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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9780425212318
ISBN number: 0425212319
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: July 05, 2006
Publishing house: Berkley
Sale Popularity Level: 216318
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Out of print for twenty years, and originally published under the title The Testament of Caspar Schultz, this is a Jack Higgins classic reborn!
Special Agent Paul Chavasse knows that if he's being called into action, the job is going bad-and is about to get worse. For a manuscript that exposes former Nazis now in hiding is up for grabs, and Paul must retrieve it before they destroy it-and him.
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This is my very first reading of a Jack Higgins novel and assuming that the rest are as bad as this one, I will not pick up another. I read the entire book sitting on the airplane for a total of about 6 hours, so I gave it a fair shot. But, clearly, Higgins' writing reminds me of my days long ago reading the HARDY BOYS!! The three main characters (the good guys) and the villians appear to be so inane that you may wonder if "real world" spies make such stupid decisions.
The story and character development aren't just weak, they don't exist at all. Higgins' work on this particular book cannot even come close to comparing with the work of Forsythe, Follett, Craig Thomas, Ludlum and the others who carefully develop the characters, the story and plotline, the intrigue, and especially the dialog. Whatever you do, don't waste your time on this one.
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This is Higgins at his best. Even as an updated and slightly different reprint, the protagonist of the story is as proud, dashing, and strong as ever. Like always Higgins wastes no time getting off to a fast start, and the speed he uses doesn't stop until the very end, not one line is wasted on giving the reader fluff.
The work is action pact and there is even a very poor endeavor at romance to entice the reader's emotional strings. Unfortunately, for those looking for something a little more literary in style or believable in context, they best look somewhere else.
Higgins has always had a special place in my heart because he can get the point across in a matter of seconds, but when you read him you must come prepared to suspend disbelief. Even as an avid smoker myself, I think i would have a tough time sucking down all of the unfiltered fumes, not to mention the fact that I wouldn't be able to see straight from the never ending stream of Irish Whiskey. But these elements only add the the idea that is a Higgins' hero.
If you are looking to take your very first ride with Higgins, this is a great book to start with, or if you are simply wanting to read a story where the plot is thin, but the action big, you couldn't ask for a better three hours of time spent in the pages written by a master.
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A well written story that's a bit different than the normal thriller. Very believable characters with no nonsense or fluff thrown into it. The book is a fairly fast read & very enjoyable
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As always Jack Higgings grabs you on the very first page and you spend the rest of the evening and early morning hours finishing the novel.
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Having been published in 1962 seems to make quite a difference not only in the plot line but in what fiction is today. In my opinion it is hard for Higgins to write a bad book, this is just a early study to a earlier era writing. I still enjoyed the book immensely and recommend it to all, my plan is to read all his books as I have read 24 of them so far. I will continue now.
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