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Dimiter - by William Peter Blatty (Paperback)
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Highlights
- William Peter Blatty has thrilled generations of readers with his iconic mega-bestseller The Exorcist.
- About the Author: William Peter Blatty (1928-2017) was the bestselling author of The Exorcist, which he turned into an Academy Award-winning screenplay.
- 304 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
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About the Book
A brand new novel of supernatural suspense from the author of The Exorcist
Book Synopsis
William Peter Blatty has thrilled generations of readers with his iconic mega-bestseller The Exorcist. Now Blatty gives us Dimiter, a riveting story of murder, revenge, and suspense. Laced with themes of faith and love, sin and forgiveness, vengeance and compassion, it is a novel in the grand tradition of Morris West's The Devil's Advocate and the Catholic novels of Graham Greene.
Dimiter opens in the world's most oppressive and isolated totalitarian state: Albania in the 1970s. A prisoner suspected of being an enemy agent is held by state security. An unsettling presence, though subjected to unimaginable torture he maintains an eerie silence. He escapes---and on the way to freedom, completes a mysterious mission. The prisoner is Dimiter, the American "agent from Hell." The scene shifts to Jerusalem, focusing on Hadassah Hospital and a cast of engaging, colorful characters: the brooding Christian Arab police detective, Peter Meral; Dr. Moses Mayo, a troubled but humorous neurologist; Samia, an attractive, sharp-tongued nurse; and assorted American and Israeli functionaries and hospital staff. All become enmeshed in a series of baffling, inexplicable deaths, until events explode in a surprising climax. Told with unrelenting pace, Dimiter's compelling, page-turning narrative is haunted by the search for faith and the truths of the human condition. Dimiter is William Peter Blatty's first full novel since the 1983 publication of Legion.Review Quotes
"Dimiter is an intelligent, tightly wound, suspenseful novel. One can only hope Blatty will publish another sometime soon." --USA Today
"A beautifully written, haunting tale of vengeance, spiritual searching, loss, and love." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Gripping and intelligent, Dimiter is part detective story and part religious thriller in the grand tradition of The Name of the Rose." --Allan Folsom, New York Times bestselling authorAbout the Author
William Peter Blatty (1928-2017) was the bestselling author of The Exorcist, which he turned into an Academy Award-winning screenplay. The son of immigrant parents, he was a comic novelist before embarking on a four-decade career as a successful Hollywood writer. Blatty died on January 12, 2017, in Bethesda, Maryland.Dimensions (Overall): 7.0 Inches (H) x 4.25 Inches (W) x .75 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Thrillers
Publisher: Forge
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: William Peter Blatty
Language: English
Street Date: March 29, 2011
TCIN: 90827717
UPC: 9781250240057
Item Number (DPCI): 247-49-0134
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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