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First Contact [Kindle Edition]

Patrick Woodrow (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews) |
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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

Book Description

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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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 487 KB
  • Print Length: 498 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0099478625
  • Publisher: Cornerstone Digital (29 Feb 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B00702LMWG
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #228,984 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Couldn't put it down 13 Jan 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
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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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 15 months ago by Robin Monks
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 22 months ago by Holly Sullivan
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 on 8 Mar 2010 by B. S. Bryan
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 on 12 Feb 2010 by Simon Bayliss
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
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
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
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
Great read a page turning thriller that transports you into the story...
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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