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The novel touches down very briefly in half-a-dozen international locales; for this reason it is difficult to discern what kind of Quiller plot this is from the book-jacket blurbs.
Who is he up against? What is this 'manifesto'? Is it a sinister global organization bent on world takeover? How lurid does the scenario get? I could not make sense at all of what I was about-to-get-into from the publisher's teasers. Really, not until about halfway into the story does it start to cohere.
But when it co ...more
Who is he up against? What is this 'manifesto'? Is it a sinister global organization bent on world takeover? How lurid does the scenario get? I could not make sense at all of what I was about-to-get-into from the publisher's teasers. Really, not until about halfway into the story does it start to cohere.
But when it co ...more
Elleston Trevor (pseud. Adam Hall) is my favorite author, and this book, I believe, is his best. As a thriller writer, Trevor is without peer. His pace is relentless in every novel, and every story is loaded with cliffhangers, twists, mysteries, and espionage spycraft.
What is often overlooked, however, is his amazing writing. I've yet to find anyone who handles dialogue better, and his prose surpasses even Flaubert's (I'll have an article on that soon).
The one thing Trevor lacks, which is true ...more
What is often overlooked, however, is his amazing writing. I've yet to find anyone who handles dialogue better, and his prose surpasses even Flaubert's (I'll have an article on that soon).
The one thing Trevor lacks, which is true ...more
Quiller globetrots within a single novel for the first time, hitting Monaca, France, Italy, Cambodia, Washington, New York and Brazil. He is in pursuit of a shadowy terrorist organization called Kobra. An average Quiller novel (meaning very good, 4.0). Unfortunately, the main story line (diverse terrorists collaborating as if this were an Ocean’s 11 movie) is not really credible, so 0.2 points deducted for an overall rating of 3.8. There is a very memorable scene involving a key in a lock.
Jun 07, 2018
Paul Craig
marked it as to-read
Aug 22, 2024
Brian Christy
marked it as to-read
