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Category: Frederick ForsythBy Peter on Aug 1, 2010 in Excellent book, Frederick Forsyth, Thriller, bestseller, book review | 0 Comments
The Devil’s Alternative is a spy thriller from the end of the 1970’s – from the Era of the Cold War. The Russian leader and the American President face off in a crisis situation. Spies and intelligence play a crucial role: The British happen to have a spy with access to the Russian [...]
By Peter on Jun 1, 2008 in Excellent book, Frederick Forsyth, Thriller, bestseller, book review | 0 Comments
The Day of the Jackal, by master thriller writer Frederick Forsyth is a novel whose main character is the Jackal. The Jackal was a real terrorist, at the time extremely high profile and very terrifying and infamous. Forsyth, of course writes fiction, and he takes the liberty of creating a fictional plot around this real [...]
By Peter on Mar 23, 2008 in Frederick Forsyth, Thriller, bestseller, book review | 0 Comments
Published in 1976, The Shepherd is a warm, intriguing story seemingly based upon Forsyth’s own experiences as a RAF pilot. It is the story of a De Havilland Vampire pilot, going home on Christmas Eve 1957, whose aircraft suffers a complete electrical failure over the North Sea en route from Celle in northern Germany to [...]
By Peter on Mar 9, 2008 in Frederick Forsyth, Thriller | 1 Comment
The context for Frederick Forsyth’s Icon is post-Glasnost Russia. The country is in crisis, and a new post-Fascist political party emerges, with a new, strong presidential candidate. A highly popular and charismatic politician, victory was all but guaranteed for Komarov.
Then a secret document surfaces in the West. The document contains extremely sensitive information regarding Komarov’s [...]
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