Rating: 
Summary: Sophomoric at Best
Review: Having read only one other Higgins book before (Cold Harbor), I hesitate, somewhat, to comment on the author's general talent. However, this book has to be one of the worst I've read in some time. I think the thing that got me the most was the dialog; unbelievably simplistic and totally formulaic. "Damn, he said to Kate, "It's the Hazar Scouts, " Puhleeze! Not even an exclamation mark. Many other examples could be given. Now, assuming for the moment that the dialog was, say, written at greater than a 7th grade level, the plot is almost as bad. The protagonists' reactions to their fellows getting knocked off one-by-one is almost comic. There's no depth here; just one simple vignette after another. I wouldn't even want to compare this to Ludlum or Clancy (although Clancy's gotten a bit rough of late). A terrific waste of a good
Rating: 
Summary: Good story- Poor writing
Review: Very simplistic writing style- he said, she said, then he said, then she said. This reads like a first attempt, not like a book written by a seasoned author of over 30 books.
Rating: 
Summary: the best thriller
Review: this book is great could not stop when i started. can not wait for the next book.
Rating:
Summary: a fast-paced action thriller
Review: The Rashids are half British and half Arab and are contented with being one of the wealthiest families in the world. When the patriarch dies in battle, his survivors knew he was doing his job. However, when someone runs over their mother and nothing happens to the perpetrator, the new patriarch swears vengeance. He orders the assassination of the driver, but when the United States and Russia interfere with his business in the Arabian province of Hazar, he vows to bring death upon both nations. He assembles an elite assassin team to kill the American president, but Sean Dillon, former IRA terrorist and now agent of the British government learns of the plan. Blake Johnson and the Secret service foil the attempt. Blake and Sean with the support of their respective governments intend to bring down the Rashids one person at a time. Jack Higgins writes a fast-paced action thriller that keeps the reader turning pages at supersonic speed. There is plenty of action filed with shoot-outs and techno-gadgets along the lines of 007. Although dangerous and clearly a "bad boy", Sean still seems authentic. EDGE OF DANGER brings exciting entertainment that never eases up until the very last page for its adrenaline soaked crowd. Harriet Klausner
Rating:
Summary: Safety a priority
Review: Unlike most other books written by Jack Higgins, "Edge of Danger" suffers from several major problems. Rather than careful plotting and suspense, the narrative descends spectacularly into a series of uneven gunfights. While this makes for some reasonable- if shallow reading, the plot is further marred by the unerring success rate of the protagonist Sean Dillon (in one of many appearances) and his nigh-on invulnerability. The premise is simple: A nefarious, rich family with both Engliah and Arab heritage hatches a plot to overturn the world order while lining their pockets. As expected, ex-IRA Sean Dillion is pitted against the undertakings and is characteristically successful in thwarting their plans. While at times interesting, "Edge of Danger" is an uneven read, punctuated with frequent doses of shallow action and insufficient character development/description. What is initially an interesting premise is marred by the invincibility of Sean Dillion and the lack of any concrete narrative structure. "The Eagle has Landed" remains Jack Higgins's finest offering
Rating:
Summary: Sean Dillon Strikes Again!
Review: This book starts out with a bang and never stops throughout.The
Rashid family have made a fortune in the oil business.The family
is composed of the Arab Rashids and the English Daunceys.The
Sultan of Hazar has negotiated a deal with the Americans and the
Russians for oil concessions in Hazar.The Rashids see this as a threat to their wealth and decide to take action.First the Sultan
of Hazar is assassinated.Then the Rashids decide to assassinate
the President of the United States.This plan falls short.Next
they try to kill the ruling Council of Hazar.Dillon and company
foil their attempt and also kill one of the Rashid brothers.They
next try to kill the Russian Premiere but fail again.Another
Rashid brother is killed.Dillon finally has a showdown with the final living Rashid brother.Dillon wins again.The ending of the book ;eaves room for a sequel and a final showdown for Dillon and the Rashid sister Kate.This was a very good book.Be sure to read it.
Rating:
Summary: Just skip it
Review: When you read a book you know that what are you reading is not 100% true, but when you start to read things that are completely wrong is another thing. for an example I have these questions:
Q. How many times could a man pay another man to kill somebody, the killer fails and the boss gives him another chance?
A. I don't know if the mob knows it but at least four times.
Q. Why the target man, who knows who is trying to kill him and he saw him in a restaurant after he was on danger and just say hello to him?
A. Because the target man likes to be in danger.
Q. When the target man has the opportunity to kill the one whom wanted to kill him why doesn't he?
A. Because something in his head didn't let him even if he had killed many men before.
And as the energizer rabbit, I can keep going and going and going, my advise is to skip this book.
Rating:
Summary: Safety a priority
Review: Unlike most other books written by Jack Higgins, "Edge of Danger" suffers from several major problems. Rather than careful plotting and suspense, the narrative descends spectacularly into a series of uneven gunfights. While this makes for some reasonable- if shallow reading, the plot is further marred by the unerring success rate of the protagonist Sean Dillon (in one of many appearances) and his nigh-on invulnerability. The premise is simple: A nefarious, rich family with both Engliah and Arab heritage hatches a plot to overturn the world order while lining their pockets. As expected, ex-IRA Sean Dillion is pitted against the undertakings and is characteristically successful in thwarting their plans. While at times interesting, "Edge of Danger" is an uneven read, punctuated with frequent doses of shallow action and insufficient character development/description. What is initially an interesting premise is marred by the invincibility of Sean Dillion and the lack of any concrete narrative structure. "The Eagle has Landed" remains Jack Higgins's finest offering
Rating:
Summary: Thoroughly enjoyable book!
Review: Edge of Danger is yet another installment of the on-going saga of Dillon, Ferguson and Bernstein. If you truly enjoyed the preceding efforts by Higgins, then you might like Edge of Danger (because it is more of the same). However, if you have been growing disenchanted by Higgins' efforts, then you probably want to take a pass on this (and for me at least, future efforts as well). Higgins' books are more and more like screen plays and less and less like novels. Dialog between the characters, which often is terse, choppy, and unimaginative, makes up virtually all of the text. Higgins almost completely avoids the opportunity add any depth and breadth to the story through the use of descriptive text. As with the last few books from Higgins, Edge of Danger is clearly a disappointment.
Rating:
Summary: Worst book I've read in years
Review: This is the worst book I remember reading. I enjoyed a couple other Jack Higgins novels, so I picked this up. I'm sorry I did. It is nothing but action, which is so poorly described it is ridiculous. Entire action sequences take only 1 or 2 pages each. No character development, poor dialogue, no setting descriptions, nuttin' but poorly-described "events"! Enough said.
| 
