- Hardcover: 554 pages
- Publisher: Forge (26 Dec 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0765313057
- ISBN-13: 978-0765313058
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 15.7 x 4.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 739,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
"High-octane thriller writing with an almost visceral impact."--"Publishers Weekly" on" The Exile"""
"A heart-thumping, stay-up-late novel . . . Wild, unputdownable . . . Brilliant."
--"Los Angeles Times Book Review" on "The Day After Tomorrow" --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
"A heart-thumping, stay-up-late novel . . . Wild, unputdownable . . . Brilliant."
--"Los Angeles Times Book Review" on "The Day After Tomorrow" --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
Product Description
Former LAPD Detective Nichola Marten's investigation into the murder of his former girlfriend leads him across the globe and to a chance meeting with U.S. President John Henry Harris. But President Harris is on the run from a murderous cabal. With the help of Demi Picard, a beautiful and enigmatic French photojournalist, Marten and Harris uncover one of the most secretive and brutally powerful groups this world has ever known. This brotherhood of blood will stop at nothing to realize their depraved ambitions.The origin of their evil reaches back to the Renaissance when the dying political thinker Niccolo Machiavelli fashioned a sinister addendum to his most famous work, The Prince. Titled simply "The Covenant," it's a terrifying blueprint for the gaining and keeping of true political power. For five hundred years, this despotic order of the supremely rich and powerful has kept Machiavelli's original manuscript under heavy guard, the document itself worshipped like a divine artifact.Outmanned, outnumbered, outgunned, three people now stand alone against this sinister group: Nicholas Marten, Demi Picard, and John Henry Harris, President of the United States.
--This text refers to the
Mass Market Paperback
edition.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have enjoyed all of this author's previous books but was extremely disappointed with this effort. It is almost unheard of for me to not bother finishing a book but sadly in this case I just couldn't be bothered to finish it. Just wasn't worth the time spent. This is badly written and the repetitive phrases/explanations treat the reader as an idiot.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a reader from Barcelona, I find the idea of setting the plot in the Montserrat monastery ludicrous. Anyone who has visited the site will surely agree. Also, the snippets of conversation that are purportedly in "Spanish" are ridiculous and obviously the translation was never reviewed. Just an example: "Fly over" an area is translated literally, as "Mosca encima" instead of "Sobrevolar". The book is badly written and too long, the characters are shallow and the plot so flimsy that it is very easy to believe that Mr. Folsom was in a hurry to deliver the book to the publishers and never got around to reread or edit it. I am an avid reader and usually go through anything but I did not have the stomach to finish it.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Allan Folsom used to write entertaining if somewhat far fetched thrillers such as the Day After Tomorrow (nothing to do with the movie of the same name). Then, after a lengthy break came The Exile, a book with a tour de force opening act that subsequently descended into utter ridiculousness.
With The Machiavelli Covenant Folsom manages to increase that ridiculousness to the point where his latest book has almost no redeeming features. Whilst thrillers of this type usually require a substantial suspension of disbelief the central conspiracy revealed here is utterly implausible to the point of being laughable. Wedded to that are one dimensional characters you don't care about, gaping plot holes you could drive a truck through and thrills that simply aren't thrilling. That I made it to the end of the book is more due to my curiosity over how bad it could get (it gets progressively worse, trust me) than a desire to find our what happens. Avoid at all costs.
With The Machiavelli Covenant Folsom manages to increase that ridiculousness to the point where his latest book has almost no redeeming features. Whilst thrillers of this type usually require a substantial suspension of disbelief the central conspiracy revealed here is utterly implausible to the point of being laughable. Wedded to that are one dimensional characters you don't care about, gaping plot holes you could drive a truck through and thrills that simply aren't thrilling. That I made it to the end of the book is more due to my curiosity over how bad it could get (it gets progressively worse, trust me) than a desire to find our what happens. Avoid at all costs.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Rollercoaster
I have my doubts as to whether negative reviews have been written by people who have actually read this book. Is the story realistic? Read more
Published 17 months ago by Tim
Has critics really read this book?
Just the plot itself is enough to read this book. Why everbody shows tumb down I really dont understand. Read more
Published on 15 May 2010 by Omer Kayani
Poor man's Da Vinci Code
The premise of this book is absurd. The execution is a failure. The President of the US faces an attempted coup by senior cabinet officials. So what does he do? Fire them? Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2009 by Anonymous
read it if you have nothing better to do
I bought the book in an airport and read it on the flight from New Zealand to London.
If I'd borrowed it from the library then I'd have returned it without bothering to finish... Read more
If I'd borrowed it from the library then I'd have returned it without bothering to finish... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2008 by Mr. Paul Regis
Not up to his previous books
'The Machiavelli Covenant' is a loose sequel to Allan Folsom's previous book, 'The Exile', in that it features the same protagonist, Nicholas Marten. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2007 by Julia Flyte
A PAGE TURNER OF INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE
Nicholas Marten (formerly police officer John Barron) has returned to the United States at the behest of Caroline Parsons. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2007 by Gail Cooke
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Crime, Thrillers & Mystery > Mystery
- Books > Crime, Thrillers & Mystery > Political
- Books > Crime, Thrillers & Mystery > Spy Stories
- Books > Crime, Thrillers & Mystery > Thrillers
- Books > Fiction > Political
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Law & Disorder > Criminology
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
