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Man on Fire
This is one of those rare novels that totally immerses its readers in the life of an extraordinary central character. Creasy, formerly a first-rank soldier of fortune, drifts in a Europe where every road, it would seem, only turns him back into the twilight of his private Gethsemane. Middle-aged, physically and morally debilitated by drink, he seeks the help of his former comrade-in-arms, Guido. In the present-day Italy of kidnappings and ransoms, good professional bodyguards are demanding and getting exorbitant salaries because the protection they provide makes it possible for wealthy Italian families to obtain kidnap insurance at reduced rates. Through certain agencies "premium bodyguards" are available at about a quarter of the rate paid to the top professionals. Creasy is persuaded by Guido to become the body guard of little Pinta Balletto, the daughter of an Italian...
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