The Eleventh Commandment

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Summary: Excellent Read....Couldn't put it down.
Review: Archer does it again with the Eleventh Commandment. This book is a page turner for anyone who likes suspense novels. The charactors are interesting, the settings varied and appropriate. I LOVED it!!

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Summary: Fast Read
Review: Eleventh Commandment is one of the easiest reads I have had in a long time. It packs all of the thrills of a Clancy into 400 pages. Just when you think you understand what is going on and can anticipate the next event**BAM**. If you like Clancy, Cussler, Koontz, or Grishom, you will love this book.

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Summary: eleventh commandment not up to par with today's thrillers
Review: Jeffry Archer's book "The Eleventh Commandment" was written ten years too late. The plot of the novel is tired and has been done before and since the collapse of communism in Russsia, a lot. The plot has to do with our hero being set up by his boss to kill the Russian President so the CIA won't have to face anymore budget cuts. Also, they want our hero out of the way so he can't squeal to the president about covert operations. If you have not read Jeffry Archer before, do not start with this novel. Almost anything else he has written is better.

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Summary: First-time reader of a masterful suspense author.
Review: Read this story in one sitting, a rainy day at the beach--couldn't stop--exciting characters, masterful plot, wonderful ending, and one box of chocolates! I saw J. Archer interviewed on the Today show by Matt Lauer. It was interesting and he projected something that made me want to go out and buy his book. I did! I'll read others, and look for more and continue to be a fan.

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Summary: Definitely Not Archer
Review: After reading all of Archer's other books, expectations were set high. But this book disappoints. The pace does not pick up, the ending is rather lame (and quite predicable), and the various settings not grand enough.

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Summary: Readable - slightly disappointing
Review: While I was engrossed reading the book could not understand why JA permitted the head of the CIA become a Senator after the President got rid of her and allowher to go unpunished. Another thing I could not understand was how she was able to keep the President "under her thumb with threats"The redeeming feature of the book was the surprise ending.

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Summary: Enjoyable quick read --escapism--entertainment--
Review: Not as good as Kane and Abel but a good quick read,a day in fact. I felt the book was fairly well researched and comming from South Africa it was interesting to see was said with Mandala gone, Not a bad observation!!.

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Summary: Not as good JA's others, but 3 *s for JA beats almost anyone
Review: This latest offering is a disappointment when compared to Archer's other books, but still a quick and interesting read. Surprisingly, and disappointingly, given that the author is Jeffrey Archer, the twists and turns of the plot are predictable. Also, being from the Washington DC area, where some of the action of the book takes place, I wished Archer had done a better job with his research. This book screams WAIT TO YOU SEE THE MOVIE! Maybe Archer is falling into the regrettable habit of many of the more popular writers of writing a book to a movie?

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Summary: No Beginning to his Talent
Review: It always amazes me how anyone can enjoy such leaden, clumsy prose. If there was ever a case for dumbing down, it has to be Jeffrey's output and the end users. Sad. Irretrievably sad

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Summary: A quick read on a par with Archer's other books
Review: I found this to be a quick and enjoyable read. While not up there as my favorite Archer book (Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less), it had all the elements to keep me interested. With the fall of the Soviet Union, I worry that there might not be enough bad guys for today's fiction, but fear not, we learn of the Soviet mafia and one CIA agents loyalty to his president.