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The Assassin (Hardcover)

by Stephen Coonts (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Orion (21 Aug 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752868691
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752868691
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 272,854 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Another excellent Coonts thriller." --PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Convoluted But Well Executed, 2 April 2009
By C. Green "happily low brow" (Faringdon, Oxon, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Assassin (Paperback)
The Assassin is a direct follow up to Stephen Coonts last Grafton & Carmellini adventure, Traitor. It brings to a conclusion the pursuit of master terrorist Abu Quasim that began during Traitor, so if you haven't yet read that novel I would recommend doing so before starting The Assassin. Traitor is somewhat implausible, but still an above avergae thriller.

The Assassin is a great improvement on the book that precedes it. Whereas Traitor relied on an implausible central plot device that never rang true, events in this lastest Coonts thriller feel far more believable.

Once again Grafton and Carmellini make a fine double act, with Carmellini doing the physical action man stuff with aplomb whilst Grafton is the inscrutable brains of the operation. The rest of the cast of characters are reasonably well drawn, although none make it much beyond being one or two dimensional plot devices.

The plot itself is pretty convoluted and takes a long time to reach what end up being two separate finales, if that isn't an oxymoron, one immediately after the other. Its holds your attention whilst it gets there, but you don't want to think too hard about it or you'll be spotting more plot holes than the story could be expected to survive. Some of the story elements also feel a little dated, drawing as they do on real life events from a number of years ago, but not to the extent of ruining the book.

Surprisingly The Assassin is also pretty brutal in places. I never had Coonts down as that sort of writer, but the body count here is pretty high, with the good guys coming off almost as badly as their enemies and often in pretty bloody, painful ways. If you're at all squeamish about such things this side to the book might put you off.

Overall however, The Assassin shows that Stephen Coonts can still produce solid, entertaining thrillers that easily compete with the best in the genre. That's not bad for an author who has been around for so long and to my mind remains underrated. The Assassin isn't going to go down as a classic, but its still a damn sight better than some of the later, lazier and tired efforts put out by other authors who have been labouring in the thriller genre for similar lengths of time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Coonts, 15 Feb 2009
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Another classic book from Coonts. I only found him a few years ago while on holiday. I saw this book titled Cuba thought the preface sounded interesting and have been an avid reader ever since and now have all his titles.
If you are interested in twisting plots then Coonts is your man.
Would recommend to all.
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