- Paperback: 112 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd (18 May 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099493535
- ISBN-13: 978-0099493532
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 727,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Iraq: the present day. A country torn apart by war and anarchy. Thieves roam the streets. People are being killed in broad daylight. Security is non-existent. And now, terrorists have seized a Van Gogh painting worth GBP25 million from one of Saddam's palaces. They are offering it to the highest bidder. The painting's original owner, a Kuwaiti prince, from whom it was seized during Iraq's occupation of Kuwait in the First Gulf War, has asked for HMG's help in retrieving it. The British Government owes him a favour for backing them during the Iraq War, so they agree to help. But, rather than agreeing to pay the terrorists' ransom - which they fear will be pumped into funding terrorist operations across the world - HMG decides to send in a team of hardened ex-Special Forces, led by ex-SAS hero Mat Kilbride and his sidekick Jimmy Cameron. Sent undercover in a deniable operation called Black Wolf, their brief is simple: retrieve the painting, and eliminate the terrorists at the earliest possible opportunity. The mission sounds simple enough. But, as Mat and his team are drawn into a dark and violent world, things are not always as they seem. And, in the final climactic scene, a horrible and shocking truth awaits for the men.
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A high-octane action thriller with a twist -- from the bestselling author of Operation Certain Death
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Breathtaking from cover to cover,
This review is from: Desert Claw (Quick Read) (Paperback)
If you want a short, action packed book to read, then this is the book for you.
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Fun, Quick, and Entertaining Read,
By Chris - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Desert Claw (Quick Read) (Paperback)
I believe that my title sums this book up pretty well.
You will read this book/short story in one sitting - therefore the story is quick and full of excitement/action. Damien Lewis is a great author who knows how to write a compelling war/action story. I have read everything that he has put out thus far and am yet to be let wanting. Again, recommended. Note: this book is around 100 pages and is not his usual full-length. I was unaware of this when I bought it. Just an FYI.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very Average and Predictable Story but Good to See Short Stories Being Sold Now as Stand Alones,
By James N Simpson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Desert Claw (Quick Read) (Paperback)
To say Desert Claw is predictable would be an understatement. There are no surprises throughout the entire hour long tale and the stupidness and non ability to hit the British/Americans with bullets of the Iraqi enemy is exaggerated to unrealistic heights. That said though this book will more than pass the time on an hour long flight or bus/train trip and is an excellent alternative for those looking for something with more substance than the local newspaper or tabloid magazines. Being that it is of such little overall quality Desert Claw can also easily be abandoned in the pocket of the seat in front as well to pass the time for the next traveller. It is good to see magazine/newspaper priced book alternatives on the shelves of shops in airports and bus and train stations these days though.
In Desert Claw ex British and New Zealand SAS as well as ex Delta and Navy Seal American soldiers are available for hire. They are contacted by an ex British major who tells them England needs them to do a favour for a Kuwaiti prince whose worthless but sentimental painting was stolen in the 1991 invasion and is now in the hands of a terrorist organisation who looted it from one of Saddam's palaces. They are to leave no survivors, and of course if they are discovered Britain will deny any knowledge of their mission. |
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