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'Action and scalpel-sharp suspense' (Daily Telegraph )
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Chris Hutchison is a man on the run. Imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Hutch escapes from a British maximum security prison and starts a new life in Hong Kong. Then a ghost from his past catches up with him, forcing him to help a former terrorist break out of a Bangkok prison. Or face life behind bars once more.
Meanwhile the DEA wants to nail the vicious drug warlord responsible for flooding the States with cheap heroin. And decides to use Hutch as a pawn in a deadly game.
Hutch's bid for freedom takes him into the lawless killing fields of the Golden Triangle, where the scene is set for one final act of betrayal . . .
Meanwhile the DEA wants to nail the vicious drug warlord responsible for flooding the States with cheap heroin. And decides to use Hutch as a pawn in a deadly game.
Hutch's bid for freedom takes him into the lawless killing fields of the Golden Triangle, where the scene is set for one final act of betrayal . . .
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought Tango One just before i went on holiday two years ago now i'm hooked! Leather is a master story teller and his other books are just as good. Though I never have found a rival to Tango One. The Solitary Man comes about the closest. Great masterful stroy telling, with several plots entering and leaving the novel but always keeping things at a great speed.
Leather writes to immediately grab the readers attention and he does masterfully with this. Hutch is a great character and you imediately sympathise with him as attempts to keep his life together as he is thrown into several dandgerous situations. The action is also relentless with always the threat of death. These characters are great and Leathers book is easily imaginable as a film if it werent so long. The final twist is a shocker seeing as the finale is brutal compared to the calm final pages and it generally comes as a shock when we realise that the story isnt over.
My only fault with his writing is that it sometimes is too violent for certain readers to handle but my gran liked it and that isnt a bad thing. Keep up the good work Mr Leather!
Leather writes to immediately grab the readers attention and he does masterfully with this. Hutch is a great character and you imediately sympathise with him as attempts to keep his life together as he is thrown into several dandgerous situations. The action is also relentless with always the threat of death. These characters are great and Leathers book is easily imaginable as a film if it werent so long. The final twist is a shocker seeing as the finale is brutal compared to the calm final pages and it generally comes as a shock when we realise that the story isnt over.
My only fault with his writing is that it sometimes is too violent for certain readers to handle but my gran liked it and that isnt a bad thing. Keep up the good work Mr Leather!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book after I read Leather's The Bombmaker and I found it every bit as good. Gripping from page one. His action scenes are brilliant, written like a movie, and his characters are really well-drawn. Chris Hutchison is a great hero and I hope he's brought back in future books. I'm told that a lot of Leather's books are set in South East Asia like this one, it's obviously an area he feels at home in because his descriptions really give you a flavour of the place, including Bangkok and the Golden Triangle in this book. A great thriller, with lots of research about the heroin trade and the people involved in it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Stephen Leather is a brilliant author, this book made me a fan of his work. The story is unreal but real if you know what I mean the thought that he puts into his work keeps your mind working overtime. I cant praise it enough if you haven't got this novel buy it now.
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Published 1 month ago by C.Cook
brilliant thriller
Having read all but a couple of Stephen Leather's books I can honestly say this one is one of my favourites. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Steven Morris
The Great Escape- Thai style
A great story with good characters, strong and fast plot made this very enjoyable. Leather sets up `Hutch' as a pawn being threatened by the IRA, Thai drug cartel and the US DEA. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2009 by Clive
Entertaining read, gripping storyline although writing style is...
The Solitary Man tells the story of Chris Hutchison who finds himself blackmailed into breaking someone out of a Thai prison (having thus far lived a peaceful life under his new... Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2006 by Darren Simons
Some days, just getting out of bed is the first mistake
THE SOLITARY MAN incorporates two parallel plots, either of which could stand on its own, but which combined yield a sum greater than the parts. Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2006 by Joseph Haschka
Very good!
This is the second Leather book I've read and it won't be the last. It is full of action and pace and is seemingly well-researched, despite parts of the novel being... Read more
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