Finding himself working in Britain a little later, Trevanian decided to accent the spoof aspect of his work by writing a spoof of The Eiger Sanction a spoof of a spoof! This was The Loo Sanction, which began as a takeoff on the excessive and meaningless violence of Burgess' A Clockwork Orange. In this and many other ways (including that scenes of derring-do atop the Eiger were now echoed in a hero . The Loo Sanction is the sequel to the Eiger Sanction and Jonathan Hemlock is at it again. It is a very enjoyable romp through London but not as exciting as the Eiger Sanction. Jonathan remains his acerbic self and his penchant for violence has not diminished. This story is more urbane and yet is /5(93). · His novels published as Trevanian are: The Eiger Sanction (), The Loo Sanction (), The Main (), Shibumi (), The Summer of Katya (), Incident at Twenty Mile (), Hot Night in the City (a collection of stories published in .
The Loo Sanction is sure to keep readers frantically turning pages until the thrilling climax. Also available as an eBook Look for these other Trevanian classics from Three Rivers Press: Shibumi, The Eiger Sanction, The Main, and The Summer of Katya. Author Bio: Trevanian. Trevanian (Rodney Whitaker, ) was the bestselling author of Shibumi, The Eiger Sanction, The Loo Sanction, The Main, The Summer of Katya, and Incident at www.doorway.ru was also an educator in communication and dramatic arts and wrote nonfiction books under his own name. His books have been translated into more than fourteen languages. It has been said that The Loo Sanction is so very over-the-top because Trevanian was disgusted both by the "vapid" transfer of The Eiger Sanction from page to screen and also by the critics who didn't get that it was a send up. Whatever the reason, the result is phenomenal, because Trevanian doesn't do things by halves.
A First-Rate Thriller from a Legendary MasterJonathan Hemlock, the art professor and mercenary who first excited readers with his daring exploits in The Eiger Sanction, returns in an even more masterful adventure in The Loo Sanction, Trevanian#;s second thrilling spy novel. Jonathan Hemlock, the art professor and mercenary who first excited readers with his daring exploits in The Eiger Sanction, returns in an even more masterful adventure in The Loo Sanction, Trevanian’s second thrilling spy novel. Hemlock has gone to England to rest, but his vacation is interrupted when the head of British Intelligence needs his highly skilled services. In "The Eiger Sanction," Trevanian wound a fantastic plot and locale around a great character in Dr. Jonathan Hemlock: assassin, professor, art critic. In "The Loo Sanction," Trevanian seems to have completely lost the thread. Gone is the unique plot and locale.
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