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Assassination Day (Hardcover)

by Clive Egleton (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (5 Jan 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340820403
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340820407
  • Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16 x 3.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,711,422 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'If anyone can keep the old-fashioned spy novel alive, it's British veteran Egleton ... Egleton uses his obvious insider knowledge of intelligence antics to keep his story moving along briskly.' Publishers Weekly (Assasination Day) 20040729 'A story line that strikes a raw nerve this day and age -- dealing with the threat of militant extremists...The story has more twists and turns than an English country lane as Egleton leads you through the shady world of counter espionage...almost impossible to put down and once again has proved him to be one of today's best thriller writers.' Doncaster Free Press (Assassination Day) 20040429 'As intense and chilling as le Carre, Egleton is one of today's best thriller writers' -- Booklist (A Killing in Moscow) 20040429 'Arcane plot twists, exotic settings and bursts of violence, with a dollop of civilized sex ...great.' -- New York Times (Blood Money) 20040429 'A classic spy novel, one of the best Egleton has written, using two of his strongest skills: authentic detail and relentless probing to reveal treachery buried deep in the past.' -- Michael Hartland, Daily Telegraph (A Lethal Involv 20040429 'A master of the genre' -- Sunday Telegraph 20040429


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'As intense and chilling as le Carré, Egleton is one of today's best thriller writers'
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5.0 out of 5 stars A ripping yarn from a great author., 9 Feb 2004
Clive Egleton has been I feel a neglected author when compared to more well-known spy novel writers such as John Le Carre and Len Deighton. Don't get me wrong, they are great authors and there are many others in this field, I just feel Clive has been eclipsed by his contemporaries and I hope that this his latest novel, Assassination Day, moves him out of the shadows.

The book marks the latest (the 11th) in his Peter Ashton series that started in 1993 with Hostile Intent. The novels are set within SIS (or MI6) and depict the transition from the end of the Cold War in to the 'War on Terror'. Office politics and departmental infighting, are all staple elements of a Peter Ashton story. Egleton paints a vivid picture of an intelligence service fighting against Treasury and Foreign Office backstabbing whilst trying to defend the nation from enemies in all corners of the globe.

In Assassination Day the murder of a literary agent starts off an investigation that jumps from London to New York and back. As Ashton continues his move in to a less operational role within the Firm, we see his protege Will Landon take on the mystery of why the memoirs of a dead SIS officer are attracting such murderous attention.

Egleton's novels always contain a realistic feel, stemming undoubtedly from his Army Intelligence background; but there is much more besides - his characters are not perfect, even his 'hero' Ashton has his flaws. This all combines with the red herrings and plot twists to make this Assassination Day such a great read and it has left me wanting even more from Clive Egleton. I can thoroughly recommend this as a must read from a great author.

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