- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (27 Sep 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006173047
- ISBN-13: 978-0006173045
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,052,771 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Bagley has become a master of the genre - a thriller writer of intelligence and originality.' SUNDAY TIMES
'As long as meticulous craftsmanship and honest entertainment are valued, and as long as action, authenticity, and expertise still make up the strong framework of the good adventure/thriller, Desmond Bagley's books will surely be read.' REGINALD HILL, Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers
'Bagley is a master storyteller.' DAILY MIRROR
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An industrial espionage counter-intelligence agent for MI5 is sent to the forests of Sweden to track down a respectable entrepreneur who has gone on the run…
Wealthy, respectable George Ashton flees for his life after an acid attack on his daughter. Who is his enemy? Only Malcolm Jaggard, his future son-in-law, can guess, after seeing Ashton's top secret government file. In a desperate manhunt, Jaggard pits himself against the KGB and stalks Ashton to the silent, wintry forests of Sweden. But his search for the enemy is not over yet…
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Some great ideas, but not that well executed
21 Oct 2009
Format:Paperback
At first, 'The Enemy' appears to be another of Bagley's intruiging thrillers. It starts of well: wealthy industrialist George Ashton flees the country when one of his daughters is scarred in an acid attack, and industrial espionage agent Malcolm Jaggard is sent to find him. Jaggard, engaged to another of Ashton's daughters, soon discovers a variety of secrets about Ashton, his research, and his associates.
It's a solid basis for a thriller, with a number of interconnected side-plots involving Ashton's past, inter-departmental infighting, and secret scientific research. However, 'The Enemy' doesn't really follow through on any of these. The book employs a number of twists which seem clever at first, but actually mean the various sub-plots end up either fizzing out or abruptly ending. So what you thought was a complex interlocking story turns out to be a collection of unrelated blind alleys and red herrings. The main story thread is actually something quite different from what is expected, and has little direct connection to what we believed was the central plot.
The book is also surprisingly preachy, especially toward the end, which is not something seen in Bagley's other thrillers. There were a few half-hearted "we must walk carefully" sentiments in a few of his early books, but nothing like what is seen here. True, it does give the ending a bit of an extra kick, but it seems a bit misguided. Possibly this is because the thing being preached against doesn't become significant until the end of the book.
'The Enemy' is not a bad book. Just not quite up to the standard of Bagley's best. There are some good ideas in there, but they are not handled as well as they could have been.
It's a solid basis for a thriller, with a number of interconnected side-plots involving Ashton's past, inter-departmental infighting, and secret scientific research. However, 'The Enemy' doesn't really follow through on any of these. The book employs a number of twists which seem clever at first, but actually mean the various sub-plots end up either fizzing out or abruptly ending. So what you thought was a complex interlocking story turns out to be a collection of unrelated blind alleys and red herrings. The main story thread is actually something quite different from what is expected, and has little direct connection to what we believed was the central plot.
The book is also surprisingly preachy, especially toward the end, which is not something seen in Bagley's other thrillers. There were a few half-hearted "we must walk carefully" sentiments in a few of his early books, but nothing like what is seen here. True, it does give the ending a bit of an extra kick, but it seems a bit misguided. Possibly this is because the thing being preached against doesn't become significant until the end of the book.
'The Enemy' is not a bad book. Just not quite up to the standard of Bagley's best. There are some good ideas in there, but they are not handled as well as they could have been.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
It twists and turns.
25 Aug 2007
Format:Paperback
I really like this book. It has a lot of unexpected twists and it is exciting to the end. On of my favourite Bagley books. Among the top 5 I would say.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A terrible ending
11 July 2007
Format:Paperback
What? The hero does not sail off into the sunset in triump? Realistic perhaps but certainly not satisfying. In all my years of reading I've never encountered such an ending.
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