Sidney Sheldon's eighth novel, repackaged to accompany his memoirs, 'The Other Side of Me'. / Stunning new packaging for Sidney Sheldon to attract new readers and to ensure his position as the master of the International thriller. / Sidney Sheldon's latest novel, 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?' sold over 200,000 copies in paperback and spent four weeks in the Sunday Times Paperback Bestseller list. / Four backlist titles repackaged to accompany 'The Other Side of Me' will be 'The Naked Face', 'Windmills of the Gods' 'A Stranger in the Mirror' and 'Rage of Angels'.
Sidney Sheldon is the mega-selling international author of sixteen previous bestselling novels. There are now over 275 million copies of his books in print worldwide and he features in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s most translated author. He is also a highly acclaimed, award-winning scriptwriter for stage, film and television.
Praise for Sidney Sheldon: 'If you want a novel you simply cannot put down, go to Sheldon.' New York Daily News
Praise for Sidney Sheldon: 'If you want a novel you simply cannot put down, go to Sheldon.' New York Daily News
The latest novel by the veteran author ( If Tomorrow Comes, etc.) is a fast-paced thriller. Upon taking office, idealistic President Paul Ellison inaugurates the ``people-to-people'' program, intended to establish America's ties with Iron Curtain countries. Instead of naming an experienced diplomat as ambassador to Romania, Ellison selects wholesome Mary Ashley, instructor of Eastern European political science at Kansas State University. Mary initially declines the post, but after her husband dies in a suspicious car crash, she warily accepts Ellison's offer in an attempt to quell her overwhelming grief. Unwittingly, Mary has placed herself in peril, for a sinister covert organization of right- and left-wing tycoons and politicians called Patriots for Freedom intends to abort Ellison's project by lethal means. To kill Mary in Romania, these code-named extremiststheir identities aren't divulged until the novel concludeshire Angel, a terrorist infamous for for barbarity, skill, and dedication. Sheldon's characterizations are slick but involving, and the action escalates to an electrifying final scene. Adding depth are descriptions of harsh Romanian life, the agony of widowhood and the foreign service initiation process. (February 10)
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