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I picked this book after reading about Forsyth and the way he does great amount of research before writing a book. Intrigued, I bought this book and was sorely disappointed. The story is basically about a modern day Francis Drake (or Robert Clive) called James Manson, who discovers that in order to extract copper worth 10 billion dollars from a distant african state, he'll have to overthrow the current President and replace him with a puppet of his choosing. All that, before the Russians learn a
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Interesting if dated book. I was even then fascinated by the subject matter..mercenary soldiers. I know that many will disagree, but I've never held the opinion that they are universally "evil". This is an interesting story, it hasn't stayed with me as much as say, The Day of the Jackal, but Forsyth is still one of the best ever writers of suspense, thriller, and techno thriller.
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