The Naked Edge
By David Morrell
- Release Date: 2011-10-19
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
From the bestselling author of the classic Brotherhood of the Rose espionage saga comes a high-action thriller about the meaning of friendship and the naked edge between love and hate.
He calls himself Cavanaugh. No first name, and even “Cavanaugh” isn’t his actual last name. He’s a protector. Once he had a boyhood best friend. They played in the woods near their homes, pretending to be soldiers surviving behind enemy lines. Grownup, they belonged to Delta Force and later worked for the world’s best security company.
Now their lives have taken drastically different paths, pitting them against each other, forcing them to play their boyhood game again, this time to learn who dies.
The survival of a great city hangs in the balance as two friends-turned-enemies hunt each other and discover that there’s a line between predators and prey, a line that’s called The Naked Edge.
This e-book version of The Naked Edge contains numerous photographs of the classic knives described in the novel. These include the legendary knife that Warner Bros designed for Alan Ladd’s 1952 film about Jim Bowie, The Iron Mistress. Another of the many photographs depicts the most expensive knife in the world: a solid-gold replica of King Tut’s dagger.
Praise for David Morrell
“David Morrell is, to me, the finest thriller writer living today, bar none.”
—Steve Berry New York Times bestselling author of The King’s Deception
“David Morrell is a master of suspense. He wields it like a stiletto—knows just where to stick it and how to turn it.”
—Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author of The Gods of Guilt
“Morrell, an absolute master of the thriller, plays by his own rules and leaves you dazzled.”
—Dean Koontz, New York Times bestselling author of Innocence
Reviews
Shame on me...
2By MapwhapAs the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. I have Morrell a chance years ago with one of his novels....I can't even remember which one it was, because it was boring, unbelievable and I never finished it. I gave this one a try because of the overall positive reviews....never again. This book is filled with trade craft...that much is true. It's also true that no one human being could possibly know or use all of that trade craft and live anything close to a real existence. The protagonist's ability to predict what the antagonist is going to do is beyond even the imagination-stretching limits of fiction. There is no sense of realism to these books. I am done with Morrell as an author, and I do not recommend this book.Amazing
5By bribri54645645Morrell at his best. The book really immerses you in the world of personal protection, and as in other Morrell books, I learned something. In this case, about the art of knife making and hand to hand combat styles. It starts with a bang and the pace keeps up the whole book.
