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The Eye of the Tiger
The deep. The deadly. The damned...
For a thousand years, an unimaginable treasure has rested on the bottom of the Indian Ocean, hidden by swift blue currents, guarded by deadly coral reefs, and even deadlier school of man-eating great white sharks. Harry Fletcher, a former soldier turned fisherman, is now being pulled into a murderous mystery by men willing to kill and a b...more
For a thousand years, an unimaginable treasure has rested on the bottom of the Indian Ocean, hidden by swift blue currents, guarded by deadly coral reefs, and even deadlier school of man-eating great white sharks. Harry Fletcher, a former soldier turned fisherman, is now being pulled into a murderous mystery by men willing to kill and a b...more
Paperback, 403 pages
Published
April 15th 2001
by St. Martin's Paperbacks
(first published 1975)
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Description: Harry Fletcher, a man with a chequered past, has reformed and is making an honest living as a charter skipper fishing for big game in the seductive waters of the Indian Ocean. Suddenly, men from the world of violence Harry has put behind him overturn his good intentions, involving him in a hectic race to recover a fabulous treasure from an ancient wreck.
St. Mary's Island, Indian Ocean. According to folk legend, in the year 1498, Vasco da Gama...more
Good enough for a midweek mid 3*
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I very good read! The style harkens back to the age of the hard-boiled private eye or gunrunner -- it is easy to imagine Humphrey Bogart playing the main character -- even though he is described as six-foot-four.
Harry Fletcher is literally a gold-digger and treasure-hunter; he dives for sunken treasure with his beloved boat the Dancer and the help of his loyal assistants, Chubby and Angelo.
The treasure in question is the lost tiger-motif throne of an Indian rajah, studded with a fortune in jew...more
Harry Fletcher is literally a gold-digger and treasure-hunter; he dives for sunken treasure with his beloved boat the Dancer and the help of his loyal assistants, Chubby and Angelo.
The treasure in question is the lost tiger-motif throne of an Indian rajah, studded with a fortune in jew...more
Hard to fault this one: it's slick, lean and ruthlessly efficient, quite unlike any other Wilbur Smith novel I've read to date. The setting is St Mary's Island, in the Indian Ocean, and there's none of the game hunting or African history that provides the background of the author's other books.
The story is action-focused and one of those ones in which everyone other than the hero and his companions seems to be a bad guy. Harry Fletcher, the protagonist, is a chap who makes his living by taking t...more
The story is action-focused and one of those ones in which everyone other than the hero and his companions seems to be a bad guy. Harry Fletcher, the protagonist, is a chap who makes his living by taking t...more
Wow. This book has truly left me speechless. Maybe if I hadn't spaced its reading out so much I would be able to make a more congruent summary of what I think of it from its start to the very end. But this will have to do.
It's a very entertaining book. With a fast-paced story that doesn't deviate from the plot and with brilliant descriptions that made you feel as if everything was unravelling before your eyes.
I was planning on giving it less than 5 stars on account of Harry Fletcher. He has no s...more
It's a very entertaining book. With a fast-paced story that doesn't deviate from the plot and with brilliant descriptions that made you feel as if everything was unravelling before your eyes.
I was planning on giving it less than 5 stars on account of Harry Fletcher. He has no s...more
..by Wilbur Smith. I had heard a lot about Wilbur Smith's books and decided to give them a try.
So first - the story. It is a hunt for a very old historic treasure that is hidden under depths of the ocean. A sly mind turned honest worker is chosen to cruise towards the treasure and start the search. Unknowingly drawn towards the treasure hunt, he then finds himself at the center of the chase. Everyone else is following him, trying to get there faster than him. A lot of twists and turns later they...more
So first - the story. It is a hunt for a very old historic treasure that is hidden under depths of the ocean. A sly mind turned honest worker is chosen to cruise towards the treasure and start the search. Unknowingly drawn towards the treasure hunt, he then finds himself at the center of the chase. Everyone else is following him, trying to get there faster than him. A lot of twists and turns later they...more
I was kind of enjoying The Eye of the Tiger until it was rooned by the appearance of A WOMAN. Before she showed up, it was all about Harry Fletcher, a good man with a Chequered Past, now running chartered fishing trips from St Mary's island (somewhere in the Indian ocean), which is Paradise on Earth. He gets involved with some Bad Guys, who are looking for Sunken Treasure. There are a lot of great sailing scenes, fight scenes, Improbable Escapes from Death and so forth.
But after that WOMAN show...more
But after that WOMAN show...more
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In London in the mid-1870s, 25 shillings-about $85 in today's terms-went a long way. You could buy 7 grams of gold, 40 liters of rum, or about a half kilogram of opium. Where you couldn't get a bargain, however, was the jewelry store. That same amount of money bought just 1 carat, or 0.2 gram, of a gem called tiger's-eye. When rich sources of that precious stone were found in western South Africa in the 1880s, prices plummeted. By 1900, tiger's-eye...more
1 carat = 0.2 grams
In London in the mid-1870s, 25 shillings-about $85 in today's terms-went a long way. You could buy 7 grams of gold, 40 liters of rum, or about a half kilogram of opium. Where you couldn't get a bargain, however, was the jewelry store. That same amount of money bought just 1 carat, or 0.2 gram, of a gem called tiger's-eye. When rich sources of that precious stone were found in western South Africa in the 1880s, prices plummeted. By 1900, tiger's-eye...more
Wilbur Smith continues with his adventure stories based on Africa but here it has some connection with India and part of the story takes place in England.
It is about the recovery of treasures stolen from India and sent to England in the mid 19th century in a ship that gets caught in a cyclone and sink.
The pace of the story is okay still it is not comparable to other books by the author I have had opportunity to read.
Well, all books can't turn out to be of the same quality!
It is about the recovery of treasures stolen from India and sent to England in the mid 19th century in a ship that gets caught in a cyclone and sink.
The pace of the story is okay still it is not comparable to other books by the author I have had opportunity to read.
Well, all books can't turn out to be of the same quality!
Picked this up in a book exchange at a hotel. Never heard of the author but he wrote a rip roaring, treasure hunting thriller with action, suspense, beautiful women and sex. James Bond with out the accent, money, gadgets or puns. (I guess that's really not like James Bond then.) The jacket says this book has been made into a movie and I'd like to see it. Just the plot would make it exciting.
Personally I never read anything that's not fiction and this book was well matched to my taste, it served it all; drama, sarcasm, humor, lots of action and romance. It was much better than the Ballantyne's series which left me furious as a black man from the township. Wilbur Smith is one of my favourite writers and this book again reminded me of why I love his work.
As a fan of all WS's work, I chose this one for my book collection, and to write about. It's almost not in a similar vein whatsoever to his ever-stretching portfolio of well-researched books with an African-historical theme, it's just that it was one of his earlier works and 'ex-military, fishing, scuba in the Carribean' it grabbed me as the perfect read
I think this may well be one of my favourite Wilbur Smith Books, so far. I liked the plot, it kept me guessing. And wanting to turn pages to find out what happened next. There was action, adventure, romance, twists (that I never saw coming) and stretching of believability all done Wilbur style. I was quite proud of myself for correctly guessing what 'B Mus.' was before the charachters.
This book was nothing like the River God series and yet the writing was just as good. The suspense was worth the wait! The twist at the end was a great surprise!
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One of the many books by Wilber Smith and it is an adventure story which takes place in Africa., He has mystery unpon mystery blended in with some history.
This book captures my heart. I cannot recommend it more highly.
It is fun, adventurous, and greatly written. Wilbur Smith is my hero.
It is fun, adventurous, and greatly written. Wilbur Smith is my hero.
I found it was a good story, but the fact that is seemed to drag on a lot when not much was actually happening really frustrated me.
A rare Wilbur Smith that I found difficult to finish. The hero was too heroic, the setting too restrictive, and the overall theme a little too unbelievable.
Lots of twist and turns in the plot. In the end though I would have love if Angelo and Chubby survived.
Older book, but a heck of a read. Fast paced, lots of thrills, great characters, interesting plot and plenty of twists.
Smith usually writes in the third person-EOTT is 1st person and 1st rate. A very fast mover.
My first Wilbur Smith novel. Wow, I loved the action. I will be reading more of his books.
This is an exciting adventure novel. Definitely a 'guy' book. Reminds me of 'Call of the Wild'.
Okay action thriller. A setup reminiscent of Hemingway's To Have and Have Not, with a sprinkling of Ian Fleming, a dash of Graham Greene and more than a basting of Micky Spillane. Nice exotic location and compelling underwater sequences. Plenty of action and gunfire, not all of it logically motivated. Characters nicely drawn, but overall tone a shade too grim for my tastes.
Testosterone-fueled action-adventure treasure hunt. Stereotypical beach reading.
better than average thriller set in southern Africa.
treasure, sharks, guns, action.... a great boys book
His mysticism is awesome at best (Wilbursmith)
A great adventure! Definately worth the time.
Wilbur e l'avventura
Un libro che si legge rapidamente, che ti tiene incollato ad ogni pagina sfogliata. Letto in 3 giorni appena , giusto senso dell'avventura , momenti descritti alla perfezione , wilbur smith sa il fatto suo e questo libro leggero è molto più interessante di molti suoi best sellers. Assolutamente da leggere per rilassarsi e sognare.
Un libro che si legge rapidamente, che ti tiene incollato ad ogni pagina sfogliata. Letto in 3 giorni appena , giusto senso dell'avventura , momenti descritti alla perfezione , wilbur smith sa il fatto suo e questo libro leggero è molto più interessante di molti suoi best sellers. Assolutamente da leggere per rilassarsi e sognare.
Not as good as his other series but he always has quality writing that entertains.
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Wilbur Smith is the bestselling author of many novels, each meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His bestselling Courtney series includes Assegai, The Sound of Thunder, Birds of Prey, Monsoon, and Blue Horizon. His other books include Those in Peril, River God, Warlock, The Seventh Scroll, and The Sunbird. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages and have so...more
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