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'Jack Reacher meets Thomas Crown in this electrifying thriller' --Simon Kernick
'A nonstop, breathless, trimmed-to-the-bone thriller with action sequences that are absolutely state-of-the-art. It's the best chase novel I've read in years' --Joseph Finder
'An impressively intricate thriller ... The scenes are vivid and the plot revelations parcelled out at expert intervals ... Exciting' --New Yorker
`rocket fuel on steroids...The prose is sharp and to the point, setting the scene for the adventure to unfold before the reader.' --crimesquad.com
'A superlative debut ... Thriller fans will be eager to see more from this bright new talent' --Publishers Weekly, starred review
'A nonstop, breathless, trimmed-to-the-bone thriller with action sequences that are absolutely state-of-the-art. It's the best chase novel I've read in years' --Joseph Finder
'An impressively intricate thriller ... The scenes are vivid and the plot revelations parcelled out at expert intervals ... Exciting' --New Yorker
`rocket fuel on steroids...The prose is sharp and to the point, setting the scene for the adventure to unfold before the reader.' --crimesquad.com
'A superlative debut ... Thriller fans will be eager to see more from this bright new talent' --Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Forget James Bond.
Forget Jason Bourne.
Forget Jack Bauer.
Meet Victor.
He's an assassin - a man with no past and no surname. But when a Paris job goes spectacularly wrong, Victor finds himself running for his life across four continents, accompanied by a woman too beautiful to trust, pursued by enemies too powerful to escape.
Forget Jason Bourne.
Forget Jack Bauer.
Meet Victor.
He's an assassin - a man with no past and no surname. But when a Paris job goes spectacularly wrong, Victor finds himself running for his life across four continents, accompanied by a woman too beautiful to trust, pursued by enemies too powerful to escape.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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This has been the best book that I have read so far this year, and I have read quite a few. Victor (appropriately) is an über-assassin who is both the hunter and the hunted following a job with far-reaching consequences. I enjoyed the thought and the logic behind the writing in this book and it was a wrench to put it down and return to my far less exciting life. I won't spoil the story but I hope that this book receives the prominence that it deserves because it should be a bestseller and a film. It is called 'The Killer' in the US but I think 'The Hunter' sums it up better. It stands on its own laurels and doesn't need comparison to other thrillers. Next one please, 'Mr Wood'!
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The opening sequence to The Hunter will give you a good indication of how the remainder of the novel will play out. A contract killer, Victor, carries out a hit on the streets of Paris, coolly, efficiently and meticulously shooting his target, retrieving a memory stick containing information that his unknown client wants to obtain. Returning to his hotel however, Victor finds that a hit squad is waiting for him, and since no-one should know anything about him, it would seem that his own client has sent a "clean-up" team to remove any traces that his action might lead back to them. Victor however, isn't going to make that easy for them.
And therein, while there are the occasional twists and turns, you can sum up The Hunter's whole style and approach. The opening sequence is straightforward action with a minimum of background detail. The author operates on the same need-to-know basis as the agencies he writes about, gradually revealing only as much as is necessary to carry the story forward without ever letting the details bog down the thrills and the action. It's the way that he describes those action-packed incidents however that is the most thrilling element of the book. The writing is fabulous at describing the situations, with shoot-outs well-planned, choreographed and executed, a vividly depicted sequence of events that draws the reader in and allows them to visualise exactly what is happening.
The remainder of the storyline follows a similar course - a clean-up is called in to cover-up a clear-up that failed to cover-up, ad infinitum. Not a great way to attract people to work for you, as Victor observes at one point, but Tom Wood makes the twisted rationale work in the murky world of international espionage without over-complicating the issue. The Hunter then is very much in the same mould of the Bourne Identity, the European and wider global settings providing a terrific stage for the playing out of the cat-and-mouse, bluff/double-bluff nature of the business.
Other than working for the bad-guys, Victor, who one could presumably see as being yet another in a long line of tough espionage agents and operatives - Bond, Bourne, Bauer - doesn't however have any great distinguishing qualities, and his motivations inevitably remain a mystery for much of the book, (an attempt to give his amoral stance some depth through a visit to a church to pray for his victims feels a little trite and is soon thankfully abandoned), and, as such, it's hard to say how much mileage there is in the character. The Hunter however is so well written in terms of its set pieces and how it brings them all together - to a spectacular if somewhat over-the-top conclusion - that further outings from Victor are likely to be eagerly anticipated.
And therein, while there are the occasional twists and turns, you can sum up The Hunter's whole style and approach. The opening sequence is straightforward action with a minimum of background detail. The author operates on the same need-to-know basis as the agencies he writes about, gradually revealing only as much as is necessary to carry the story forward without ever letting the details bog down the thrills and the action. It's the way that he describes those action-packed incidents however that is the most thrilling element of the book. The writing is fabulous at describing the situations, with shoot-outs well-planned, choreographed and executed, a vividly depicted sequence of events that draws the reader in and allows them to visualise exactly what is happening.
The remainder of the storyline follows a similar course - a clean-up is called in to cover-up a clear-up that failed to cover-up, ad infinitum. Not a great way to attract people to work for you, as Victor observes at one point, but Tom Wood makes the twisted rationale work in the murky world of international espionage without over-complicating the issue. The Hunter then is very much in the same mould of the Bourne Identity, the European and wider global settings providing a terrific stage for the playing out of the cat-and-mouse, bluff/double-bluff nature of the business.
Other than working for the bad-guys, Victor, who one could presumably see as being yet another in a long line of tough espionage agents and operatives - Bond, Bourne, Bauer - doesn't however have any great distinguishing qualities, and his motivations inevitably remain a mystery for much of the book, (an attempt to give his amoral stance some depth through a visit to a church to pray for his victims feels a little trite and is soon thankfully abandoned), and, as such, it's hard to say how much mileage there is in the character. The Hunter however is so well written in terms of its set pieces and how it brings them all together - to a spectacular if somewhat over-the-top conclusion - that further outings from Victor are likely to be eagerly anticipated.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Victor is an assassin at the top of his game. After an all too simple job in Paris, a hit-squad is sent to kill Victor but the only man who knows where he is, sent him to Paris in the first place. Betrayed and out in the open, Victor has turned from the hunter into the hunted for the first time in his life. Running across Europe, he desperately tries to unravel the conspiracy against him, but how high does the rot go? Will he manage to survive long enough to piece together the big picture? Time will tell...
The Hunter is Tom Woods first novel and comes plastered in references to Lee Childs Jack Reacher character, the inside cover says "Bond, Bourne, Bauer now Victor" and basically every blurb refers to other authors in the same vein. So when I picked this up, I wasn't really expecting anything innovative or different from the usual fare of Lee Child, Matt Hilton & Harlen Coben with their one-man invincible characters (Jack Reacher, Joe Hunter & Myron Bolitar respectively).
What followed was one of the better written stories I have read in a while. Whilst Woods character Victor is a one-man show himself, he's the bad guy. Seemingly amoral and as close to inanimate as a human can get. We actually learn very little about Victor; but it's difficult not to root for the guy though when you see his MacGyver style skills and strict military discipline - the character is a true artisan. Woods writes very fluently in a descriptive style that is easy to follow, even the hand-to-hand fights are vivid and clear. The conspiracy element to this book means that it's not just another gung-ho novel, there is some surveillance, reconnaissance and espionage which makes for a tenser read than the character just waltzing in armed to the teeth, safe in the knowledge that the author would never kill off his main character. Most importantly; Victor is fallible and doesn't have the omnipotence gifted to every other lone-wolf character and this is very refreshing.
All in all, if you like Child, Hilton, Coben or Mariani then you are sure to love this book, but you'll come away thinking you've just read something slightly more intelligent than the novelisation of a straight-to-DVD action movie. Highly recommended for action-novel fans!
The Hunter is Tom Woods first novel and comes plastered in references to Lee Childs Jack Reacher character, the inside cover says "Bond, Bourne, Bauer now Victor" and basically every blurb refers to other authors in the same vein. So when I picked this up, I wasn't really expecting anything innovative or different from the usual fare of Lee Child, Matt Hilton & Harlen Coben with their one-man invincible characters (Jack Reacher, Joe Hunter & Myron Bolitar respectively).
What followed was one of the better written stories I have read in a while. Whilst Woods character Victor is a one-man show himself, he's the bad guy. Seemingly amoral and as close to inanimate as a human can get. We actually learn very little about Victor; but it's difficult not to root for the guy though when you see his MacGyver style skills and strict military discipline - the character is a true artisan. Woods writes very fluently in a descriptive style that is easy to follow, even the hand-to-hand fights are vivid and clear. The conspiracy element to this book means that it's not just another gung-ho novel, there is some surveillance, reconnaissance and espionage which makes for a tenser read than the character just waltzing in armed to the teeth, safe in the knowledge that the author would never kill off his main character. Most importantly; Victor is fallible and doesn't have the omnipotence gifted to every other lone-wolf character and this is very refreshing.
All in all, if you like Child, Hilton, Coben or Mariani then you are sure to love this book, but you'll come away thinking you've just read something slightly more intelligent than the novelisation of a straight-to-DVD action movie. Highly recommended for action-novel fans!
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The Hunter by Tom Wood
A thrilling book, continual graphic twisting account in the life of an Assassin!The book was finished quite quickly as I took the opportunity to read at every workbreak I had.
Published 1 month ago by Malcolm
You just want to keep turning the pages
I bought this after a couple of people recommended it and reading some reviews. I wasn't disappointed it was an excellent read. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Massey314
The Hunter
This book is non-stop action, from the first page to the last. Whilst it probably is over the top, it always came across as wholly believable whilst reading it and it truly would... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Morlech
best book ive ever read
this book is truly excellent.a real gripping page turner.read a few similar books but this is the very best.action packed you wont beable to put it down.read it in two days. Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. Bowes
Mediocre assassination fiction
Regrettably, the author obviously took the blurb, "Forget James Bond. Forget Jason Bourne. Forget Jack Bauer" to heart, and did indeed forget about characterisation and cleverness... Read more
Published 2 months ago by D. Clarke
Could not put it down!
I initially bought this based upon an Amazon recommendation and the corresponding reviews. Initially I thought that this was a bit of a rip of of Tom Cain's "Assassin" - another... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nigel S Jones
A Must Buy!
Whilst this isn't my usual genre I'd choose to read, the blurb piqued my interest, so I took a shot and gave it a read.
Loved it! Read more
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Published 3 months ago by GuiltyConscience
Just fantastic
probably the best book I've ever read, i am only 17 but i do read a lot of books geared towards more adult content, this was a brilliant read and it literally was a non-stop... Read more
Published 3 months ago by J. Russell
The Hunter
Very action packed and graphic. Easy to like and root for The Killer since his victims are bad guys, but you learn things that make him likeable. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Machine
good reading
book came last week, not had time to read it yet. i am looking forward to this, if the book lives up to its promise then i will not be disapointed.
Published 4 months ago by barry w ray
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