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A carregar... Mr. Moto Is So Sorry (The Moto Series) (edição 1986)por John P. Marquand (Autor)
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. This book follows the Mr. Moto formula for the most part, a brash callow young man and a strong-minded independent young woman, whom the young man thinks needs his protection, never mind that he's much more of an idiot than she is, find themselves inadvertently enmeshed in the middle of international intrigue in an Asian country, this time Mongolia. Mr. Moto, the Japanese secret agent, is pulling the strings in the background so that all will end up very, very nicely. The time is a few years before WWII, and the Japanese and Russians are vying to control northern China. The gateway between Russia and northern China is through Mongolia, and so both the Japanese and Russians are scheming to subvert a Mongolian prince into joining their side. Essentially, the issue is which of the two countries gets to have their armed forces "cooperate" with the prince in the defense of his own little bit of Mongolia. This is a pretty good tale, and differs a bit from some of the previous Mr. Moto books in that Moto himself is a bit more prominent in the overall plot. In the first Mr. Moto book, he was barely present at all. As things have progressed through subsequent volumes, it seems that Mr. Moto becomes more central to the basic action and we get to know him a bit better each time. So there are two more Mr. Moto books, and there's zero chance I won't have read them by the time the New Year rolls around. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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The 4th entry in Pulitzer Prize-winning author John P. Marquand's popular series of espionage adventures features an Australian mercenary, a Mongolian prince, and a Japanese spymaster Eager to escape his complicated past, Calvin Gates boards a train bound for Inner Mongolia, where he plans to join an archaeological dig. Also en route to the Gilbreth Expedition is Sylvia Dillaway, a beautiful young artist with a fierce independent streak. The two Americans become unwitting players in a high-stakes game of international intrigue when Sylvia's Australian guide gives her a silver inlaid cigarette case containing a coded message. With the clouds of war looming, various factions of the Japanese, Russian, and Chinese governments will stop at nothing to get their hands on the case--including murder. Calvin and Sylvia's only hope for survival is a fellow passenger, the charming and mysterious Mr. Moto. He is Imperial Japan's top secret agent, and his mission is to ensure the safe delivery of the cigarette case to its rightful destination. To do so, he must protect the innocent Americans, but on a speeding train headed deep into dangerous territory, even his considerable skills might not be enough to save the day. First serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, John P. Marquand's popular and acclaimed Mr. Moto Novels were the inspiration for 8 films starring Peter Lorre. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Another turn in the series takes place with the characterization of Mr. Moto. In the first book, Moto was deadly, although polite. During books two and three, he became decidedly more likable. Seemingly aware that he was in danger of turning Moto into another Asian version of the genial Charlie Chan, Marquand, therefore took Moto back to his roots. Mr. Moto Is So Sorry has the Japanese agent more duplicitous and conniving than ever. He is also much more deadly, atlhough he has graduated from the rough stuff. He no long has blood directly on his hands. He maneuvers his victims into place as if they are rats being run through a maze.
Finally, once again, Marquand expresses sympathy for Japan in China, referring to its "Manifest Destiny" to control the large Asian land mass lest it turn upon Japan. Once again, the plot devices are the same as anyone reading the first three Moto books would expect: a young naive American unexpectedly gets himself into trouble because he falls for a beautiful woman and feels he has to do the right thing.
I really think that if these central characters would just listen to Mr. Moto in the first place when he tells them to stay out of things and the situation will resolve itself, then they would all get back home safe and sound all that much earlier. But the reader would miss out on the exotic locales Marquand brings to the page, as he does in this book, with the action moving through Korea to Manchuria and into the wilds of Outer Mongolia. It all makes this a wonderful part of the Moto series. A quick read that takes you right back to the late 1930s and the international intrigue rampant in Asia during the era. ( )