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Balefire
Bale Fire by Kenneth Goddard
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Published January 1, 1986
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March 27, 2022
I could edit this book into a true success. The author knows his police procedure and writes a "Day of the Jackal" story of the pursuit of a lone terrorist by law enforcement who had never trained for such an event.
However, the first hundred pages focus too much on detail, while the rest of the book gradually picks up the pace, but the differential is too much, moving us from boredom to action that is too densely compacted and not clearly enough signaled.
With some simplification of the plot, more clarity on the characters, and some careful editing to make it compact while preserving its gradually intensifying suspense, this book could be really a stunner.
I hope they bring back the original and brilliant cover art.
However, the first hundred pages focus too much on detail, while the rest of the book gradually picks up the pace, but the differential is too much, moving us from boredom to action that is too densely compacted and not clearly enough signaled.
With some simplification of the plot, more clarity on the characters, and some careful editing to make it compact while preserving its gradually intensifying suspense, this book could be really a stunner.
I hope they bring back the original and brilliant cover art.
August 31, 2020
Read in 1983. Crime thriller.
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