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‘A fast-paced thriller from a reliable master’
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The Third Reich is in its death struggle... A brilliant international thriller from the No.1 bestselling author
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The brigadier general sat stiffly on the deacon's bench, preferring the hard surface of the pine to the soft leather of the armchairs. Read the first page
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was my second Ludlum novel and I will certainly be reading more. It has everything required of a first rate novel encompassing both World Wars.
It has no real hero which I liked considering its American stance but one BAD villain. The plot centres around Matthew Canfield, a US government intelligence officer and his involvement with the Scarlattis, a powerful industrial family from the US. As the plot unfolds he, and the reader, become ever more entwined in the adventure, unable to rest until the fitting finale.
I certainly found myself wondering how close to the truth this story might have been. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!
It has no real hero which I liked considering its American stance but one BAD villain. The plot centres around Matthew Canfield, a US government intelligence officer and his involvement with the Scarlattis, a powerful industrial family from the US. As the plot unfolds he, and the reader, become ever more entwined in the adventure, unable to rest until the fitting finale.
I certainly found myself wondering how close to the truth this story might have been. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Don't be misled by my title above - I couldn't wait to finish it so that I could go and find something a bit more rivetting. It's actually not a bad story, but just seemed to be clumsily written. At various stages it's set in post-war and pre-war scenarios, and it was sometimes difficult to remember the context in which the present chapter was set. Dialogue seemed to be rather stilted and un-lifelike, and such habits as the author constantly referring to the "hero", Canfield, as "the field accountant" made the reading of it hard work at times. I wouldn't rush to read anything else by this author, but I realise I'm outvoted there.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I read and enjoyed both 'The Osterman Weekend" and 'The Bourne Identity' some years ago. Reading another Ludlum now I found this very two-dimensional, a bit flat. I don't think the beginning and end of the book work. The opening chapters basically sum up the whole plot which the rest of the book then re-iterates at great length. I'd read another Ludlum, he can write a good action sequence but I wouldn't recommend this one.
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A disappointment
My first book from Mr Ludlum and I am not sure I will read from him again. There is no surprise, tension or subtlety in the storyline; the characters are all caricatures or... Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2006 by Clousot
Good stuff indeed
Ludlum's first book is dynamite. No wonder his writing career took off right from the start. The story is fairly simple yet it strings together quite well. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2006 by Thomas Koetzsch
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