- Hardcover: 281 pages
- Publisher: Random House; 1st Edition 1st Printing edition (Sep 1975)
- ISBN-10: 0394499026
- ISBN-13: 978-0394499024
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.5 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 604,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A modern classic from one of the great thriller writers of our era.
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A British cabinet minister is gunned down on a London street by an IRA assassin. In the wake of a national outcry, the authorities must find the hitman. But the trail is long cold, the killer gone to ground in Belfast, and they must resort to more unorthodox methods to unearth him. Ill prepared and poorly briefed, undercover agent Harry Brown is sent into the heart of enemy territory to infiltrate the terrorists..
But when it is a race against the clock, mistakes are made and corners cut. For Harry Brown, alone in a city of strangers, where an intruder is the subject of immedate gossip and rumour, one false move is enough to leave him fatally isolated....
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
written in 1975 at the height of violence in Ulster this was the superb first novel by ITN reporter Gerald Seymour.
Hard hitting and uncompromising, which would be the hallmark of his new career,Seymour blends high politics with thrilling tension and action sequences.
An IRA hitman shoots dead a Government Minister.The British Prime Minister orders the intellegence service to hunt the killer down and Harry Brown is the soldier chosen to go to Belfast and immerse himself into the catholic community undercover to flush the assassin out.
Seymour handles the politics well, his characters speaking real believable diologue not sterio-typing as lesser skilled author's would do.
Seymour has since become a master at telling it like it is, his novels pull no punches and often have downbeat endings.
This was the book that launched his very successful second career. This novel hooks you and will not let go.
Hard hitting and uncompromising, which would be the hallmark of his new career,Seymour blends high politics with thrilling tension and action sequences.
An IRA hitman shoots dead a Government Minister.The British Prime Minister orders the intellegence service to hunt the killer down and Harry Brown is the soldier chosen to go to Belfast and immerse himself into the catholic community undercover to flush the assassin out.
Seymour handles the politics well, his characters speaking real believable diologue not sterio-typing as lesser skilled author's would do.
Seymour has since become a master at telling it like it is, his novels pull no punches and often have downbeat endings.
This was the book that launched his very successful second career. This novel hooks you and will not let go.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Harry's Game is the first, and best, novel of the war in Ulster. All the characters who matter (all four) are beautifully and clearly drawn, the plot is faultless and the ending is shattering.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is absolutely fantastic. Brilliantly detailed characters, excellent plot which is well researched and with lots of truths from the situation in NI at the time.
Shatteringly brilliant.
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A Game Of Chess
A brilliant story of many parts.
The IRA have struck in England, throwing down the gauntlet to the British. They need to hit back and use Harry as their fastest weapon. Read more
The IRA have struck in England, throwing down the gauntlet to the British. They need to hit back and use Harry as their fastest weapon. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Patrick Duffy
Outstanding, both as a thriller and literary novel
This is the best Gerald Seymour I've read and on the merits of this book alone warrants placing the author amongst the very best "literary" thriller writers including John le Carre... Read more
Published 6 months ago by R. Brewer
Seymour takes readers in the heart of "The Troubles"
SAFE READING - NO SPOILERS
Set mainly in Northern Ireland, "Harry's Game" takes readers right into the centre of the Troubles at a time when they were still "The... Read more
Set mainly in Northern Ireland, "Harry's Game" takes readers right into the centre of the Troubles at a time when they were still "The... Read more
Published 6 months ago by RR Waller
Northern Ireland as it really was
I'm always cautious about novels on Northern Ireland but this is excellent. Gerald Seymour has caught the style and speech of Belfast. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jimser10
Gripping story from a top best seller
Harrys Game is in my opinion one of Gerald Seymours best novels.
His research is meticulous right down to the "Rubber Doors" leading to casualty at the Royal Victoria... Read more
His research is meticulous right down to the "Rubber Doors" leading to casualty at the Royal Victoria... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Skymasteruk
Interesting insight into the troubles
Obviously well researched; this is the story of the assassination of a minister by the IRA, and the subsequent hunting of the killer by an undercover agent. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2000 by "simon_23"
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