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Format: Paperback
Library Classification: Adult Fiction
BIC Subjects: Adventure / thriller
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint: Black Swan
Publication Date: 15/01/2012
Place of Publication: United Kingdom

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Heroes creator Tim Kring injects history with a supernatural, hallucinogenic what-if. Set in the crucible of the 1960s, Shift is the story of Chandler Forrestal, a man whose life is changed forever when he is unwittingly dragged into a CIA mind-control experiment. After being given a massive dose of LSD, Chandler develops a frightening array of mental powers. With his one-in-a-billion brain chemistry, Chandler’s heightened perception uncovers a plot to assassinate President Kennedy. Propelled to prevent the conspiracy, Chandler becomes a target for deadly forces in and out of the government and is pursued across America. Combining the nonstop style of Ludlum with the sinister, tangled conspiracies of DeLillo and Dick, and featuring cameos from Lee Harvey Oswald to Timothy Leary to J. Edgar Hoover, Shift is a thriller guaranteed to be equal parts heart-stopping and thought-provoking.

"From acid induced mind control to covert operations in Cuba, from a missing nuclear weapon to mass hallucinations, SHIFT runs a gamut that your inner conspiracy theorist will find delightful and provocative...reading SHIFT is like fighting a featherweight boxer. Always moving, constantly on its toes, it peppers you with small punches until, eventually, you succumb and it delivers the knockout. But oh, what a fight, and certainly one that is enjoyable and frenetic from start to finish...For an engaging romp through the '60s that never were, look no further than SHIFT."--"Book Page"

"From the Hardcover edition."

Title: Shift
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Contributors: By (author) Dale Peck ; By (author) Tim Kring

ISBN 13: 9780552777445
ISBN 10: 0552777447

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint: Black Swan
Publication Date: 15/01/2012
Place of Publication: London, United Kingdom
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BIC Subjects: Adventure / thriller
NBS Classification: Crime & Thriller
Dewey Classification: 813.6 (DC23)

Format: Paperback
Pages: 480
Height: 198mm
Width: 127mm
Thickness: 30mm
Weight: 335g