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Summary: A big zero
Review: This book is awful! It has a somewhat promising beginning where a government agent-cum-terrorist escapes from prison, aided by some nebulous multi-zillionaire. But interest wanes quickly when the reader is inundated with irrelevant details and descriptions about various gadgets and technologies, along with references to previous terrorist attacks, quasi-historical events, and an endless stream of superficial characters.The whole story could be written in a few pages. It's almost as if the author were paid by the word. Endless unnecessary details that have nothing to do with the plot or the character development. Virtually all characters except the two main ones are described with no depth, yet we get overwhelmed with trivial details, like whether or not they take cream in their coffee or wear polyester undershirts. We have the stereotype of the recently divorced single-mom detective. The recently retired ethnic detective. The jealous ex-husband. The overweight computer geek. The disgruntled millionaire. The extremely good-looking and brilliant former spy, now terrorist (descriptions of whom are borderline homoerotic). On and on and on ad nauseum. Another thing that griped me: the author uses the word "phlegmatic" numerous times. I suppose to show off what a word maven he is. I am surprised this book got so many good reviews. It [is bad].
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Summary: A boring "look how much I know" about terrorism book.
Review: This book reads more like a bad documentary on terrorism than an interesting novel. The author's constant attempts to show how much factual information he has about "secret information" is distracting from the plot and appears only as a cheap sellout to make money. The plot was pedantic and the characters were cardboard. I would suggest avoiding this poor imitation of "Day of the Jackal."
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Summary: An intense thriller!!
Review: This book was the second Finder I read and I have been amazed by both. Finder's thoroughness into the mind of the criminal is what helps to create the neccessary intensity of the novel. The reader is forced to question what is next although it is almost impossible to predict. The fast-paced action and the uniqueness of the scenario's create a book that is beyond worth reading; it should be on everyone's list.
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Summary: Very good, with some holes
Review: This is a manhunt novel, and well done, although not up to the ultimate of this genre, Forsyth's Day of the Jackal. There are some extraneous details added, and I spotted a couple of lapses, although these may have been deliberate on the author's par
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Summary: unputdownable!
Review: This is one of those really rare novels that actually kept me up all night! You can't help rooting for Sarah Cahill as she tries to track down Baumann, even though her FBI friends don't believe her. Baumann is one of the best villains I've read in a long time. I went back and reread it again, and it totally holds up. Fantastic
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Summary: Incredible! A thrill ride that'll put you in knots!
Review: This is the first of Finder's novels I've read and I must say, I'm hooked! Finder's writing style is incredibly intense and he uses factual knowlage to add the realistic power to it. The book grabs you and holds you till the end. Only one weak point: the end. Slips just a little and the climax happens altogether too fast. All in all, definately a 5-star...READ IT!
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Summary: A well written terrorist Thriller
Review: This is the second book by this author I have read, and both have been very enjoyable. When an exiled US industralist decides he wants revenge on the people who ruined him there he hires the best terrorist he can find to do the work. "the prince of darkness" as he is known in the trade (by the few who know him at all) is an intelligent and totaly amoral character. On the law enforcemnt side in the US we have Sarah Cahill a former expert in terrorist actions in the FBI. This book it has to be said, is full of anagrams, but then I suspect that the world of law enforcemnt is full of them now - and being somewhat of a techno-thriller they go with the genre. One of the things I liked about this novel was that none of the main characters are invulernable. They are people with lives of their own in an extraordinary situation. Sarah is not as 'strong' as her terroist opponent - but that only makes her more believable. I'm looking forward to more books by this author, and if you like thrillers this book is worth picking up.
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Summary: A well written terrorist Thriller
Review: This is the second book by this author I have read, and both have been very enjoyable. When an exiled US industralist decides he wants revenge on the people who ruined him there he hires the best terrorist he can find to do the work. "the prince of darkness" as he is known in the trade (by the few who know him at all) is an intelligent and totaly amoral character. On the law enforcemnt side in the US we have Sarah Cahill a former expert in terrorist actions in the FBI. This book it has to be said, is full of anagrams, but then I suspect that the world of law enforcemnt is full of them now - and being somewhat of a techno-thriller they go with the genre. One of the things I liked about this novel was that none of the main characters are invulernable. They are people with lives of their own in an extraordinary situation. Sarah is not as 'strong' as her terroist opponent - but that only makes her more believable. I'm looking forward to more books by this author, and if you like thrillers this book is worth picking up.
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Summary: A new author to add to my favorites
Review: This one was referred to me by a friend and I loved it! Finder's style reminds me a lot of Ken Follett, and for anyone who has read Eye of the Needle by Follett, you will love this book. Finder tells the story well, perhaps gooes into a little too much detail here and there, but on the whole the book was a quick and exciting read. Finder is on my list of authors to follow.
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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: This reminds me of 2 of the greats in the genre, Follett's Eye of the Needle and Forsyth's Day of the Jackal. I literally could not put it down. Really well written and well plotted and totally plausible seeming (I think). Entertainment Weekly says it's going to be a movie - I can see why
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