| Already hailed on both sides of the Atlanticas one of the most exciting novels of its kindto appear since The Day of the Jackal, TheViking Process is a spellbinding novel about agreat multinational conglomerate that sets outto destroy its rival and competitor by using thetechniques of the radical left-highly sophis-ticated sexual blackmail, terrorism, assassination, kidnapping, random violence and mediaexploitation. The central figure of The Viking Process isPhilip Russell, an authority on terrorism andurban warfare, co-opted from his academicworld and happy marriage by an adroit pieceof sexual blackmail to be drawn into the gameplans of The Vikings, a group of young, smart,well-organized and lavishly funded terroristswho seem to be attacking a great multina-tional corporation in the name of social jus-tice, but are in fact being exploited themselvesin the name of corporate profit. Norman Hartley s gift for authentic detail,his talent for the depiction ol elaborate vio-lence and sophisticated sex, and the sheeroriginality and storytelling punch of his plotguarantee him a place among the major writ-ers of successful contemporary fiction. Hisdescription of what happens when a great,worldwide business organization whose nameis a household word turns to the polities ofthe streets is a nightmare out of our dailyheadlines. It is sure to keep the reader goingto the final, riveting moment when Russell hasone last chance to stop The Viking Processfrom succeeding. |
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