O'Farrell's Law

by Brian Freemantle

A novel of international intrigue presents the intertwining dilemmas of experienced CIA assassin Charlie O'Farrell; Rivera, his target, engaged in the buying of illicit arms; and Beloc, a double-crossing arms supplier

310 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Aka John Maxwell, Jonathan Evans, Jack Winchester, Harry Asher and Richard Gant.

Brian Freemantle [b. 1936] is one of Britain's most acclaimed authors of spy fiction. His novels have sold over ten million copies worldwide. Born in Southampton, Freemantle entered his career as a journalist, and began writing espionage thrillers in the late 1960s. Charlie M (1977) introduced the world to Charlie Muffin and won Freemantle international recognition—he would go on to publish fourteen titles in the series.

Freemantle has written dozens of other novels, including two featuring Sebastian Holmes, an illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes, and the Cowley and Danilov series, about an American FBI agent and a Russian militia detective who work together to comabt organized crime in the post-Cold War world. Freemantle lives and works in London, Englad.

Reviews

[Mandy Walkden-Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmm.

Oh dear. It took four attempts to finish this book which is pretty much unheard of for me. I was so bored I kept falling asleep.

Didn’t really care much for the main character so it really didn’t matter much to me what happened to him.

I think I’ll stick to rereading his Charlie Muffin series for now.

[Bob Stenberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

I kept waiting for something to happen.

[Les · Rating 3 out of 5]

Charles O'Farrell is a professional assassin with the CIA. Even though he has the right of refusal and was never uncertain about the guilt of his prior victims, he's beginning to have doubts about his profession. He hopes to reach retirement in four years without being called upon to kill again, but luck is not with him. His target this time is the Cuban ambassador to London who is the key figure in that country's arms for drugs dealings. The ambassador, however, has plans to retire and sees a chance to add to his retirement fund with his country's latest request for arms. Plans go awry for various reasons. Brian Freemantle's world is a cynical one where the practical rules over morality and people obfuscate for protection.