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Geoffrey Archer (Author)
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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow; Re-issue edition (8 May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099549514
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099549512
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 3.2 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 168,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"A plot constructed with devilish cunning." -- "Daily Telegraph"

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4.0 out of 5 stars Faking a honeymoon with someone you don't know, 23 Feb 2005
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Rennie Petersen (Copenhagen, Denmark) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Java Spider: Complete & Unabridged (Audio Cassette)
"Java Spider" is an international thriller set in London and on a fictitious Indonesian island. Author Geoffrey Archer, who has experience from that part of the world, writes vivid accounts of how the repressive forces in Indonesia crush dissident movements. East Timor is mentioned as an example, and this book was published two years before the independence referendum in 1999 that resulted in an Indonesian scorched earth campaign that practically destroyed that country.

So the setting for "Java Spider" is scary to start with, and the vile events that take place and the descriptions of the "bad guys" add to the threatening mood of the book.

The story is about a British government Minister who is kidnapped in Indonesia, and then mistreated in an attempt to force the British government to do what the kidnappers want. But it's not clear who the kidnappers are, and there are hints of corruption in high places back in London.

A thriller needs one or more "good guys", and these roles are filled by Nick Randall and Charlotte (Charlie) Cavendish. Nick is a police detective with Scotland Yard and a former Army man with Far East experience. Charlie is a young but very ambitious reporter for a small London TV station.

The things I look for in a thriller are a good (believable) story set in an interesting environment, i.e., an environment that I can learn something about that I didn't know before. And I want the characters in the story, both the good guys and the bad guys, to resemble real people.

"Java Spider" meets my desires on all of these points. Especially the environment (Indonesia) and the characters are good. Nick and Charlie, the classical odd couple, are likeable and flawed, just like real people.

Only the story is a bit of a letdown. It's very exciting, high marks for that, but not very realistic or believable.

A high point in the story is when Nick and Charlie pretend they're newlyweds on their honeymoon, despite the fact that they don't really know each other (yet). Anything to confuse the opposition!

In summary, I liked "Java Spider" and am looking forward to reading more of Geoffrey Archer's thrillers.

Rennie Petersen

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent thriller, 4 Feb 2010
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Have read most Geoffrey Archers books and rate them highly,this is one of his best. Need a good thriller to read on holiday ? Then take this, it won't disappoint.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Indonesian escapade, 7 Sep 2008
This review is from: Java Spider (Paperback)
A good early novel from Archer with an exciting setting in Indonesia. Nick Randall is sent to Kutu (a fake Indonesian island) to find Bowen, a kidnapped British Foreign Minister. The plot has a lot of political scandal with Bowen connected to the PM, some shady deals to build Power Stations in Kutu as well as arms deals to Indonesia helping the government fight rebels (c.f. East Timor). A good deal of action from the mid-point to the end as Randall ends up fighting and fleeing in the jungles and on the sea. Recommended.
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