- Hardcover: 333 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (28 April 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684829398
- ISBN-13: 978-0684829395
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 2.8 cm
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Philip Shelby's first novel, Days of Drums, was a crackerjack political thriller. It earned him big sales and good reviews for his ability to turn the nightly news into compelling fiction. His latest offering pulls off the same magic. A highly decorated African American war hero, General Griffin North, is killed in a plane crash just as his political career is about to take off. Ironically, in the light of modern military sex scandals, the only people who think the crash might have been more than an accident are two very interesting women--Major Mollie Smith of the Army and her protégé, Warrant Officer Rachel Collins.
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‘Last Rights by Philip Shelby is grand entertainment. At last, a believable heroine who can dish it out with the best males. Brilliantly handled intrigue with a sock’em finish.’
CLIVE CUSSLER
DAYS OF DRUMS:
‘A successful thriller, intricately plotted, taut and exciting’
Los Angeles Times
‘An even slicker version of The Pelican Brief, with the Senate sitting in for the Supreme Court. Paging Julia Roberts.’
Kirkus Reviews
‘Fast and furious: a lot of drive and a lot of energy’
Publishers Weekly
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Rachel Collins, warrant officer second grade, shifted, her boot heels scraping the hot, corrugated roof of the metal shed where she lay spread-eagle. Read the first page
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Great suspense book
3 May 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is the first book I have read of Philip Shelby. I usually read Sci-Fi books, but I was glad that I picked this book up. The mystery that surrounds every character keeps you wanting to know what was going to happen next. There were good twists in the book aswell which added intrigue to the plot. If anyone has read 'The Firm' by John Grishman, they will like this book. As I found it better than 'The Firm'. Cannot wait to read another book by Shelby
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Another Flight To Deception.
21 Jun 2006
Format:Hardcover
This thriller has all the features of its genre, plus some. A crooked judge, assassins galore, terrorists before the ones we are aware of, and secret agents (all using false names). No one is who he or she claims to be. This is right down Eddy Roy's alley, but I can't for the life of me remember the author he is devoted to and buys all his books.
Sarah Martindale, Wink's sister (not her real name), Rachel used to book a flight from Baltimore to Atlanta. I hope she had proper ID. On my first solo flight, I ran in panic to the nearest phone when ID was required. I had my own, but not for the name on the ticket. It was a last minute gift. Since Lee wasn't at home to verify he had given me the round trip to Chicago, I was finally allowed to use it for the last empty seat. She is a secret agent, a strong woman with military training.
Little did she know that the assignation was closely monitored and thwarted. The Engineer was determined to get her out of the way any way he could. Steven Copeland should never have gone into the hotel sauna alone. The depraved Engineer got to him first. "We don't believe in virtues, that some things are good and others evil. Consequences. That's what we knw for sure, the only thing we hold true." His soul "was utterly rotted away." He was the very essence, the presence of evil. That's how Philip uses dialogue, choppy and to the point. Not much elaboration or explanation. It gets old after awhile. So much blood and gore, you'd think you were in Baghdad. There was much evasion of the truth and delusion -- too much, in fact. The Engineer turned out to be David McFadden of Hong Kong. What business of his would it be if a black man were elected V. P. of the United States in the first place. He was just doing what he was paid to do, as was she in trying to protect the rights of U. S. citizens.
Sarah Martindale, Wink's sister (not her real name), Rachel used to book a flight from Baltimore to Atlanta. I hope she had proper ID. On my first solo flight, I ran in panic to the nearest phone when ID was required. I had my own, but not for the name on the ticket. It was a last minute gift. Since Lee wasn't at home to verify he had given me the round trip to Chicago, I was finally allowed to use it for the last empty seat. She is a secret agent, a strong woman with military training.
Little did she know that the assignation was closely monitored and thwarted. The Engineer was determined to get her out of the way any way he could. Steven Copeland should never have gone into the hotel sauna alone. The depraved Engineer got to him first. "We don't believe in virtues, that some things are good and others evil. Consequences. That's what we knw for sure, the only thing we hold true." His soul "was utterly rotted away." He was the very essence, the presence of evil. That's how Philip uses dialogue, choppy and to the point. Not much elaboration or explanation. It gets old after awhile. So much blood and gore, you'd think you were in Baghdad. There was much evasion of the truth and delusion -- too much, in fact. The Engineer turned out to be David McFadden of Hong Kong. What business of his would it be if a black man were elected V. P. of the United States in the first place. He was just doing what he was paid to do, as was she in trying to protect the rights of U. S. citizens.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Outstanding! Believable! Energetic
7 Aug 1997
Format:Hardcover
Philip Shelby has once again delivered a blockbuster! Once I started reading, I couldn't put the book down. At first, the threads of the story are delivered very quickly - the "accidental" death of a prominent Afro-American general with political potential, the female Army officer who suspects murder, the tip to the Baltimore police about an Army sergeant suspected of illegal arms dealing- these & more threads seem to be disjointed. But Shelby brings them all together in a series of events that seem plausible & very natural. Even with the White House involvement, the book never, in my opinion, borders on fantasy. You find yourself in the middle of the book "cheering" for the good gal & guys. Shelby's main character, Rachel Collins, comes across as being a "normal" person. The author even leaves room for the possibility that Rachel will be around for another novel. Perhaps with a love interest?!!!? GREAT BOOK
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