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Summary: Warning: you may get hooked!
Review: This is the first Jack Higgins book I had read and I found it intriguing. It was an interesting book that I had to finish and the characters were so lively and complex that I was thrilled to discover other books with them...several in fact. I would suggest reading A President's Daughter as well although I liked The White House Connection a bit better since it was more believable and less bomb/gun happy. I would reccomend these books although the warning is that you may get hooked just like me!
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Summary: Good
Review: This was a pretty good book, but i think Higgins could have done better. Oh yes, for the most part the story was exciting and kept you turning the pages, but some parts just went to quickly..Higgins should have built up to it a bit more, or put some more action into it..Also, he took too long to pull everything together...it was way to quick in the beginning, and then it slowed down considerably for about 100 pages, and then at the end picked back up again...The story is about an old lady who's paramilitary-type son was killed by IRA branch terrorists years ago, and she finally learns the terrible truth behind his grizzly murder. Driven by rage, and the realization that her life was near its end, she goes on a mad killing spree against the people that killed her son..Our favorite Irishman, Sean Dillon is involved, along with his good friend Blake Johnson, as they try to figure out who the mystery person is that is killing off left-wing terrorists left and right... An exciting tale to say the least, but it could have been put together better..other than that i have no complaints and i do reccomend this book if you especially like Higgins, but if you are a "new kid" then i suggest you start with some of his earlier books..
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Summary: Where's Teddy Grant?
Review: This was an exeptionally good read. There was action and suspence. The only problem was I kept waiting for Teddy Grant to make an appearance in the Oval Office. He was very close to the President in THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER and now he is never mentioned. What happened to Teddy?
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Summary: Predictable and shallow
Review: Too much of a good thing can tarnish it. This is exactly what has happened to Jack Higgins' novels.The latest installment of his Sean Dillon series is a nominal sequel to THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER, although the connections are tenuous at best (basically allowing cameo appearances from the Jake Cazalet, the American president, and Blake Johnson, Dillon's counterpart in the White House). With a plot that is predictable from the opening pages, cookie-cutter characters which are never satisfactorily developed, and a lack of anything resembling suspense or creativity, Higgins seems to be coasting along on the strength of his previous novels. Much like Robert Ludlum's latest books (although not as blatantly repetitive), Higgins' book lacks the excitement, originality, and depth that characterized his early work. Once again, Dillon comes riding to the rescue with his array of talents and insights, supported by a dreary cast of characters who do not seem to have evolved since they were first introduced many years ago.
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Summary: Not Higgins at his best unless you like alot of rainy days
Review: Usually Higgins is fun & entertaining. This book falls short in plot, character development and interesting narrative. The sun never shone one day, who needs a book where it rains every single day.
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Summary: Enjoyable reading--but not as good as past!
Review: While I have always enjoyed reading his books--since The Eagle Has Landed--I don't think this one matches his previous endeavors. While Sean Dillon, Ferguson, and the rest of the gang can be very interesting characters, they fall short on development in this so-so novel. I thought it was a decent plot, but just not developed well enough for my tastes.
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