- Taschenbuch: 370 Seiten
- Verlag: Harper Collins Publ. UK; Auflage: New Ed (6. April 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0006496466
- ISBN-13: 978-0006496465
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,5 x 11,9 x 2,5 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 479.886 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
The Eleventh Commandment
und über 1 Million weitere Bücher verfügbar für Amazon Kindle .
Erfahren Sie mehr
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Produktinformation |
Produktbeschreibungen
Amazon.co.uk
Former MP and prospective Mayor of London Jeffrey Archer's latest offering is an ambitious international thriller of expansive scope, a tale of espionage, intrigue and suspense at the very highest echelons of power. Archer wastes no time diving into his rollercoaster of a plot; we are introduced to our hero, Connor Fitzgerald, "the CIA's most deadly weapon", as he completes his mission--to assassinate a presidential candidate in Colombia. The far-reaching consequences of his act are not immediately apparent as he makes his way back to a loving wife and daughter and his life of "normality"--as far as they are concerned he is an insurance specialist--but in his inimitable style, Archer drives the plot along at speed, never lingering for longer than necessary as we are introduced to a succession of characters of great stature, ranging from the President of the United States to his headstrong CIA director and a new, extremist president in Russia. As the plot develops, Connor becomes ensnared in a political intrigue which will see him have to draw on all his wits and resourcefulness as he struggles for self-preservation and the safety of the free world as we know it.
One might assume that, given Archer's proximity to genuine political power for much of his life, he would be in a position to bring a greater realism to his story of high-stakes political manoeuvring than other authors without his experience. He certainly encourages this belief on his page of acknowledgements, which includes a former director of the CIA and FBI and a U.S. National Security Advisor. However, readers anticipating evidence of any great insight into this world should prepare to be disappointed--this is not where the strength of the book lies, although there are some nice touches, and a certain suspension of disbelief is necessary to get the best out of it. Mind you, one doesn't doubt that Archer's eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not be caught", is a maxim many politicians and power-brokers, himself included, have lived their lives by. Where he does succeed, though, is in story-telling, with a relentless plot and the creation of a sympathetic, if barely plausible, central character capable of drawing readers in and carrying them, thrill-a-minute, to a dramatic, surprising and ultimately satisfying conclusion. --Alisdair Bowles -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
Pressestimmen
'A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas' Washington Post 'Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius' Daily Telegraph 'The man's a genius' Fay Weldon, Evening Standard 'Few are more famous than Archer for keeping the pages turning' Peter Stothard, The Times
Welche anderen Artikel kaufen Kunden, nachdem sie diesen Artikel angesehen haben?
Tags(Was ist das?)Bei einem Tag handelt es sich um ein Schlagwort, das zum Produkt passt.
Tags erleichtern allen Kunden die Suche und die Sortierung ihrer Lieblingsprodukte. |
Kundenrezensionen
Es gibt noch keine Kundenrezensionen auf Amazon.de
5 Sterne
4 Sterne
3 Sterne
2 Sterne
1 Sterne
Die hilfreichsten Kundenrezensionen auf Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
7 Rezensionen
5 von 6 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Loved it!
16. August 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
I loved this book. I bought it for the train ride to and from work (1 hr each way) and finished it in 2 days. As I've read just about everything Archer has written, I now have to find someone comparable to entertain me on the train.
Brilliant!
17. Mai 2012
Format:Taschenbuch
Brilliant! Awesome! A completely fast paced, gripping thriller from the master storyteller. Perhaps it is my bias for Archer, but I really couldn't find anything wrong with this novel. Having said that, I must mention that their are better novels of this genre (for instance, Frederick Forsyth). Nonetheless it is everything that a thriller is supposed to do--have twists and turns, build up tension, and have an acceptable ending. Highly recommended.
The Eleventh Commandment
6. Mai 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
J Archer, is not afraid to unveil CIA's corruption, white house weakness, nor other personalities in jeopardy. It was hard to wait untill my leisure time, to continue reading this novel.
Best regards
Best regards
Waren diese Rezensionen hilfreich?
Wir wollen von Ihnen hören.
Kunden diskutieren
|
Das Forum zu diesem Produkt
Fragen stellen, Meinungen austauschen, Einblicke gewinnen Aktive Diskussionen in ähnlichen Foren
Kundendiskussionen durchsuchen
|
Ähnliche Foren
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieblingslisten
Ähnliche Artikel finden
Anhand des Sachgebietes nach ähnlichen Produkten suchen:
Ihr Kommentar
Möchten Sie die Produktinformationen aktualisieren oder Feedback zu den Produktabbildungen geben?
