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Shall We Tell the President? (Kane & Abel #3)
After years of great sacrifice and deep personal tragedy, Florentyna Kane’s has finally become the first woman president in America. But on the very day that she is sworn into office, powerful forces are already in motion to take her life.
The FBI investigates thousands of false threats every year. This time, a reliable source has tipped them off about an assassination
...moreMass Market Paperback, 352 pages
Published
December 30th 2008
by St. Martin's Paperbacks
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A rookie agent has to stop the assassination of the President. So this book wasn't bad so much as ridiculous. It was written a long time ago about the future 43rd president, then updated and published again after there had been a real 43rd president. I really think I might have liked it had I read it in 1977 or something. But it was just surreal, and not in a good way, to read someone's vision of the 2000s. He got to first female president, but didn't quite think of the internet. So the hero is ...more
'Shall We Tell The President' is something a bit different from Jeffrey Archer. Instead of his usual character-driven epics, we're treated to a lean, taut political thriller involving the potential assassination of US President Florentyna Kane.
First, a clarification: 'Shall We Tell The President' was Archer's second book, written before 'Kane And Abel' and 'The Prodigal Daughter'. However, he later updated it to incorporate the events of those two books, namely Florentyna becoming the...more
First, a clarification: 'Shall We Tell The President' was Archer's second book, written before 'Kane And Abel' and 'The Prodigal Daughter'. However, he later updated it to incorporate the events of those two books, namely Florentyna becoming the...more
My dad left this here for me, said he and my mom really enjoyed it. I tore through it pretty quickly, alternately entertained and underwhelmed. Nothing about the writing style hooked me; in fact, the way the viewpoint would change within paragraphs was very annoying. But it has been such a long time since I've picked up an easy-reading novel. It felt good to just sit back and be told a story again.
The characters were a bit unbelievable, there was almost nothing shown of the cardb...more
The characters were a bit unbelievable, there was almost nothing shown of the cardb...more
I have generally liked books written by this author, but this one just didnt do it for me. I dont know if it was hastily written or if I was just not in the mood for it. It follows a character mentioned in 3 of this author's books. She is the President of the USA, and has a threat against her. A FBI agent stumbles onto the lead and has to be the one to save the day. He gets distracted by the beautiful young doctor (of course), and since it is old school, there are no cell phones. How did we use...more
The FBI learn about a plot to kill the President of the United States, Edward Kennedy. It is one among a thousand such plots that the FBI hear about that year, but within a few hours, four out of the five people with knowledge about it are dead. The fifth, FBI agent Marc Andrews, attempts to uncover the plot and save the President.[return][return]In many senses this is a typical run of the mill thriller novel, set in America, where there is an act of terrorism in the offing that the authorities ...more
I read this on recommendation of my mother, who told me I would enjoy the DC setting and familiar landmarks. That she was right about. I was not blown away by the plot, but I am not a big crime novel fan and didn't feel it was suspenseful enough to be a bonafide thriller. This novel was written in the ?80's or earlier and is was interesting to see the things that have changed so much about how we live. I can't imagine being an FBI agent prior to the cell phone. The main character was constantly ...more
I read this book a very long time ago when I had a very different view of life - I think I was about 12 or 13 - but I remember enjoying it enormously.
I suspect that on revision I would not find that it held the same intrigue. It introduced me to a more adult world and made me think about the world differently than I had and made me actually think that reading was worthwhile. Like Grisham and others, Archer is very good at introducing the reader to new worlds they would not otherwis...more
I suspect that on revision I would not find that it held the same intrigue. It introduced me to a more adult world and made me think about the world differently than I had and made me actually think that reading was worthwhile. Like Grisham and others, Archer is very good at introducing the reader to new worlds they would not otherwis...more
This started out as Jeffrey Archer's second published novel, quite a few years ago, but has now been updated for more current politics. Try to find the original version, because it is vintage early Archer. In the original version, the novel begins just after Ed Kennedy is sworn in as president after Jimmy Carter. It was a rough time in American history, and Archer weaves the mood of the times into the story. The plot revolves around a junior FBI agent's investigation into an assassination attemp...more
This was a disappointing ending to this series. I was expecting a lot more after Kane and Abel and then The Prodigal Daughter. Florentyna is practically non-existent in this book as the story focuses around an attempt to assassinate her and what the secret service is trying to do to stop it. The book itself was pretty good and I think that I would have enjoyed it a lot more if I hadn't been setup by the two previous books in the series. Overall a fun read though and I plan to read some more from...more
I liked this book, not as much as the 2nd book in this series, but it was still enjoyable to read. I found it amazing that anyone wants to work in politics because it was making me tired just reading about everybody's duties in DC and how they all interplay with each other.
I was sad that the characters Florentyne and Edward weren't more prominant in this book. But, nevertheless, it was still an enjoyable read.
I was sad that the characters Florentyne and Edward weren't more prominant in this book. But, nevertheless, it was still an enjoyable read.
This is a 1977 book about how the first woman president of the US is about to be assassinated and how the FBI deals with the problem without the president ever becoming aware of the plot. A few murders are thrown in for added thrill. What impressed me most was how the British author mastered the intricacies of the American system and wrote such an interesting suspense thriller about it. A good book to read.
I bought the book after I read a review which claimed this to be far better than "Day of the Jackal" by Frederick Forsyth. Well... I was terribly disappointed. The book was not even close to "The Eleventh Commandment" by the same author. The hero finds time to date his girlfriend even though he has to foil an assassination plot to kill the American President in matter of few days!
So... This book was originally written back in 1977... And JA made Teddy Kennedy the POTUS... it was a kind if silly book not one of his best... It felt very sophomoric .... Then... JA did the unthinkable ... He re-edited the book to tie in as the book three for his Cain and Able series ... Now that was a really REALLY bad idea!
Jeffrey Archer is a brilliant storyteller who increases the pace of his stories with each chapter and this is no different. Throughout the story we were led to make our guesses as to the culprit and as usual, there is a twist at the end. However, I must admit the ending was a bit too convenient for my liking.
Awesome thriller by Jeffrey Archer.Go read on for yourselves.giving the reiview of the plot would spoil the suspense.Just start reading it...you would be surprised very soon to find that you had been turning the pages and and you are almost there at end of the book.
Great book...go on try it
Great book...go on try it
A very fast read that was fun for me since I recognize most of the DC locations. Almost all plot with little character development, and an infuriating romance that undercuts the book's momentum. Still, not bad as beach reading, as long as you keep your expectations low. On a side note, in this book Congress is working to pass a wildly popular gun control bill the President had campaigned on--boy how times have changed. Can you imagine a presidential candidate campaigning on that now?
Its a sequel to Kane and Abel but i should say if you haven't read Kane and Abel, its not an issue. Both the plots aren't connected. The plot is pretty fast and gripping. You would not put down the book for sure. It has many interesting stuff about how its like in the FBI. Good read
This one picks up after Prodigal Daughter, and really takes established characters and introduces brand new ones, adn that is what this book focuses on, so really not much left of the Kane and Abel Saga. However, it was a fast read, but not as good as the previous two.
I read this book when it was first published and enjoyed it. Now, 30 years later I read it again; thoroughly enjoyed it and was significantly amuzed by a book set in today's time with no knowledge of the introduction of cell phones.
This was fun! It takes place in Washington, DC and the hero lives in Tiber Island where John and I have a condo. It's basically a secret service/FBI tale and the protectee is a woman president. Good vacation kind of book.
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The transitions weren't very good, it was hard to follow. The book lacked a lot of sparkle for me. However, the lady reading the book (i listened to the book) did a GREAT job with voices and inflections in tones. It was ok..
This is the third book in the Kane and Able series.There is an assination threat against the president.The FBI has six days to find who is behind the threat and stop them.It is fast paced and an enjoyable read.
Not my favorite book of his, but still really good. Apparently he re-wrote this one after it was first published to make it part of a trilogy including Kane & Abel and The Prodigal Daughter.
its was my first jeffrey archer book and i must say it was great fun.But recently i i read his other books which are better than SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT.but all in all good book.
Awesome book that gave me a really good insight into american politics. Shame about the author, but as I bought the book from Oxfam the money went to a good cause in the end :)
Good read! Read the original version. Found out after I finished reading it that it was latter revised to be part of the Kane and Abel trilogy. A bit out-dated with the frequent use of pay phones rather than cell.
This is my kind of "page turner": interesting plot, great action, twists, and a cool ending. Great choice if you're looking for light reading.
The only thing wrong with this book is that it was the end of the trilogy. I wanted the story to continue. I'll miss this family of characters.
A little long winded, but kept you wanting to get to the end! Not bad for my first book by this author, I will definitely give him another shot!
I read the original version, with Ted Kennedy as the president. Jeffrey Archer knows pretty much nothing about American politics.
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