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No Survivors (2009)

by Tom Cain(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0670020494 (ISBN13: 9780670020492)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Viking Adult

series

Samuel Carver

review 1: Picked this book up and couldn't put it back down; and it got increasingly hard to put down with each page turned! I hadn't read the prequel, as I found 'The Survivor' (UK title) on a bookshelf at work and wasn't aware it was part of a series. I'm reading the prequel now with equal enthusiasm. I thought Cain's character development really have this read added interest. Each character had his or her own murky past which affected the outcome of the plot to varying degrees; similarly each character had their own personal agendas, meaning the plot twisted and turned all over the place and kept me engrossed.As I was reading I always found it easy to picture the scenes being described - Cain's detailed, yet not tedious, descriptions saw to that. I often found myself picturing th... moree proceedings in a cinematic way - I think it is one of those novels, it does appeal to the big screen. But in terms of the writing, I believe it's a credit to the author when I can vision the action in a cinematic way.Overall, I suppose it is one of those stereotypically 'blokes' books', with assassinations, guns, explosions, secret agents etc. but I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading! I'm looking forward to reading the complete series.
review 2: Ah! The Russian suitcase nukes. Samuel Carver an elite British spy/assasin has lost his mind and identity. Now in a sanitarium his girlfriend Alix a former Russian spy is trying to pay his bills not knowing where the former Carver has hidden his money. As Carver is being watched by various services a piece of secret paper with the information of where the missing suitcase nukes are planted has come into play. As each person who gets their hands on it they eventually get slaughtered as the various spy agencies are running around to get it and to stop a plot by a dying rightwing Christian to start the apopaclypse. Fast paced story. Not bad. less

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