- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General (20 Feb 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340559748
- ISBN-13: 978-0340559741
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 16.2 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 991,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
The Chinaman (Stephen Leather Thrillers)
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'Will leave you breathless'
(Daily Mail )'Plenty of visceral excitements'
(Guardian )'A gripping story sped along by admirable, uncluttered prose'
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'One cannot bear to put it down because one has to know what happens next' - Glasgow Herald "As real and hard and tough as today's headlines. I couldn't put it down" -- Jack Higgins
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
When a chinese takeaway owner looses his wife and daughter to an IRA bomb, he wants to make sure the people responsible are punished by the law. Unfortunately he is passed from pillar to post and cannot understand why the police cannot just arrest them. When all else fails he sets out on his own mission to avenge his loved ones. Using the skills he learn't whilst fighting in the jungles of Vietnam he turns his attention to the terrorists and takes on the IRA. Totally gripping and extremely well written.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is the first book by Stephen Leather that I have read.It is a fast moving story and an easy read. It is the story of a Chinaman - who is actually from Vietnam. The Chinaman owns a fast food take away in London and the story takes place at the height of the IRA terror campaign. The story starts with his wife and daughter being killed when an IRA bomb explodes in the centre of London. The Chinaman sells the shop and starts to find out who within the IRA planted the bomb. Due to the fact his english is not very good nobody takes him to seriously.In due course he is given the name of a Sinn Fien politician in Northern Ireland.Again when speaking to Sinn Fien in Belfast he is looked on as more of a pest than anything else. Unknown to anyone in London or Northern Ireland this man fought for the Viet Cong against the Americans,he then changed sides and fought for the Americans. He and his family were left behind when the Americans withdrew from Vietnam and had to escape from Vietmnam by boat.During the boat trip his ship was attacked by Thai pirates who raped and killed his two eldest daughters. The IRA are now about to find out just how dangerous one man trained in jungle war fare and expert in killing can be. A good fast moving story.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I have read around 6 or 7 of Stephen Leather's books, after starting with 'The Long Shot'. This, however, is the best of the bunch. The storyline, about a ex- soldier taking vengence for the death of his family, is excellent. The only downside is the length - no sooner have you got into the book and its finished!
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****Great Book*****
Now in my top ten. Outnumbered, outgunned, and out of patience, the old fella takes up his old habits and sets the world alight. This is an easy read and an enjoyable one. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Grasshoppa86
The chinaman
I was rather disappointed with the condition of the book. Although readable it looked very well thumbed. I wouldn't consider the description of it as good.
Published 20 months ago by Buckers
Hmmm...
I'm surprised the book title got accepted... obviously Chinaman isn't considered a racist, derogatory term round these parts. Read more
Published 24 months ago by HP Sauce
Weakest of the bunch.......
Hmmmmm...........
I've read about half a dozen of Leather's novels, and this is, without doubt, the lamest offering to date. Read more
I've read about half a dozen of Leather's novels, and this is, without doubt, the lamest offering to date. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2009 by Mr. Tony Griffiths
Viet vet Vs The IRA
A cracking 1992 early short story from Leather. The plot is very straightforward as a Vietnamese (not a Chinaman)veteran seeks the IRA responsible for killing his wife and daughter... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2008 by Clive
This was recommended to me
My daughter passed this book on to me and I couldn't put it down. Great stuff. I don't understand anyone who does not read.
Published on 26 Sep 2007 by A. Craney
Entertaining but Uninformed and Hollow
First off I really enjoyed "The Chinaman". It had a decent plot, interesting characters and a fair amount of simple but realistic action. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2006 by Blue Boy
VC meets IRA
THE CHINAMAN postulates an intriguing confrontation between jungle guerilla and urban terrorism.
Nguyen Ngoc Minh was born in North Vietnam and trained as a bombmaker by the... Read more
Published on 5 May 2004 by Joseph Haschka
Probably the best thriller I have ever read.
After reading around 75 thrillers during the last three years, from Ludlum to Higgins to Forsythe. This is one of the best books I have ever read. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2000
Brilliant story line
This is an excellent book with a very good story line. the plot is carried by the mystery thats surrounds chinese tradition especially family honour. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2000 by Mr. M. D. Shackleton
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