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To be honest it's a bit dated now. The action scenes aren't exactly state-of-the-art and there's a scant desire to be PC (did that term exist when it was written?). But let's face it, Forsyth is a master thriller writer. The scenes involving the protagonist's reading of the old Jewish man's diary - when he was a victim of the Nazis - are haunting, informative and sympathetically written. But what a twist at the end! One of the best conceived. This isn't The Day of the Jackal, but it's well-plott
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It was a good read.
An exceptionally well-written and meticulously researched thriller!
I read only one other book by Frederick Forsyth that was "The Afghan" but I found it very boring and lacklustre while in contrast this book is a typical edge-of-your-seat stuff! ...more
I read only one other book by Frederick Forsyth that was "The Afghan" but I found it very boring and lacklustre while in contrast this book is a typical edge-of-your-seat stuff! ...more
Jun 17, 2013
Elaine
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James Blackfire
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