December 6, Martin Cruz Smith
December 6, Martin Cruz Smith
3 Rating(s)
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December 6

Author: Martin Cruz Smith

Narrator: John Slattery

Abridged: 5 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2002


Synopsis

Amid the imperialist fervor of late 1941 Tokyo, Harry Niles is a man with a mission -- self-preservation. But Niles was raised by missionary parents and educated in the shadows of Tokyo's underworld -- making his loyalties as dubious as his business dealings.

Now, on the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Niles must decide where his true allegiances lie, as he tries to juggle his Japanese mistress and an affair with the wife of a British diplomat; avoid a modern-day samurai who is honor-bound to kill him; and survive the Japanese high command, whose plans for conquest may just dictate his survival.

Set in a maelstrom of personal temptations and mortal enemies, with a remarkable anti-hero caught in a land he can never call his own, DECEMBER 6 is a triumph of imagination, history, and riveting storytelling.

About Martin Cruz Smith

Martin Cruz Smith’s novels include Gorky ParkStallion GateNightwingPolar StarStalin’s GhostRoseDecember 6TatianaThe Girl from VeniceThe Siberian Dilemma, and Independence Square. He is a two-time winner of the Hammett Prize, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award and Britain’s Golden Dagger Award, and a winner of the Premio Piemonte Giallo Internazionale. He lives in California.

About John Slattery

John Slattery has starred on Broadway in Rabbit Hole, Betrayal, and Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Off-Broadway credits include Three Days of Rain (L.A. Critics Award, Drama Desk nom.), and The Lisbon Traviata. On television he has been seen in Ed, K Street, Sex & the City, and Will & Grace. Films include Flags of Our Fathers, Mona Lisa Smile, The Station Agent,Traffic, and Sleepers.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tony on January 21, 2010

Ever wonder how things might have been different for Rick Blaine, the ostensibly selfish nightclub owner from Casablanca, had he lived in Japan during the 1940s, rather than Morocco? Martin Cruz Smith offers a reasonable scenario in December 6. This slickly plotted, exotically atmospheric thriller op......more

Goodreads review by Jim on November 08, 2011

December 6 is not a perfect book, it was a little too gritty in places for my taste, but, nevertheless, it was a great read. A lot of people can write. And some work very hard to develop their craft. But Martin Cruz Smith is, in my opinion, one of those supremely talented writers that every generat......more

Goodreads review by Mal on November 05, 2019

Martin Cruz Smith is best known for the eight bestselling novels (with the ninth now on the way) about police detective Arkady Renko in the USSR and, later, Russia. However, he has written nearly two dozen other books, including two other series of thrillers and a number of standalone novels. Decemb......more

Goodreads review by Klodovik2 on August 22, 2015

Jako dobar politički krimić alternativne povijesti Japanskog napada na Pearl Harbor.......more

Goodreads review by Jim on July 27, 2015

I enjoyed this for its look into the culture and society of pre -WWII Japan through the eyes of the lead character - Harry Niles. The novel kept me engaged until the end where Mr. Cruz Smith seemed to run out of steam (IMO). But the first 90% of this novel makes up for the the final bit. I enjoyed t......more