The Day of the Jackal, by Frederick Forsyth »

By Peter on Jun 1, 2008 in Excellent book, Frederick Forsyth, Thriller, bestseller, book review | 0 Comments

The Day of the Jackal is a novel about whose main character is the Jackal, a highly feared and infamous terrorist at the time when this novel was written. The plot of the book is a (fictional) account of an attempt by this terrorist to assassinate president de Gaulle.
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The Prodigal Daughter, by Jeffrey Archer »

By Peter on May 24, 2008 in Jeffrey Archer, Thriller, bestseller, book review | 0 Comments

The Prodigal Daughter is the follow up on the great novel Kane and Abel. Both are outstanding novels by Jeffrey Archer.

The main character, Florentyna Rosnovski, is a formidable and unforgettable character. One of the most interesting characters in Archer’s books. She endears herself to readers as a young girl through her [...]

The Great Train Robbery, by Michael Crichton »

By Peter on Feb 13, 2008 in Fiction Books, Michael Crichton, Thriller | 0 Comments

The Great Train Robbery, an old thriller by Michael Crichton (first published in 1975) takes us to the underground world of betrayal and crime in Victorian England.
We witness, first-hand, probably the most intriguing money hoist in history. We travel with Edward Pierce, a criminal mastermind, and discover how he puts together a team of specialists [...]