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The Obelisk (2011)

by Howard Gordon(Favorite Author)

3.46 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1847379044 (ISBN13: 9781847379047)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Simon & Schuster

series

Gideon Davis

review 1: Howard Gordon was producer of the TV series 24, one of my all-time favorite shows. The plot twists, pacing and character interaction are all reminiscent of that show. Unfortunately, the book didn't deliver an edge-of-the-seat experience. Gideon Davis is a UN negotiator who's sent to an oil-rich nation by the President to retrieve Tillman Davis, Gideon's estranged brother. There's constant action and violence, from wild boat and mountain chases, to an oil rig endangered by a hurricane and human treachery. Gideon Davis didn't inspire loyalty or concern in this reader...and what would 24 have been without Jack Bauer?
review 2: Gideon Davis is a UN peacekeeper who has spent his career denouncing violence in any form. When he is told he has 24 hours to bring in his... more rouge spy brother before his brother is killed he still thinks he will be able to negotiate his safety and justice will prevail. Being chased through jungles of SE Asia by various militant groups and trying to prevent terrorists from blowing up a deep water oil rig soon dispel those beliefs. Thrill a minute action that one would expect from an executive producer of 24 won’t disappoint. less

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