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"The Harry Brown series has been a big hit in England and could be the same here if word spreads." --"Booklist"
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When Harry Jones discovers that former friend Zac Kravitz's life is in danger, a debt of honour sends him on a perilous rescue mission to Ta'argistan, a mountainous and landlocked former Soviet republic bordering Russia, China and Afghanistan. Muscling his way onto a delegation of MPs who happen to be paying the state a visit, Harry finds an unlikely ally in the stubbornly independent Martha, and together they devise a plan to break Zac out of the grim prison Bodima. But when the attempt backfires and he finds himself stuck in prison in Zac's place, little by little Harry realises that all is not as it seemed and that he has been lured into a web of international conspiracy.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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The third in the Harry Jones series, better than The Edge of Madness, but second best to the excellent Lords' Day.
Taking Harry off to a former part of Russia with the twists and turns that brings gives the story something contemporary and different from the norm. And Harry finds himself in enough scrapes to satisfy.
For me though the book tailed off a bit too quickly, and lacked the originality of the Lords' Day which Dobbs' books will forever be compared!
Good, short chapters, easy read.
Taking Harry off to a former part of Russia with the twists and turns that brings gives the story something contemporary and different from the norm. And Harry finds himself in enough scrapes to satisfy.
For me though the book tailed off a bit too quickly, and lacked the originality of the Lords' Day which Dobbs' books will forever be compared!
Good, short chapters, easy read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read some of the negative reviews I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I agree that some of the storylines are a bit far fetched but it was difficult to put down. For me I judge a book by how easy it is to read, whether I like the hero, do I look forward to picking the book up again and does it start and finish well. This book passed on all those criteria and not many do these days. I would recommend it and will certainly try another of his.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I think Mr.Lambert is being somewhat unfair. I have just read "Goodfellowe MP" swiftly followed by "The Reluctant Hero". Two ends of Mr.Dobbs' writing career. The former smacks of personal understanding of the subject, the latter is more fantastical. I read "Hero" in one day, on a long plane journey. Frankly, it helped me get through 4 hours of tedium quite nicely. Not quite what Mr Dobbs was hoping for, perhaps, but it was a page-turner none the less.
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Hit and miss!
This is the first book that I have read in this series. In this story Harry Jones finds himself in the fictional formet Soviet Republic of Ta'argistan. Read more
Published 8 months ago by J.Flood
Lazy and dull
Tried hard to like this but it commits the terrible crime of being rather dull and poorly plotted.
I have enjoyed the author's previous work and Harry Jones has the... Read more
I have enjoyed the author's previous work and Harry Jones has the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by N. Brett
The Reluctant Hero
I absolutely loved this book. The story line is pretty basic and the action far fetched, but neither detracted from the enjoyment. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Tony Moss
Stereotyped, clichéd, unoriginal... but fun at times.
This was my first Michael Dobbs book and it will be my last.
I did finish 'The Reluctant Hero' (a little reluctantly, it has to be said), but I wasn't left with the... Read more
I did finish 'The Reluctant Hero' (a little reluctantly, it has to be said), but I wasn't left with the... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Richard Beer
The Reluctant Hero
Chasing & Racing
Did this in two sittings. Not read any of this Harry Jones series before, but it reminded me of Freddie Forsyth. Read more
Did this in two sittings. Not read any of this Harry Jones series before, but it reminded me of Freddie Forsyth. Read more
Published 16 months ago by M. Morris
Unputdownable!
A classic, easy to follow yet intensely gripping Harry Jones thriller. One of the best fictional survival stories of 2010.
Published 18 months ago by jojo
great escapism
This was my first Michael Dobbs story as he was an author I had known of but skipped past because I didn't like the televised 'House of Cards' story. Read more
Published 18 months ago by I. B. Pitbladdo
Dobbs Hits The Spot With International Thriller
I have read many of Michael Dobbs books over the years, some I have enjoyed (Last Man to Die), others not so. Read more
Published 18 months ago by 1fcscout
The worse book ever written
I read it in a hotel over a wet weekend, truly awful book. Please avoid, this is the first time i have written a review and i was so shocked at how badly written this book was that... Read more
Published 20 months ago by ben lambert
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