- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur; St. Martin edition (July 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312326378
- ISBN-13: 978-0312326371
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,847,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘If anyone can keep the old-fashioned spy novel alive, it’s British veteran Egleton . . . Egleton uses his obvious insider knowledge of intelligence antics to keep his story moving along briskly.’ Publishers Weekly (Assasination Day)
‘A story line that strikes a raw nerve this day and age – dealing with the threat of militant extremists...The story has more twists and turns than an English country lane as Egleton leads you through the shady world of counter espionage...almost impossible to put down and once again has proved him to be one of today’s best thriller writers.’ Doncaster Free Press (Assassination Day)
'As intense and chilling as le Carré, Egleton is one of today's best thriller writers' (Booklist (A Killing in Moscow) )
'A classic spy novel, one of the best Egleton has written, using two of his strongest skills: authentic detail and relentless probing to reveal treachery buried deep in the past.' (Michael Hartland, Daily Telegraph (A Lethal Involv )
‘Arcane plot twists, exotic settings and bursts of violence, with a dollop of civilized sex...great.’ (New York Times (Blood Money) ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
‘A story line that strikes a raw nerve this day and age – dealing with the threat of militant extremists...The story has more twists and turns than an English country lane as Egleton leads you through the shady world of counter espionage...almost impossible to put down and once again has proved him to be one of today’s best thriller writers.’ Doncaster Free Press (Assassination Day)
'As intense and chilling as le Carré, Egleton is one of today's best thriller writers' (Booklist (A Killing in Moscow) )
'A classic spy novel, one of the best Egleton has written, using two of his strongest skills: authentic detail and relentless probing to reveal treachery buried deep in the past.' (Michael Hartland, Daily Telegraph (A Lethal Involv )
‘Arcane plot twists, exotic settings and bursts of violence, with a dollop of civilized sex...great.’ (New York Times (Blood Money) ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
New York Times (Blood Money)
‘Arcane plot twists, exotic settings and bursts of violence, with a dollop of civilized sex...great.'
--This text refers to the
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Clive Egleton has been I feel a neglected author when compared to more well-known spy novel writers such as John Le Carre and Len Deighton. Don't get me wrong, they are great authors and there are many others in this field, I just feel Clive has been eclipsed by his contemporaries and I hope that this his latest novel, Assassination Day, moves him out of the shadows.
The book marks the latest (the 11th) in his Peter Ashton series that started in 1993 with Hostile Intent. The novels are set within SIS (or MI6) and depict the transition from the end of the Cold War in to the 'War on Terror'. Office politics and departmental infighting, are all staple elements of a Peter Ashton story. Egleton paints a vivid picture of an intelligence service fighting against Treasury and Foreign Office backstabbing whilst trying to defend the nation from enemies in all corners of the globe.
In Assassination Day the murder of a literary agent starts off an investigation that jumps from London to New York and back. As Ashton continues his move in to a less operational role within the Firm, we see his protege Will Landon take on the mystery of why the memoirs of a dead SIS officer are attracting such murderous attention.
Egleton's novels always contain a realistic feel, stemming undoubtedly from his Army Intelligence background; but there is much more besides - his characters are not perfect, even his 'hero' Ashton has his flaws. This all combines with the red herrings and plot twists to make this Assassination Day such a great read and it has left me wanting even more from Clive Egleton. I can thoroughly recommend this as a must read from a great author.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A distinctly un-thrilling thriller
9 Sep 2004
Format:Hardcover
376 pages of convolution, an endless parade of characters, plot twists galore - and not very satisfying.
An obnoxious young American woman comes to London to peddle the alleged memoirs of a former British spy. The publisher she is to meet with is murdered by a pair of nasties. Soon enough we are involved with the inner workings of several British police and intelligence agencies, a bunch of terrorists, a turncoat Brit nursing a grudge and the CIA. There is the grizzled old pro, Peter Ashton; the beleaguered director; the wannabes and perky analyst working her way up the ladder.
Not an awful read, but definitely pedestrian. The characters despite the earnest efforts of the author never take on any depth. The plot twists and turns, but not in a way that excites. No sitting on the edge of your seat here. The final scenes are hideously contrived and unbelievable.
In all, an un-thrilling thriller.
Jerry
An obnoxious young American woman comes to London to peddle the alleged memoirs of a former British spy. The publisher she is to meet with is murdered by a pair of nasties. Soon enough we are involved with the inner workings of several British police and intelligence agencies, a bunch of terrorists, a turncoat Brit nursing a grudge and the CIA. There is the grizzled old pro, Peter Ashton; the beleaguered director; the wannabes and perky analyst working her way up the ladder.
Not an awful read, but definitely pedestrian. The characters despite the earnest efforts of the author never take on any depth. The plot twists and turns, but not in a way that excites. No sitting on the edge of your seat here. The final scenes are hideously contrived and unbelievable.
In all, an un-thrilling thriller.
Jerry
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Falls Short
31 Aug 2004
Format:Hardcover
As is en vogue these days this book is built around a fictional terrorist attack. Mr. Egleton while adroit at building layers of characters and keeping the reader alert was not as accomplished at coming up with a believable story line.
While everyone understands that terrorism is deplorable Mr. Egleton says nothing about motive or rationale for the act of terrorism that the story is built around. He seems to leave it to the reader to understand that terrorist are insane and lack the ability to come up with rational interesting enough for us to want to investigate. And while this may be true it left the villains faceless. In a book like the one Mr. Egleton set out to write the description between the good team and the bad team needs to be balanced so that affinity can be developed for the heroes and hatred or dread can be developed for the enemy. Without this balance the story lacks momentum. We all hate terrorism and terrorists in general but Mr. Egleton gives us no basis for hating these specific terrorist aside from superficial references to their nationality.
One objective, if indeed it was his objective, that Mr. Egleton succeeds at is bringing in a truck load of characters and there by illustrating to the reader that it takes a legion of committed individuals to combat terrorism in the modern world. While this is something positive I will take away from the book the onslaught of characters added to the plodding of the plot and in the end detracted from the reading experience.
While everyone understands that terrorism is deplorable Mr. Egleton says nothing about motive or rationale for the act of terrorism that the story is built around. He seems to leave it to the reader to understand that terrorist are insane and lack the ability to come up with rational interesting enough for us to want to investigate. And while this may be true it left the villains faceless. In a book like the one Mr. Egleton set out to write the description between the good team and the bad team needs to be balanced so that affinity can be developed for the heroes and hatred or dread can be developed for the enemy. Without this balance the story lacks momentum. We all hate terrorism and terrorists in general but Mr. Egleton gives us no basis for hating these specific terrorist aside from superficial references to their nationality.
One objective, if indeed it was his objective, that Mr. Egleton succeeds at is bringing in a truck load of characters and there by illustrating to the reader that it takes a legion of committed individuals to combat terrorism in the modern world. While this is something positive I will take away from the book the onslaught of characters added to the plodding of the plot and in the end detracted from the reading experience.
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