes suspense fiction to a whole new level of intensity. Here is the most stunning fictional debut of the decade, a roller coaster of a novel that will leave you breathless with excitement. ![]() Deftly weaving together these disparate events, Allan Folsom reveals an international conspiracy of apocalyptic dimensions, a sinister cabal that will lead Paul Osborn on a heart-pounding chase across Europe - and keep you riveted, turning the pages long into the night. And in Germany, a select group of industrialists prepares for a momentous celebration. In New Mexico, a physical therapist is invited to accompany a very special patient back to Switzerland. In Geneva, a beautiful medical resident begins a love affair that will change her life forever. In London, a renowned homicide detective from Los Angeles on assignment to Interpol investigates a baffling series of decapitations. In Paris, an American surgeon named Paul Osborn sees the man who murdered his father - and tries to kill him.
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