Devorah Fox writes historical epic
fantasy, sci-fi fantasy and thrillers.
She tells me a favourite of her own
novels is DETOUR, ranked in the Top
10 Thrillers in Preditor/ Editors Readers’ Choice Poll.
When trucker Archie “Super Man”
Harlanson visits his girlfriend Debbie’s New York State home he expects the
hardest part will be surviving the family celebrations over the birth of her
nephew. But then Archie stumbles on a deadly plot against the U.S. President
who’s visiting nearby, and finds himself dodging the would-be assassins who now
have him in their sights.
Here’s a Kenworth
W900L, the sort of truck Archie drives.
‘CONVOY’ (1978) was one of a number
of movies to celebrate truckers.
But in ‘DUEL’ (1971) – directed by STEVEN
SPIELBERG – the trucker is a villain. The truck itself represents a chilling and
inhuman menace that Spielberg would next depict in the form of a shark in ‘JAWS’
(although I personally think ‘DUEL’ is a better piece of work and is sometimes
held to be the greatest TV movie ever made.)
A homicidal truck driver
stalks DENNIS WEAVER (giving a
virtuoso performance) in ‘Duel.’
A presidential assassination plot in
a small town reminded me of the 1954 movie SUDDENLY.
FRANK SINATRA as the assassin in ‘Suddenly.’
Political assassinations have
featured in innumerable movies, from JULIUS CAESAR to THE TALL TARGET (a plot
to assassinate Abraham Lincoln) to THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (the brilliant 1962
movie and what I felt was an inferior 2004 remake.)
Frank Sinatra features again in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ (1962) but here he's trying to foil a pair of assassins
ANGELA LANSBURY and LAURENCE HARVEY, both giving outstanding performances IMHO.
‘A Gem from a
Versatile Author. Highly entertaining story with memorable
characters, sparkling dialogue and a storyline with one surprise after another.
… Fox is a master of words and she shines in this modern genre as much as she
has in her medieval fantasy King Bewilliam series.’
‘A trucker's tale, complete with adventure and derring-do.’
‘A great ride…
It is refreshing to read a fun book.’
‘Fox is a
really great story teller.’
‘Even though
some of the things that were happening were very serious, I still found myself
giggling and smiling throughout most of the book.’
and
A fan wrote to tell me that she saw a red Kenworth on the road and got all excited. "It's Archie!" That gave me a big smile.—Devorah Fox
ReplyDeleteI can imagine, Devorah. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed the post. Another blog about your books coming soon.
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