- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press; Reprint edition (4 Jun 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0593057546
- ISBN-13: 978-0593057544
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.5 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 197,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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" The finest thriller writer in the world today"
-- "Daily Telegraph
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" The master of the modern adventure story"
-- "The Times"
" A master of his craft"
-- "Sunday Telegraph"
-- "Daily Telegraph
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" The master of the modern adventure story"
-- "The Times"
" A master of his craft"
-- "Sunday Telegraph"
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
Daily Telegraph
'As a sprawling novel about the decline of moral courage in society, this is almost Dickensian in ambition'
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Gerald Seymour at the top of his form is, as a political thriller writer hard to beat.
Le Carre shoots from the left and Forsyth from the right but Seymour using his excellent journalistic skills allows his readers to make their own moral judgements about what is done by the powers that be to protect the citizens of this country.
Could there be a more topical novel today than 'The Walking Dead' which concerns the hunt for a suicide bomber in the United Kingdom?
Seymour has constructed a multi layered plot with many different strands that all pull together towards a nail biting climax.
The sub plot about the trial of two gangster brothers and the juror who is ripe for currupting seems to have little to do with the story and yet it becomes a vital part of the plot. Likewise the protection officer who is obsessed with a diary from an International Brigade volunteer from the Spannish civil war, yet it is the skill and the depth with which these characters are written that makes his fiction feel so factual.
The most disturbing area in this book is the depiction of a terror suspect being tortured by British Intellegence officers at a WW2 airfield. Here Seymour poses the reader with the moral question of whether such actions are for the greater good and makes us wonder if they really occur within our democracy and for our protection.
This is a novel that makes YOU think and YOU decide, thankfully without the need for the author to make his own politcal statement....and this is where Seymour always triumphs and has done since his first novel'Harry's Game'.
Topical, tough and as unflinching as ever, as with his previous book'Rat Run' this is Gerald Seymour at his best.
Le Carre shoots from the left and Forsyth from the right but Seymour using his excellent journalistic skills allows his readers to make their own moral judgements about what is done by the powers that be to protect the citizens of this country.
Could there be a more topical novel today than 'The Walking Dead' which concerns the hunt for a suicide bomber in the United Kingdom?
Seymour has constructed a multi layered plot with many different strands that all pull together towards a nail biting climax.
The sub plot about the trial of two gangster brothers and the juror who is ripe for currupting seems to have little to do with the story and yet it becomes a vital part of the plot. Likewise the protection officer who is obsessed with a diary from an International Brigade volunteer from the Spannish civil war, yet it is the skill and the depth with which these characters are written that makes his fiction feel so factual.
The most disturbing area in this book is the depiction of a terror suspect being tortured by British Intellegence officers at a WW2 airfield. Here Seymour poses the reader with the moral question of whether such actions are for the greater good and makes us wonder if they really occur within our democracy and for our protection.
This is a novel that makes YOU think and YOU decide, thankfully without the need for the author to make his own politcal statement....and this is where Seymour always triumphs and has done since his first novel'Harry's Game'.
Topical, tough and as unflinching as ever, as with his previous book'Rat Run' this is Gerald Seymour at his best.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Seymour is for me the best writer in the genre of topical thrillers. I have read all his books. Once again he gives you a gripping read and keeps one's attention to the end. Mastery of detail is superb, especially on the training and life of armed police, The only flaw i saw was the one quotation error spotted by an earlier reviewer. Good though he is, I think there is some room for improvement. I did not find his Muslim characters terribly convincing when the two main player are motivated by revenge and hatred not religion. Their young British helpers do not seem to have any depth to their characters. What is superbly done is the development of the ethical question as to how far the forces of the state should go in the interrogation of those who may be part of an imminent terror bomb threat as well as the dilemmas faced by our armed police.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
We have to wait so long for each new novel and then we read it two days. Absolute magic in line with all his previous novels.
Dis-associated characters who you know somehow or other will come together at the end. His ability to paint a picture is fantastic.
Highly recommended if you have read any other novel of his. Highly recommended if this would be your first Gerald Seymour - Buy it don't dither - I have now got to wait for the next.
Dis-associated characters who you know somehow or other will come together at the end. His ability to paint a picture is fantastic.
Highly recommended if you have read any other novel of his. Highly recommended if this would be your first Gerald Seymour - Buy it don't dither - I have now got to wait for the next.
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a great read from beginning to end
This rates as one of his best from many excellent books. The subject matter is current and the manner in which the characters were developed and brought into play did create the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dr John S Maxwell
Almost a work of art
There's not a lot I can add to other reviews already written. Seymour is a master of his art and I'd expect nothing less than a masterclass in thriller writing. Read more
Published 8 months ago by I bite
Topical - the detail blows your mind
I am a Gerald Seymour fan and this is his best ever novel. The story circles around a suicide bomber but, in typical Seymour style, also includes other stories which come together... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Pammy-Sue
Best yet!
As a rule, I tend to be highly critical of Gerald Seymour's books and have often been accused of picking holes in his work when I suspect that the odd reference that may not be... Read more
Published on 9 July 2009 by Hippy chick
On top of his game
If Gerald Seymour was not quite so populist he would probably get greater plaudits for his work.
Having said that, his work is topical &, surprisingly for a populist... Read more
Having said that, his work is topical &, surprisingly for a populist... Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2008 by Sizzle
Very Good, but no real build up
This book kept me reading from start to finish, and i was never bored. But saying that there was no build up to the final sequence and even then i felt it was all over too quickly,... Read more
Published on 28 May 2008 by Spencer Lawes
Perhaps Seymour tried a little too hard on this one
Gerald Seymour is, and will likely remain, my favorite author of potboilers based on contemporary international tensions and conflicts. Read more
Published on 23 May 2008 by Joseph Haschka
Seymour tops again
I've read most of Seymours novels. Most are great reads, a few are average, but I have to say this is one of the best. Read more
Published on 1 May 2008 by Craigers
Please -no more!
Well I have read two of Gerald Seymour's books and I have no desire to read a third.
There is a trait in his writing of over padding the text and repeating information. Read more
There is a trait in his writing of over padding the text and repeating information. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2007 by D. K. Barnett
Another cracker from Seymour
Gerald Seymour is well known for the exceptional level of insight in his books. In The Walking Dead, he introduces the concept of Islamist medical students plotting bombings in... Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2007 by Graham Brown
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