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Sami Macbeth is not a master criminal. He's not even a minor one. He's not a jewel thief. He's not a safe-cracker. He's not an expert in explosives. Sami plays guitar and wants to be a rock god but keeps getting side-tracked by unforeseen circumstances. Fifty-four hours ago Sami was released from prison. Thirty-six hours ago he slept with the woman of his dreams at the Savoy. An hour ago his train blew up. Now he's carrying a rucksack through London's West End and has turned himself into the most wanted terrorist in the country. Fast, funny, hip and violent, Bombproof is a non-stop adventure full of unforgettable characters and a heart-warming hero - Sami Macbeth - a man with the uncanny ability to turn a desperate situation into a hopeless one.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm not sure what to make of this. Bombproof is a fun and an enjoyable thriller, but it really, really doesn't feel like a Michael Robotham novel. Former DI Ruiz is here sure enough, and although retired he's still the right man for the job when there is a girl missing and he's asked to help out with finding her, but what are we to make of her brother Sami Macbeth, an ex-con just released from prison who seems to have gotten caught up in a terrorist bombing of the London Underground while trying to free her from the clutches of some dangerous and influential London gangsters?
Sami's extraordinary run of bad luck continues through a series of escalating disasters, which sees his face plastered across the TV and has everyone from half of the London underworld to the SAS and Special Terrorism Units after him on a shoot-to-kill basis. All of this however has the feel of parody, picking up on the public's fears of terrorist bombings and the casual xenophobia and racism that lies behind it, and playing it for some dubious satire. That's fair enough and quite fun, but really, the plot is far from credible and all the characters - from the head of the Counter-Terrorism unit to the unconvincing London gangsters - are one-dimensional. I don't recognise in Bombproof anything of the Michael Robotham who normally writes on a deeper and more personal level than this.
Taken on its own terms, even though part of me was horrified at the tastelessness and improbability of the plot, Bombproof is indeed a fun and a thrilling read and I literally couldn't put the book down. I'm sure other readers coming fresh to this will enjoy it immensely, but I just couldn't come to terms with this as a Michael Robotham thriller. I'd be very interested to see what other fans of the author make of this.
Sami's extraordinary run of bad luck continues through a series of escalating disasters, which sees his face plastered across the TV and has everyone from half of the London underworld to the SAS and Special Terrorism Units after him on a shoot-to-kill basis. All of this however has the feel of parody, picking up on the public's fears of terrorist bombings and the casual xenophobia and racism that lies behind it, and playing it for some dubious satire. That's fair enough and quite fun, but really, the plot is far from credible and all the characters - from the head of the Counter-Terrorism unit to the unconvincing London gangsters - are one-dimensional. I don't recognise in Bombproof anything of the Michael Robotham who normally writes on a deeper and more personal level than this.
Taken on its own terms, even though part of me was horrified at the tastelessness and improbability of the plot, Bombproof is indeed a fun and a thrilling read and I literally couldn't put the book down. I'm sure other readers coming fresh to this will enjoy it immensely, but I just couldn't come to terms with this as a Michael Robotham thriller. I'd be very interested to see what other fans of the author make of this.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was very disapointed with this book, I even wondered if someone else had written it.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I know that this book was originally published in Australia as part of a government sponsored program for the encouragement of reading. I guess it was something of a potboiler, and that is how it reads. Both characters and plot are pretty unconvincing. A sad disappointment.
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different but still good
I have always found M.R.books to be gripping and extremely good value. While this one does seem to be a little different from his other books it is still a really good, fun, read. Read more
Published 2 months ago by I. B. Pitbladdo
My first taste of Robotham
I was given this book to read by the attendant at my local tip when I took a load of rubbish there. It was easier to take the book than to say "no thanks". Read more
Published 6 months ago by S. Benton
bombproof
good reading M Robotham is a great author this is not his best but still a great read
Published 20 months ago by D. W. LONDON
A very enjoyable read
This was the first book of Michael Robotham that I read. This is maybe why I did not have any expectations about it, although I did read a review in a Dutch magazine that awarded... Read more
Published 20 months ago by A. P. J. Jansen
Well shy of his best
The improbable tale here killed this book for me. We have an innocent guy (Sami Macbeth) just released from prison, having completed his term. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2010 by johnverp
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