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First Contact [Mass Market Paperback]

Patrick Woodrow (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 482 pages
Publisher: Arrow; First Edition edition (17 Dec 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0099478625
ISBN-13: 978-0099478621
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 3.2 x 17.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 580,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Vivid characters and electric narrative pace combine to make this an authentic, original and hugely entertaining read.
-- Charles Cumming, Bestselling Author of A Spy By Nature

Top drawer adventure...you wouldn't want to miss the excitement. -- Lancashire Evening Post

Patrick Woodrow is an author to be reckoned with. -- Bangkok Post

a competent and convincing thriller that mixes excitement with an intelligent interest in the world's last remaining wild places -- Shotsmag

This book is simply awesome. I highly recommend it. -- Euro Crime

A dizzying spinning-wheel of a tale, where pace is king. -- The Oxford Times

Well written, excellent character development, easy to read and completely absorbing
--Eurocrime.co.uk

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First Contact contains the same action adventure excitement as Clive Cussler with all of Michael Crichton's mind bending 'what if'' technological brilliance.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic page-turner. Gutted to finish it., 13 Dec 2009

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Gripped from the first chapter, I only put it down twice and didn't want it to end. Totally unique plot about a brother and sister getting lost in the jungle. Woodrow really brings the locations alive. Lots of thrills and spills but the research means it always stays believable. I loved Double Cross and this is just as good, if not better. (Hopefully we won't have to wait so long for his next book). If you like thrillers but want something a bit different, give this a try.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down, 13 Jan 2010

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Fantastic page turning book. It transported me from place to place giving excellent description and was clearly fantastically researched.

I found it very difficult to put down, as each chapter lead to me wanting more.

Sorry it had to end and I look forward ot the next Woodrow as soon as possible.

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5.0 out of 5 stars First Contact - Even Better than Double Cross, 9 Jan 2010

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A barnstorming follow up to Double Cross from Patrick Woodrow, which I read on holiday in 2 days. I wish I could have made First Contact last more than one! A real page turner in the Clive Cussler style: great locations, unpredictable secret that some of the characters will kill for and a believable 'ordinary guy' hero. This is a brilliant winter warmer for when you are snowed in, but if you miss it then, get it for your next holiday read...it will be finsished before you get off the plane.

This is the second in what looks like a developing series - first oceans, this one in the jungle...we are lucky that Woodrow has many more corners of the world to set up his cracking stories. Can't wait!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Probably OK to pass the time - just.
Best picked up at a station or airport bookshop, as it is a novel you'd probably be happy to take, say on holiday, or to read to pass the time on a long journey. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Robin Monks

5.0 out of 5 stars First Rate
The perfect remedy when you want to engulf your senses and escape to another world. A writer's treat and one you won't want to put down until it the ride is over.

Published 19 months ago by Holly Sullivan

5.0 out of 5 stars film-worthy moral thriller
Few books have the boys staying up all night making the girls moan whilst yet another cliff hanging chapter has to be read. Yes, First Contact is in that league. Read more

Published 23 months ago by B. S. Bryan

5.0 out of 5 stars Adventure Woodrow
Another slick thriller from Mr Woodrow with more accomplished characterisation and plotting than Double Cross, whilst having lost none of the drama or excitement of his debut... Read more

Published 24 months ago by Simon Bayliss

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping from start to finish
Being the first fiction novel I had read in a while, I wasn't expecting to make quick progress through First Contact - I stand corrected, having finished the book days after... Read more

Published on 24 Jan 2010 by E. Stuart-Bourne

5.0 out of 5 stars Woodrow makes contact
Got this for Christmas and thought it wasn' going to be my cup of tea. Could not have been more wrong. Read more

Published on 14 Jan 2010 by Colin Lambert

1.0 out of 5 stars Double Cross and First Contact
Much to my chagrin, I made the mistake of believing in the reviews by Mrs Robinson, Osborne and Ms Richie and purchased Double Cross and First Contact. Read more

Published on 13 Jan 2010 by Richard K. Pettit

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Wow,this book made my holiday. I couldn't put it down, I was transported to PNG and loved the pace and characters, having read Double Cross, I thought nothing could beat it, but... Read more

Published on 12 Jan 2010 by Mrs. W. Webber

5.0 out of 5 stars More from the amazing Woodrow!
There I was expecting a follow up to Woodrow's first novel (Double Cross) which is unbeatable, featuring the best modern hero of our time (Ed Strachan), only to be faced with an... Read more

Published on 8 Jan 2010 by Mr. E. J. C. Lloyd

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read a page turning thriller that transports you into the story line
First Contact kept me enthralled from start to finish. It is a well balanced mixture between twisting and turning plot and in-depth descriptiveness. Read more

Published on 7 Jan 2010 by Mr. N. J. Dixon

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