Behold a Pale Horse

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Summary: Behold a Pale Horse - Outstanding
Review: I have followed Franklin A. Leib's writings for the past ten or more years (Fire Arrow, Fire Storm, etc.) Behold a Pale Horse is by far his best work to date. It is truly a book that you cannot put down until the final word is read. I look forward to his next book with much anticipation as it is interesting to see this gifted writer develop into one of the leading writers of the new millenium.

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Summary: Kirkus praises new thriller
Review: Smartly told thriller by Leib (The House of Pain, 1998) about a presidential assassination and the brilliance of the assassin hired to do the deed. We first meet Cobra, a South African, in the early `60s, preparing to assassinate Castrothough he shoots the cigar out of leaders mouth rather than kill him. Captured, he is sent to Washington to be the second shooter to the unknown primary one who will kill Kennedy in Dealey Plaza. From the grassy knoll, he sees the primary's round go through the president's throat, then he himself shots out Kennedy's brain, drops his Italian rifle down a manhole, and escapes. But his fake passport is too shoddy to get him out of the country, so he joins the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a top sniper. After two years he's taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese but eventually winds up in South Africa owning his own farm. Meanwhile, in the States, Rupert Justice Tolliver, a fundamentalist preacher whom Cobra met in Mexico City, is on his way to becoming presidentand his wife, Clarissa, makes sure he wins. When Tolliver is elected and world events lead him into a naval standoff with the Russians over Cuba (recalling Kennedy and Krushchev eyeball to eyeball), it's time to assassinate the President and get the world settled down again. So Cobra is hired once more, by whom he never knows. Despite its melodrama, strong on authenticity throughout, especially about the fine points of rifles and assassinations. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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Summary: THE BEST
Review: THE BEST BOOK OF THE LAST YEAR OF THE 20TH CENTURY RINGING IN THE NEXT. THE TENSION BETWEEN THE EMBATTLED PRESIDENT AND HIS NEMISIS IS ELECTRIC OVER 37 YEARS. THE GAME IS GOOD, BUT YOU WON'T GUESS THE ENDING. BE PREPARED TO READ ALL NIGHT. ALLEN

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Summary: so soft he takes you by surprise
Review: this book sneaks up on you, captures and enthralls. a few pages in you are hooked, then the author carries you to the end like a lover. amazing.

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Summary: First book I read by Leib and I am impressed
Review: This is a very good story and I spent about full time reading it until I was done. Cobra is the main character, a long distance shooter/assasin, but a good interesting fellow. I enjoyed the tie in to JFK and the life of Cobra (I would have loved more details, at least another 100+ pages more). Tolliver is the other main character and a man of problem that makes it to the White House. The only thing I did not care for was the book's layout, it started in 1963 for a few chapters than jumped to 1999 and while going to 2000+ it interspersed chapters filling in some of the years between. I like more sequential stories, but it still was very good and I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Behold a Pale Horse
Review: This is an exciting book. You have a hired killer who took part in the original Kennedy assasination. The other character is a Texas Governor named Justice Tolliver who moves to the Presidency. The hired killer named Cobra has an interesting biography and an impressive list of hits. The President and his first lady are as wild as they come. They have shady land deals, the President was also a draft dodger. This book has every kind of scenario that you could ask for. The plot is outstanding as well. This will be one of the better books that you will read this year. You will be wondering if Cobra is sucessful in his newest assignment. You this book. It is a thriller.

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Summary: A Definite Page Turner!
Review: This is an exciting book. You have a hired killer who took part in the original Kennedy assasination. The other character is a Texas Governor named Justice Tolliver who moves to the Presidency. The hired killer named Cobra has an interesting biography and an impressive list of hits. The President and his first lady are as wild as they come. They have shady land deals, the President was also a draft dodger. This book has every kind of scenario that you could ask for. The plot is outstanding as well. This will be one of the better books that you will read this year. You will be wondering if Cobra is sucessful in his newest assignment. You this book. It is a thriller.

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Summary: Better and Better
Review: This is the second of Lieb's books I have read and have the third one on order. His tying in of history along with fiction is well done. His development of characters is also a great work. I will read all his books and hope for more

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Summary: Better and Better
Review: This is the second of Lieb's books I have read and have the third one on order. His tying in of history along with fiction is well done. His development of characters is also a great work. I will read all his books and hope for more

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Summary: Behold a Pale Horse
Review: Very exciting. Loved Cobra - great character. Also liked the father. Let's have more.