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Nothing Lasts Forever is a 1979 action thriller novel by American author Roderick Thorp, a sequel to his 1966 novel The Detective. The novel is mostly known through its 1988 film adaptation Die Hard , starring Bruce Willis .
- The Detective
The Detective is a thriller/detective novel by American...
- Roderick Thorp
His novel The Detective was adapted into a film of the same...
- The Detective
Dec 24, 2018 · 70's Action Book Erin Snyder Noir. Nothing Lasts Forever is, arguably, the most influential Christmas novel written since A Christmas Carol, and if its title hadn't been changed when it was adapted into a movie nine years later, I wouldn't have to explain why.
Jun 5, 2015 · Unlike what the title suggests, Nothing Lasts Forever has lasted quite a while. Published in 1979 by thriller author Roderick Thorp, the action-packed novel has stayed in publication over the years with a little help from the film adaptation…a little film called “Die Hard.”
His novel The Detective was adapted into a film of the same name in 1968. Thorp is also better known for its sequel, the bestselling novel, Nothing Lasts Forever, which later served as the basis for the film Die Hard, thus Thorp became a creator of the entire media franchise of the same name.
High atop a Los Angeles skyscraper, an office Christmas party turns into a deadly cage-match between a lone New York City cop and a gang of international terrorists. Every action fan knows it could only be the explosive big-screen blockbuster Die Hard.
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Nothing Lasts Forever. Roderick Thorp. Norton, 1979 - Hostages - 188 pages. Traveling to Los Angeles for Christmas, Joe Leland, a veteran cop and former war hero, stumbles upon a sensational...
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Jul 12, 2018 · Nothing Lasts Forever (1979) was a sequel to The Detective (1966), which was adapted into a movie starring Frank Sinatra in 1968. Crazily enough, that means Die Hard was originally meant to...
