"The Fourth Protocol (film) The Fourth Protocol is a 1987 British Cold War spy film featuring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan, based on the novel ""The Fourth Protocol"" by Frederick Forsyth. In 1968, an East-West agreement is established to halt nuclear proliferation. One of its clauses, the Fourth Protocol, forbids the non-conventional delivery of a nuclear weapon to a target. MI5 officer John Preston (Michael Caine) breaks into the residence of British government official George Berenson (Anton Rodgers) on New Year's Eve and finds a number of top secret NATO files that should not have been there. He reports his"
"Chinese. Frederick Forsyth's formula spy novels sold in the hundreds of thousands. ""The Fourth Protocol"", whose title refers to a series of conventions that, if broken, will lead to nuclear war and that are now all broken except for the fourth and last thread, was made into a major film starring Michael Caine. The point of such novels—like that of American movies of the 1950s, such as ""My Son John"", ""Kiss Me Deadly"", and ""The Manchurian Candidate""—is to vilify the ""enemy within,"" the treacherous peace movement activists, and simple Labor Party voters who, by 1988, were marching against the Cold"
"Frederick Forsyth Frederick McCarthy Forsyth, (born 25 August 1938) is an English author, journalist for the Daily Express, spy, and occasional political commentator. He is best known for thrillers such as ""The Day of the Jackal"", ""The Odessa File"", ""The Fourth Protocol"", ""The Dogs of War"", ""The Devil's Alternative"", ""The Fist of God"", ""Icon"", ""The Veteran"", ""Avenger"", ""The Afghan"", ""The Cobra"" and ""The Kill List"". Forsyth's works frequently appear on best-sellers lists and more than a dozen of his titles have been adapted to film. He has sold more than 70 million books in total. The son of a furrier,"
"The Rule of Four The Rule of Four is a novel written by the American authors Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, and published in 2004. Caldwell, a Princeton University graduate, and Thomason, a Harvard College graduate, are childhood friends who wrote the book after their graduations. ""The Rule of Four"" reached the top of the ""New York Times"" Bestseller list, where it remained for more than six months. The book is set on the Princeton campus during Easter weekend in 1999. The story involves four Princeton seniors, both friends and roommates, getting ready for graduation: Tom, Paul, Charlie and Gil."
"positively to ""The Da Vinci Code"". It received an aggregate score of 74 out of 100 (based on 17 reviews) on the review aggregator Metacritic. The Rule of Four The Rule of Four is a novel written by the American authors Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, and published in 2004. Caldwell, a Princeton University graduate, and Thomason, a Harvard College graduate, are childhood friends who wrote the book after their graduations. ""The Rule of Four"" reached the top of the ""New York Times"" Bestseller list, where it remained for more than six months. The book is set on the Princeton"
"Dustin Thomason Dustin Thomason (born 1976) is an American writer and producer. He is the co-author of the 2004 novel ""The Rule of Four"", and the author of ""12.21"". Dustin co-created Hulu's ""Castle Rock"" and ABC drama ""The Evidence"" and has executive produced numerous television series, including Fox's ""Lie to Me"". and WGN America's Manhattan. ""The Rule of Four"" reached the top of the ""New York Times"" Best Seller list, where it remained for six months. The book was a #1 national and international bestseller and has been translated into more than 25 languages. It has sold more than four"
"The Fourth K The Fourth K is a novel by Mario Puzo, published in 1990. It is set during the Presidency of fictional ""Francis Xavier Kennedy,"" nephew of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Edward Kennedy. President Francis Xavier Kennedy is elected to office, in large part, thanks to the legacy of his forebears–good looks, privilege, wealth–and is the very embodiment of youthful optimism. Too soon, however, he is beaten down by the political process and, disabused of his ideals, becomes a leader totally unlike what he has been before. When his daughter becomes a pawn in a brutal terrorist"
"Ian Caldwell Ian Caldwell is an American novelist known for co-authoring the 2004 novel ""The Rule of Four"". His second book, ""The Fifth Gospel"", was published in 2015. Caldwell was born and raised in Fairfax County, Virginia during which time he met his future writing collaborator, Dustin Thomason. Both graduated from the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in 1994. Caldwell was a Phi Beta Kappa at Princeton University where he graduated in 1998 with a degree in history. After college, while working with Thomason on their first novel, Caldwell worked at MicroStrategy in Tyson Corner and taught"
"A. E. W. Mason Alfred Edward Woodley Mason (7 May 1865 – 22 November 1948) was an English author and politician. He is best remembered for his 1902 novel of courage and cowardice in wartime, ""The Four Feathers"" and is also known as the creator of Inspector Hanaud, a French detective who was an early template for Agatha Christie's famous Hercule Poirot. His prolific output in short stories and novels were frequently made and remade into films during his lifetime; though many of the silent versions have been lost or forgotten, the Korda productions of ""Fire Over England"" (1937) and"
"The Fourth Wall (Milne play) The Fourth Wall is a mystery play by the British writer A.A. Milne. It was first staged at the Haymarket Theatre in 1928. Under the name, The Perfect Alibi, it was produced at the Charles Hopkins Theatre on Broadway from November 1928 through July 1929. In 1930 the play was adapted for the film ""Birds of Prey"" directed by Basil Dean. In 1949 it was adapted by BBC television as a ninety-minute drama called ""The Perfect Alibi"" and was first broadcast on 6 August 1949. The cast included Edward Lexy as Major Fothergill, Daisy Burrell"
"Group and the myths and mysteries surrounding it. The Sigma Protocol The Sigma Protocol is the last novel written completely by Robert Ludlum, and was published posthumously. It is the story of the son of a Holocaust survivor who gets entangled in an international conspiracy by industrialists and financiers to take advantage of wartime technology. Ben Hartman is vacationing in Switzerland when he meets his old school buddy Jimmy Cavanaugh - who tries to kill him. As he dodges assassins, mysterious tails, and police while searching for a safe place to hide, he finds his twin brother, Peter, who was"
"De vierde man De vierde man (""The Fourth Man"") is a 1981 novel by Dutch author Gerard Reve, the basis for the film of the same name by Paul Verhoeven. Among Reve's works, it stands out as one of only a few novels to have a heterosexual theme. The novel's origins lie in a commission by the Dutch foundation Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek, an organization that promotes Dutch literature. Reve had been asked to supply the 1981 ""Boekenweekgeschenk"", a free book given to every buyer of a Dutch-language book during a one-week nationwide promotion known as ""Boekenweek"" (""Book"
"The Sigma Protocol The Sigma Protocol is the last novel written completely by Robert Ludlum, and was published posthumously. It is the story of the son of a Holocaust survivor who gets entangled in an international conspiracy by industrialists and financiers to take advantage of wartime technology. Ben Hartman is vacationing in Switzerland when he meets his old school buddy Jimmy Cavanaugh - who tries to kill him. As he dodges assassins, mysterious tails, and police while searching for a safe place to hide, he finds his twin brother, Peter, who was thought to have died in an airplane crash"
"The Pendragon Protocol The Pendragon Protocol is an urban fantasy thriller by Philip Purser-Hallard, published in 2014 by Snowbooks. It is the first volume in the ""Devices Trilogy"". The novel introduces the Circle, a Crown-sponsored British paramilitary organisation descended from King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table. The ""devices"" of the title are both the heraldic devices the Knights of the Circle bear on their riot shields, and the emblematic identities of particular Arthurian knights (identified as semi-autonomous archetypes or memes), whose stories they continually re-enact. The protagonist, Jory Taylor, bears the device of Sir Gawain, which puts him in"
"[commercial] failure—but it was my most ambitious book."" The Fourth K The Fourth K is a novel by Mario Puzo, published in 1990. It is set during the Presidency of fictional ""Francis Xavier Kennedy,"" nephew of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Edward Kennedy. President Francis Xavier Kennedy is elected to office, in large part, thanks to the legacy of his forebears–good looks, privilege, wealth–and is the very embodiment of youthful optimism. Too soon, however, he is beaten down by the political process and, disabused of his ideals, becomes a leader totally unlike what he has been before. When his"
"might lead to reconciliation between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Ian Caldwell Ian Caldwell is an American novelist known for co-authoring the 2004 novel ""The Rule of Four"". His second book, ""The Fifth Gospel"", was published in 2015. Caldwell was born and raised in Fairfax County, Virginia during which time he met his future writing collaborator, Dustin Thomason. Both graduated from the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in 1994. Caldwell was a Phi Beta Kappa at Princeton University where he graduated in 1998 with a degree in history. After college, while working with Thomason on"
"Philip Purser-Hallard Philip Purser-Hallard (born 1971 as Philip Hallard) is a science fiction and fantasy author described by the British Fantasy Society as ""the best kept secret in British genre writing"". His first original novel, ""The Pendragon Protocol"", the first volume of ""The Devices Trilogy"", is an urban fantasy thriller which combines Arthurian myth with issues of modern British politics and identity. The British Fantasy Society said that the novel's ""writing is crisp and clever, the plotting devoid of flab and the cast of characters appealing, interesting and consistent"", and that it was based on ""that rarest of fantasy beasts"
"The Sign of the Four The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. The story is set in 1888. ""The Sign of the Four"" has a complex plot involving service in India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts (""the Four"" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had"
"as Mrs Fulverton-Fane, Ian Fleming as Arthur Ludgrove, and Arthur Young as Edward Carter. The Fourth Wall (Milne play) The Fourth Wall is a mystery play by the British writer A.A. Milne. It was first staged at the Haymarket Theatre in 1928. Under the name, The Perfect Alibi, it was produced at the Charles Hopkins Theatre on Broadway from November 1928 through July 1929. In 1930 the play was adapted for the film ""Birds of Prey"" directed by Basil Dean. In 1949 it was adapted by BBC television as a ninety-minute drama called ""The Perfect Alibi"" and was first broadcast"
"name of a professor and he has lost his arm. The Eleventh Commandment (novel) The Eleventh Commandment is a novel by Jeffrey Archer, first published in 1998. The title refers to the rule ""Thou Shalt Not Get Caught"". The chief of the CIA, Helen Dexter, decides, on her own, to order the murder of political figures of other nations on the basis of their views on the United States. The book starts with the murder of a candidate for the Colombian presidency. During this time, Helen finds out that she would be fired if she is found out to be"
"Fourth Realm Trilogy The Fourth Realm Trilogy refers to the trilogy of books written by pseudonymous author John Twelve Hawks and published between 2004 (in the UK, 2005 in the US) and 2009. The trilogy has been translated into 25 languages and has sold more than 1.5 million books. The three novels describe parallel universes, including one controlled by a shadow group called The Brethren using the Vast Machine. ""The Traveler"" was a critical success and international bestseller - with the intriguing life of the elusive author increasing reader interest in the books. , the identity of John Twelve Hawks"
"The Eleventh Commandment (novel) The Eleventh Commandment is a novel by Jeffrey Archer, first published in 1998. The title refers to the rule ""Thou Shalt Not Get Caught"". The chief of the CIA, Helen Dexter, decides, on her own, to order the murder of political figures of other nations on the basis of their views on the United States. The book starts with the murder of a candidate for the Colombian presidency. During this time, Helen finds out that she would be fired if she is found out to be ordering assassinations on several nations. To cover up her work"
"The Fourth Hand The Fourth Hand is a 2001 novel written by American novelist John Irving. It is his 10th published novel. While reporting a story from India, Patrick Wallingford, a New York television journalist, has his left hand eaten by a lion. Millions of TV viewers witness the accident, and Patrick achieves instant notoriety as ""the lion guy"". In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon, Dr. Nicholas M. Zajac, awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. After watching video of Patrick, Dr. Zajac contacts the journalist and pledges to find a suitable hand donor for him. Doris"
"fifth novel, ""Full Dress Grey"", was a sequel to his first. The earlier book received a cool reception from West Point, while for the sequel, the campus bookstore scheduled Truscott for two book signings. ""Library Journal""'s review of the book described it as ""a thoroughly satisfying mystery story with an uncommon setting."" ""Booklist"" said that it was ""a basic police procedural"" but predicted the book would be ""popular for its realistic dialogue couched in military protocol, which reflects the author's own past as a cadet."" Lucian K. Truscott IV Lucian King Truscott IV (born April 11, 1947) is an American"
"Doris, however, will not return Patrick's love, and only allows him to touch her intimately with her late husband's hand, now Patrick's. The Fourth Hand The Fourth Hand is a 2001 novel written by American novelist John Irving. It is his 10th published novel. While reporting a story from India, Patrick Wallingford, a New York television journalist, has his left hand eaten by a lion. Millions of TV viewers witness the accident, and Patrick achieves instant notoriety as ""the lion guy"". In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon, Dr. Nicholas M. Zajac, awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand"
"in 2008 by Quartet Books. The story is a rites of passage through the eyes of a public school boy. The sequel ""And You Are?"" was published the following year. It is set in Hollywood, Las Vegas and London. His third novel, ""Mr Coles"", was published in May 2011. It takes place in an English Prep School and follows the tortured life of one of its masters. It was described in one review as ""illuminating the dark alleys of the human condition"". His fourth novel, ""The Last Photograph"", is set on 21 December 1988; the day Pan Am Flight 103"
"a Swedish oil tanker built in Japan, a Russian airliner hijacked to West Berlin and various governments find themselves involved. In 1982, ""No Comebacks"", a collection of ten short stories, was published. Some of these stories had been written earlier. Many were set in the Republic of Ireland where Forsyth was living at the time. One of them, ""There Are No Snakes in Ireland"", won him a second Edgar Allan Poe Award, this time for best short story. ""The Fourth Protocol"" was published in 1984 and involves renegade elements within the Soviet Union attempting to plant a nuclear bomb near"
"film and television. In September 2017, Putnam purchased the publishing rights for ""Dracul"" in a five-house auction with additional publishers worldwide and Paramount Pictures optioned the film rights with Andy Muschetti set to direct. The Fourth Monkey (CBS) Dracul (Paramount Pictures) J. D. Barker J.D. Barker (""Jonathan Dylan Barker"") is an international bestselling American author of suspense thrillers, often incorporating elements of horror, crime, mystery, science fiction, and the supernatural. His debut novel, Forsaken, was a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award in 2014. Barker was born January 7, 1971 in Lombard, Illinois and spent the first fourteen years of"
"Four past Midnight Four past Midnight is a collection of novellas by Stephen King. It is his second book of this type, the first one being ""Different Seasons"". The collection won the Bram Stoker Award in 1990 for Best Collection and was nominated for a Locus Award in 1991. In the introduction, King says that, while a collection of four novellas like ""Different Seasons"", this book is more strictly horror with elements of the supernatural. The four novellas contained in the collection are described here: On a cross-country red-eye flight from Los Angeles to Boston, ten passengers awaken to find"
"Democracy (novel) Democracy -- Joan Didion's fourth novel -- was published in 1984. Set in Hawaii and Southeast Asia at the end of the Vietnam War, the book tells the story of Inez Victor, wife of U.S. Senator and one-time presidential hopeful Harry Victor, and her enduring romance with Jack Lovett, a CIA agent/war profiteer who dies shortly after extricating Inez's daughter Jessie from Saigon, where the girl had incautiously ventured. ""Democracy"" is unusual in that its narrator is not a character within the novel's world but a voice whom Didion identifies as herself, a writer self-consciously struggling with the"
"consistent"", and that it was based on ""that rarest of fantasy beasts – an original idea."" A sequel, ""The Locksley Exploit"", was published in 2015. ""Trojans"", the third book in the trilogy, followed in 2016. The Pendragon Protocol The Pendragon Protocol is an urban fantasy thriller by Philip Purser-Hallard, published in 2014 by Snowbooks. It is the first volume in the ""Devices Trilogy"". The novel introduces the Circle, a Crown-sponsored British paramilitary organisation descended from King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table. The ""devices"" of the title are both the heraldic devices the Knights of the Circle bear on their"
"Cyborg IV Cyborg IV is a science fiction/secret agent novel by Martin Caidin that was first published in 1975. It was the fourth and final book in a series of novels Caidin began in 1972 with ""Cyborg"", profiling the adventures of astronaut Steve Austin, who becomes a spy for the American government after an accident that requires the replacement of numerous body parts with high-powered machines. ""Cyborg IV"" was published after Caidin's original novel was adapted into a television series entitled ""The Six Million Dollar Man"". Confusingly, therefore, its first paperback publication by Warner Books was issued as Volume 6"
"Truman Capote Truman Garcia Capote (; born Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, including the novella ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"" (1958) and the true crime novel ""In Cold Blood"" (1966), which he labeled a ""nonfiction novel"". At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced from his work. Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce, a long absence from his mother, and multiple migrations. He had discovered his calling as"