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Blood Storm (Hardcover)

by Colin Forbes (Author)
1.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd; First Edition First Impression / edition (1 Nov 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743263626
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743263627
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 1.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 534,912 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Few writers are as absolutely consistent as the excellent Colin Forbes. For many years, his name has been a guarantee of quality in the thriller field, and his yearly novel (a contract Forbes maintains with his grateful readers) never disappoints. Such is the case with Blood Storm, one of Forbes' darker and more disturbing outings. The theme is slightly futuristic - the Cabal is a powerful group with the aim of inaugurating a police state in Britain. But there are men who stand against them: Tweed and Paula at the SIS are fighting the concept of State Security, an amalgam of all the forces of law (and repression). At the same time, Tweed is handed a difficult assignment: he is to investigate the death of the beautiful, well-connected Viola Vander-Brown, savagely murdered. But before Tweed can utilise his ex-Scotland Yard skills, Viola's sister Marina meets a similar fate. And as society faces a seismic change, the possibility of Blood Storm - a slew of horrific murders - beckons. Forbes ensures that the details of this ever-grimmer society are brilliantly freighted into the police procedural narrative, with Tweed and Paula solid, well-rounded protagonists. (Kirkus UK)


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Tweed and his dynamic team face one of their biggest challenges yet. Not even the most sophisticated security systems nor the most experienced counter-terrorist czars can stand up to a force that threatens the whole of Europe. Tweed rarely experiences fear or doubt, but is almost overwhelmed when he has to make a seemingly impossible decision about one of his own team. Loyalties are tested to the limit in this topical, fast-paced, highly tense new thriller from Colin Forbes.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars So Bad I Threw It Away, 11 Jan 2006
This review is from: Blood Storm (Paperback)
I'm a paperback junkie and I've never read a book this bad. I threw it away in a public trash can before I got a third into it because I couldn't take any more, and that was knowing that I was out of books. And I've never thrown a book away, much less not made an honest attempt to finish a book regardless of quality. Mainly the plot was just so completely unbelievable - not really because it was far fetched but because the author made a zero effort. Really - are we to expect that the head of British SIS commands a four person office (yes only four people in his organization) and this comprises one fifth of the entire British security force? And an entire nation is about to be swept into an entire police state scheme by three people that are themselves so stupid that they keep noticing over and over again that the door to their "inner sanctum" is ajar and people are listening in, but they never think to actually lock the door during subsequent sensitive scheming conversations (when again it is left ajar). I kept picking it up literally because I had not been to a book store and didn't have any other books to read - and was forced to keep turning pages - really just skipping whole sections trying to see if it would get better, but it didn't. If I had read these reviews you couldn't have paid me to take the book off your hands.
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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Is Colin Forbes losing his touch?, 23 Nov 2004
By G. C. Rudge "Dogs" (UK) - See all my reviews
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As an avid reader of Forbes' previous books I have to admit that I was bitterly disappointed with his latest Tweed & Co novel.
I noticed a few technical areas (type of cars used etc) and also found the plot a bit thin. His previous novels have always held my interest until the final solution. Blood Storm managed to telegraph the likely outcome so very early on. Has Mr Forbes fallen prey to getting a quick book out prior to Christmas and sacrificed his normally enthralling, fast paced thriller?.
I will leave you to judge, but for my money this book was not up to scratch.
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13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Blood Storm, 30 Aug 2005
By Peter Smith (Kirkcaldy, Scotland) - See all my reviews
I'm under duress when I award one star to this - ?novel. A male 'Barbara Cartland' would seem to identify this guy's style.
There's no grammar, no plot, no credible story line and no continuity. You cannot read this kind of writing - you merely limp through it.
I strongly doubt that the English would get a GCSE pass if put to the test.
It's a page turner right enough - but only because one cannot really believe that something so badly written could possibly be published. They should be sued for fraud for describing the book as an 'international bestseller' - it's an affront to literature.
If you really, really fancy the book then try the public library - but don't, whatever you do, buy it.
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1.0 out of 5 stars 1940s in the 'near future'?
I also threw this book away after reading about a third. I haven't read Forbes before and won't again. It was bad 1940's plot supposedly set in the 2000's ???????????? Read more
Published 3 months ago by avid reader

3.0 out of 5 stars Silly but somewhat enjoyable
I saw the negative reviews before reading the book so my expectations were very low. The book wasn't as bad as I expected, but I can certainly see why people didn't like it. Read more
Published 14 months ago by NoWireHangers

1.0 out of 5 stars Didn't deserve to be published
Quite simply, this book did not deserve to be published. Colin Forbes should be thoroughly ashamed. I did get to the end, then threw it in the bin. Read more
Published 14 months ago by A. Nisbet

1.0 out of 5 stars One of the worst books I have ever read
I have read a number of Colin Forbes books in the past, but this one is the absolute pits!! It is complete and utter rubbish from the first word to the last. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. V. Bradley

1.0 out of 5 stars A truly remarkable event in publishing history
Want a book set in 2004 where Britain's top intelligence team seem to have only one mobile phone between them and haven't yet heard of SatNav? Check. Read more
Published 21 months ago by D. Lewis-Smith

1.0 out of 5 stars It reads like a tabloid!
I'm stuck between being speechless on one hand and feeling I review this book to the world on the other. Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2007 by Jeremy Burgess

1.0 out of 5 stars Struggled to finish this....
My usual test of a decent read for me let me down once again with this book. If the first page grabs me, it's usually good for me, but not with this one! Read more
Published on 17 Jul 2007 by Hippy chick

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy if you must
Is this supposed to be fantasy or what? The story is poor. It is poorly written. Supposedly three junior government ministers are setting up a secret police force. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2005 by a reader in England

1.0 out of 5 stars One star or five stars?
The first time I read a Colin Forbes book I didn't know what to make of it. Was this guy serious or was it a joke? Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2004 by oscar perez

3.0 out of 5 stars Not up to his usual standard!
A good book, but not up to the Colin Forbes standard. Perhaps he's running out of new ideas for Tweed & co. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2004 by S. Bailey

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