The Old Man The Old Man

The Old Man

    • 4.3 • 120 Ratings
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Publisher Description

Now an original series from FX starring Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, and Amy Brenneman: a former CIA officer, who's living off the grid, finds himself on the run from people who want to kill him—“[a] harrowing hunt-and-hide adventure” (The New York Times Book Review).

To all appearances, Dan Chase is a harmless retiree in Vermont with two big mutts and a grown daughter he keeps in touch with by phone. But most sixty-year-old widowers don’t have multiple driver’s licenses, savings stockpiled in banks across the country, or two Beretta Nanos stashed in the spare bedroom closet. Most have not spent decades on the run.

Thirty-five years ago, as a young army intelligence hotshot, Chase was sent to Libya to covertly assist a rebel army. When the plan turned sour, Chase acted according to his conscience—and triggered consequences he never could have anticipated. To this day, someone still wants him dead. And just when he thought he was finally safe, Chase is confronted with the history he spent much of his life trying to escape.

Edgar Award–winning author Thomas Perry writes thrillers that move “almost faster than a speeding bullet” (Wall Street Journal). The Old Man is his latest whip-smart standalone novel, and has been adapted into a critically acclaimed television series starring Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, and Amy Brenneman.

“Perry drives deep into Jack Reacher territory in this stand-alone [novel] . . . Swift, unsentimental, and deeply satisfying.” —Kirkus Reviews

GENRE
Mysteries & Thrillers
RELEASED
2017
January 3
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
352
Pages
PUBLISHER
Grove Atlantic
SELLER
Perseus Books, LLC
SIZE
7.2
MB

Customer Reviews

stone crap ,

A great story

I’m sorry I watched “The Old Man” tv series before reading this. Or at least a season and a half. The book is tighter and more believable with a clear concise ending. The series, I’m afraid, is being dragged along with no clear or believable ending in sight.

SamGldsmth ,

Great thriller.

Excellent book and even better- and different- than the FX series.

Hill country Andy ,

The Old Man

I missed this title in 2017, and am very glad I did a search of all Thomas Perry's titles! This tale is pure Perry: fleshed out characters, superb plot and believable action! Intense drama to the last page!

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