- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; 1st edition (7 July 1983)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0002227029
- ISBN-13: 978-0002227025
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,054,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Two British agents must prevent a devastating weapon from falling into enemy hands In the hotly contested Falkland Islands, an underground struggle rages between Argentinean agents seeking to buy black-market Exocet missiles and the British officials who will do anything to stop them. British intelligence dispatches two operatives to prevent the spread of the state-of-the-art weapons, and the odds are stacked against them. Tony Villiers and Gabrielle Legrand must overcome their complicated past and take down the international arms dealer at the center of the conflict before two nations are brought to their knees. "Jack Higgins is the master." -Tom Clancy Jack Higgins is the New York Times bestselling author of more than sixty thrillers that have sold over 250 million copies worldwide, including The Eagle Has Landed and The Wolf at the Door. Before beginning his writing career, Higgins served in the British Army along the East German border. He lives in the Channel Islands.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a good book and should have been filmed by now. It was written in 1982, the year of the Falklands War, which finished in June. I suspected that it was a rush job, and reading the book confirmed it. There are a few glitches. Villiers is 'about thirty' in 1982, and thus too young to have been in many of the campaigns in which he is said to have served. Likewise, we are told that his dad is still alive, although disabled. But when Villiers is decorated at Buckingham Palace, we are not told why no relatives acompany him.
That aside, the book has vivid, well-drawn characters - Gabrielle is a delight - and the combat sequences have a realistic feel to them. Although you know that the Soviet spy plan will not succeed, your heart is in your mouth as the story edges towards the dénouement.
My real regret....no sequel! When Villiers walks away from his bosses and into the park, we wonder what he will do next, and we still don't know. If Higgins has given us a sequel to The Eagle Has Landed, why not one to Exocet - perhaps featuring Scuds or WMD?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The start of this story brings your thoughts back to the time of the Faklands War, but not quite the same as the news reports depicted it. It tells the story of an Argentinian pilot on a quest to steal Exocet Missiles from a French test site, but the KGB, Britsh secret service and the woman of his dreams stands in his way. Little does he know this woman of his dreams was sent to expose him. Jack Higgins gave such a vivid image of the struggle you could feel the tension,. Raul Montera is left with only two choices choices: Betray his country, or betray the woman, who he had grown to love. Truly an excellent storyline of love and betrayel. Once Raul is past the KGB and British Secret Service, what can stop him? Once you start you cant stop.
Format:Paperback
The Falkland's War was a big deal back in the 80s and saw some of Britain's biggest military operations since WW2. In 1982 Jack Higgins must have thought it ripe for use in one of his books as not soon after the conflict ended `Exocet' was published (1983). Based around Argentineans trying to get arms and the Soviets using this to their advantage, `Exocet' is a very 80s Cold War thriller. This is a book that is in the vein of many of Higgins later action thrillers. It is all about men with surnames shooting each other in the name of honour. If you have read any other books by the author (especially his later Sean Dillon books) then you will have no surprises here. In fact, it's so generic to a fault as it reads like so many others in Higgins' back catalogue.
Despite being a so so Higgins adventure there are still some elements that are fun. Higgins always writes a good villain and that is the case here. There is also a good action set piece that ends the story with plenty of violence and gun fire. One of the elements of 'Exocet' that surprised me was the amount of romance contained within. Unlike other books by Higgins there is a strong storyline between a female spy and her target. Overall, I found this part of the book too cheesy to be enjoyable, but the final pay off made even my cold heart thaw a little. `Exocet' is Higgins at his most generic, fans will have read this before, but there is a reason they keep coming back. Quick and easy to read, this book is an action fans guilty pleasure.
Despite being a so so Higgins adventure there are still some elements that are fun. Higgins always writes a good villain and that is the case here. There is also a good action set piece that ends the story with plenty of violence and gun fire. One of the elements of 'Exocet' that surprised me was the amount of romance contained within. Unlike other books by Higgins there is a strong storyline between a female spy and her target. Overall, I found this part of the book too cheesy to be enjoyable, but the final pay off made even my cold heart thaw a little. `Exocet' is Higgins at his most generic, fans will have read this before, but there is a reason they keep coming back. Quick and easy to read, this book is an action fans guilty pleasure.
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