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Summary: Sean Dillon opposes a ruthless family bent on revenge.
Review: The villains in "Edge of Danger" are the Rashids, a ridiculously wealthy family that is half-Arab and half-English. The leader of the clan is Paul Rashid, who is a graduate of the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and is also a decorated veteran of the Gulf War. Paul's two brothers, Michael and George, are also graduates of Sandhurst, and their beautiful sister, Kate, attended Oxford University.Paul Rashid is enraged when his mother is killed by a Russian commercial attache driving on the wrong side of the road. It turns out that the Russian, whose name is Gatov, enjoys diplomatic immunity; he is brokering an oil deal in the Middle East for the Russians and the Americans. The interests of Gatov and his friends conflict with the oil interests of the Rashid family. Paul Rashid decides that it is in his best interests to strike at his enemies before they can strike at him. He forms a plot to assassinate the President of the United States. "Edge of Danger" is basically a cat and mouse game between Paul and his family on one side, and Sean Dillon, the former IRA soldier and scourge of the British military, on the other side. Sean occasionally does dirty work for his former enemy, Brigadier General Charles Ferguson. When Ferguson needs a tough job done on behalf of the British government, he calls in Dillon, who is an expert marksman, knows how to fly any plane that exists, and can even scuba dive. Dillon and his cohorts fight it out with Rashid and his hired thugs, and a great deal of blood is spilled. In this violent book, people die in many ways, such as knifing, gunshot wounds, having their necks broken, drowning, and falling off balconies. Rashid is little more than a rich sociopath, and his character makes little sense. Why would a man who enjoys enormous wealth and an enviable social position behave like a common thug? His excuse that he wants "vengeance" doesn't explain his completely irrational behavior. Although the action scenes are exciting enough, carnage alone is not enough to make a book credible and interesting. None of the characters rises above the level of a stereotype. "Edge of Danger" is basically a string of bloody action scenes glued together with some exposition and stilted dialogue. I do not recommend it.
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Summary: By far Higgins' worst yet
Review: I buy all of Jack Higgins' books. For a thriller/espionage writer, his books have a QWON about them, they are well written, engaging, don't bog down into technical details, and offer a very entertaining story. There is so much (crud) in this genre, that Higgins' usually proves a ray of sunshine. Most of his books I have read multiple times. Edge of Danger is decidedly so unlike Higgins' previous literary titles, that I would be inclined to believe someone else wrote it (with exception to a few decent chapters). I think the character Dillon needs to be retired, which is alluded to in the last few chapters. This series in Higgins' catalogue is becoming boilerplate pulp. I think the Dillon series really began taking a turn for the worse several books back, although there was hope offered in Drink With the Devil. I most certainly hope we can expect other works from Higgins' along the line of Flight of Eagles, because this series is merely becoming silly. I certainly hope he does not trade Dillon for Salter and continue the series somehow!
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Summary: Tired formula
Review: Jack Higgins may not be running out of his fascination with modern weapons, fine dining, glamorous women or the IRA but he appears to be slipping on plot and character development. Sean Dillon makes Doc Savage and Dirk Pitt look like pikers. And this curious extension of gentlemanly methods for attempting to kill one another -- sending a crazed assassin and then both sides meeting later at the Savoy to exchange notes -- strains credulity. Higgins has done some first-rate work. Had this been published twenty-five years ago, this might have made a difference. It wasn't and it doesn't.
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Summary: A fast fun read
Review: Sean Dillon again impishly dances the Irish Jig through England, Ireland, and parts of Saudi Arabia, while efficiently wounding and killing every bad guy in or out of sight and drinking a Bushmill's while doing it all. Saying that, Higgins can put out a story that keeps the pages turning, your mind working and suddenly reaching the end you are thinking of his next offering. Heres hoping the next is as good. God bless all here.
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Summary: I'd rate it 0 stars if I could have...
Review: Very few books contain their own review. This one does: "Stone said, 'It really is like a bad movie, Harry.' "'You can bleeding well say that again. . . .'" This book reads like a 7th grade reading-level condensation of an outline of a screenplay: The paragraphs are no more than a few lines long; very few words greater than two syllables are used. No complex thoughts, no character development, no suspense, and little description. Pure formulaic twaddle.
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Summary: Do I have to give it 1-star?
Review: I've never written a review but my curiosity about what others thought of this book was a thousand times more compelling than the Edge of Danger. I've enjoyed Mr. Higgins' books in the past but can't for the life of me understand a) why he wrote this book, or b) why it was published! There is no plot, no character development, predictable action, no tension. It's like reading an Executive Summary of a book. Are you sure they didn't publish the outline by mistake?
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Summary: The best of the best.
Review: Jack Higgins, my favorite author, does it again. In "Edge Of Danger", we have our old favorites Sean Dillon, Brigadier (now promoted to general) Ferguson, Chief Inspector Hannah Bernstein and others. This is a genuine thriller, with an ending that will surprise you. Don't miss it!
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Summary: Completely predictable
Review: Up to now, I have enjoyed almost all of the Higgins books, although they have tended to become more samey. I was particularly disappointed by Edge Of Danger. The tired old characters of Dillon, Ferguson etc are dragged out again for this entirely predictable, highly contrived and unbelievable yarn. The plots have all been used before, and if you've read any two other Dillon books you'll be able to guess the next line throughout. I bought it to read on the plane - was bored by check in and had finished it long before boarding. Give this one a miss.
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Summary: EXTREMELY SHALLOW
Review: This book has no plot, and is so absolutely predictable that I had to put it away without finishing. Sean Dillon's character is getting so tired and his invincibility is sickening. A very poorly written book. The only good thing about this book is that I got it from the local libary and did not spend any money on it. Mr. Higgins, it's time to retire Sean Dillon and maybe spend more than 2 weeks on writing a book??
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Summary: Great Book
Review: I love this book. I thought the characters were well-balanced in and the pace exciting. I can't wait for the sequel to this book.
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