The Tunnel

by Robert Byrne

The Tunnel [Paperback] [Jan 01, 1977] Robert Byrne

214 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1977

About the author

Robert Byrne is the author of seven novels, five collections of humorous quotations, seven books on billiards, two anthologies, and an expose of frauds in the literary world. One of his novels, Thrill, was made into NBC’s Monday Night Movie, which aired for the first time on May 20, 1996. Four of his novels were selections of Reader’s Digest Condensed Books and published in many languages. His style is widely praised for its clarity and wit. Byrne’s Standard Book of Pool and Billiards, published in 1978 and expanded in 1998, has sold over 500,000 copies. -byrne.org

Reviews

[Bill Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a novel about business, which is quite different from what The Phoenix Project was. That was a thinly-veiled business book set in the context of a novel.

The protagonist was an efficacious man trying to drill a tunnel beneath the English Channel as part of a business group that won a contract with the English government. Two other subplots--his falling in love with an environmentalist opposed to the project and an IRA plot to blow up the work--were weaved in with the fundamental race to get it done profitably and didn't distract.

The writing is crisp but not lifeless. I like his style and can't wait to read a couple of his other novels, which are on their way.