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Rat Run (Hardcover)

by Gerald Seymour (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press (1 Aug 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 059305508X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593055083
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 16 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 256,148 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'A superb feat of storytelling by a master of his craft' - The Times; 'One of the best plotters in the business' - Time Out; 'One of Britain's foremost pacy thriller writers' - Sunday Express; 'A clever, informed and worldly cynical story about arrogance, obsession and tragedy' - The Times"

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In the military family there is no worse crime than cowardice. Malachy Kitchen, Intelligence officer, posted to Iraq, appears guilty of it while on patrol with an infantry platoon ambushed by insurgents. When word spreads that he was 'yellow' under hostile fire, his life starts to disintegrate. Kicked out of the army, he becomes an isolated recluse in a drugs infested London estate. But the mugging of his neighbour, an elderly widow, by addicts lights the flame that draws him to regain his lost pride, to take the fight to the narcotics network he sees around him. But it is not so simple - because the drugs routes have been colonised by other factions who want to deliver equally dangerous packages around the world. And if Malachy is to complete his quest, he must first enter one of the darker alleyways of life...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rat Run, 15 Dec 2005
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Gerald Seymour is one of the most prolific thriller writers. He's written over twenty books in thirty years and has still managed to maintain the same level of qaulity with his newest.

In Rat Run, a disgraced British soldier and veteran of Iraq, where he underwent a particularly bad experience,which is told in flashback throughout the narrative, indifferently tries to maintain some semblance of a life. When his neighbor is attacked by an addict, he becomes personally motivated to go after a drug network, finding a means of redemption. He sets his sights higher in the hierachry of the organization with each successive act, starting with the pushers on the streets, until he crosses paths with a Secret Intelligence Service team pursuing an al-Qaeda terrorist who is going to activate sleeper terrorist cells inside Britain.

Seymour is an absolutely wonderful writer, comparable if not superior to even Clancy and Forsyth, and Rat Run demonstrates his talents of creating a cast of varied, multiple characters and fully fleshing them out and leaving no gurantees as to the outcome of the story or who will survive. I've read several authors, though while good, they often fail to make me actually care about the characters, and that's what drives Seymour's books.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Thriller, 22 Sep 2005
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Gerald Seymour scores yet again with this taut (and ominously topical) thriller. The Iraq War, and the Islamic terror threat, are the background to this fine read.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars From the best thriller writer, 12 May 2006
By G. J. Weeks (London) - See all my reviews
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I am old enough to remember Gerald Seymour as one of the first I.T.N news readers but ever since his first book I have regarded him as my top thriller writer. His first book was in troubled Northern Ireland. Over the years his books have mirrored contemporary theatres of action. Rat Run takes us to the world of combat in Iraq, drug ridden London housing estates and the latest terrorist threat. Once I start a Seymour I know i will not be able to put it down. This is no exception. A thrilling read but not a very pleasant ending. That is what makes Seymour so realistic. The real world does not have tidy finishes.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great after a slow start
I laboured through the first 100 pages which was too much scene setting with little action or intrigue. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Clive

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected...
I've read other Gerald Seymour novels and have throughly enjoyed them. On this occasion I was at first a little concerned by the some what snails pace of the story, But the author... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Sarah Gooding

5.0 out of 5 stars Redemption
Gerald Seymour is the only author whose thrillers I savor, both when I contemplate them with delicious anticipation sitting on my shelf awaiting my attention, and when they're... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Joseph Haschka

3.0 out of 5 stars convoluted labyrinth
I see from other reviewers that I am not alone in registering disappointment with Seymour on this occasion. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2007 by R. W. Spiers

2.0 out of 5 stars Turkey Run
I'm glad to see that some of my fellow thriller enthisiasts share my views on this highly disappointing effort. Read more
Published on 19 April 2007 by Nicko

3.0 out of 5 stars Bit of a bore.
I went into this book expecting a gritty novel of revenge and was sadly dissapointed when i learned the book was slowly paced and a bit confusing to begin with. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2006 by Richie smith

4.0 out of 5 stars Another rollercoaster read
This must be the fifteenth Gerald Seymour book I have read and it doesn't disappoint. As usual Seymour's book takes a bit of getting into, but once all the different strands come... Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2006 by Anne Davis

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointingly poor
I always look forward to a new Gerald Seymour novel. The storyline is usually a complex entwining of several strands which come together towards the final chapter. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2006 by Michael Watson

3.0 out of 5 stars nothing special
This is an ok read. i'm afraid I felt nothing for the characters. This was not a page turner. Nearly as boring as the da vinci code. C'mon Seymour do better!!
Published on 25 May 2006 by D. Mac Daid

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