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Tarfumes.com - The Killing Ground
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Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
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Binding: Kindle Edition
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
Format: Kindle Book
Label: Putnam Adult
Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2008-01-29
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Release Date: 2008-01-29
Studio: Putnam Adult
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The master of suspense returns, with a chilling novel of modern terrorism and revenge. For intelligence operative Sean Dillon, it begins with a routine passport check. But the events it will lead to will be as bloody as any he has ever known.
The man he stops at Heathrow Airport is Caspar Rashid, born and bred in England but with family ties to a Bedouin tribe fiercely wedded to the old ways, as Rashid has just found out to his pain. His thirteen-year-old daughter, Sara, has been kidnapped by Rashid's own father and taken to Iraq to be married to a man known as the Hammer of God, one of the Middle East's most feared terrorists. Dillon has had his own run-ins with that clan, and when the distraught man begs Dillon for help, he sees a chance to settle some old scores -- but he has no idea of the terrible chain of events he is about to unleash, nor of the implacable enemies he is about to gain. Before his journey is done, many men will die -- and Dillon may be one of them.
Filled with dark suspense, driven by characters of complexity and passion, this novel once again proves that in the words of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Jack Higgins is the dean of intrigue novelists. He has no equal."
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Summary: The Hammer
Comment: The real hammer we know is Dillon,Billy,Furgeson Roper, and Greta. They seem to be able to take on the whole bunch of radical Muslums and give them their due. Mr. Higgins has written a multitude of books and all have been real favorites of the action readers. I for one enjoy all his novels and although I pretty much know what will happen it is still a real pleasure to read each of them. I highly recommend this novel and know you would not miss by reading it.
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Summary: Gimme a drink
Comment: The cover of this Higgins work should be the logo for Bushmill whiskey. The characters drink whiskey and vodka on every page. They should all be dead from liver disease by the end of the story.
What is it about drinking, and sometimes smoking, that an author is trying to convery about characters? Comaradery? Ethnic values in the case of the Russians or the absentance of the Islmanic believers? Is it authenticitiy for the warrior/killer?
This kind of fanaticism by an author only makes the story less interesting, as is the case with Higgins' Killing Ground.
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Summary: Very, Very weak
Comment: I've been a Higgins fan for years, so I automatically picked this up when I saw it in the bookstore. I was wrong! This is a comic book, not a novel. "Kapow! Wham, Bam!" the good guys win. The bad guy nobly falls on his sword. (a) Characters are thinly developed. If you don't know all about Dillon, Billy and Harry from earlier books, you'll really be in trouble. (b) Characters are tired. He's used them too much. As presented here, they are not even close to believable. (c) Plot, though on the surface a good idea, isn't well thought out. He jumps from scene to scene. By page 50, I found myself thinking, "This is a BAD book." It much be a terrible temptation for an established author, knowing that you'll be paid a lot of money no matter what you churn out. In this instance, Higgins succumbed to the temptation.
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Summary: Solid and familiar
Comment: I disagree with some of the reviews that have panned this title. I found it readable, enjoyable, and consistent with the other titles in this series. If you like Sean Dillon and friends my guess is that you'll find 'The Killing Ground' a welcome, if familiar, installment. This Side of the Gate
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Summary: Weak ending detracts from rest of story
Comment: I am a fan of Higgins, particularly the Sean Dillon series. His returning main characters are in typical form, including a lot of shooting and a lot of drinking. (Note to other reviewers, if we had to kill people as part of our jobs, we'd probably want to drink, too.)
I did wish several of the characters had been given more time to develop. I was left feeling I wanted to know them better to understand their motivations for their actions. My biggest disappointment was the ending. After all the in-depth descriptions of the events in the rest of the book, the critical events at the end of the book seemed rushed and poorly detailed. It felt like Mr. Higgins got tired and just wanted to finish. This won't stop me from looking forward to the next book in the series.
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