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monisha19's review against another edition
4.75
As always love Sean Dillon books ... The thrilling adventure and the action was just wow ... Loved the characters as always
amirahjantzen's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
ryno23's review against another edition
5.0
Another great review about Higgins with his cohort Sean Dillon. And another extreme greatness involving the appearance of Liam Devlin (however brief).
A solid story involving the Mob plus IRA connections.
The eerie part was that while it was published in 2000, there were two references to 9/11 regarding intelligence agencies not communicating to each other, including the cover of the book I had which showed the Twin Towers.
While the previous was not related to main story, it was a great read regarding the death of a spouse of a presidential appointee and the great involvement of the GB group. A great read!
A solid story involving the Mob plus IRA connections.
The eerie part was that while it was published in 2000, there were two references to 9/11 regarding intelligence agencies not communicating to each other, including the cover of the book I had which showed the Twin Towers.
While the previous was not related to main story, it was a great read regarding the death of a spouse of a presidential appointee and the great involvement of the GB group. A great read!
shawn0243's review against another edition
1.0
Let's just say, I was NOT impressed with this book. The dialogue was overly simplistic and many of the plot elements were completely unbelievable. Seriously, two hardened criminals and a member of the provisional IRA all buckled under the threat of prison in less than five minutes? Please. Don't waste your time on this one. If this is typical of Higgins' writing, I'll not be reading any more.
jeanetterenee's review against another edition
3.0
Best line in the book: "You can't expect good Irish bacon on an Italian boat crewed by Arabic fundamentalists off the coast of Syria."
Rating = 3.5 stars
Rating = 3.5 stars
pussreboots's review against another edition
2.0
Imagine a mob family having IRA connections and gang affiliations in England to create a multinational enterprise comprising both legal and illegal operations. This is the Cosa Nostra and it's headed by the Solazzo family. In an attempt to keep their under-the-table dealings secret, the family has a journalist murdered. It is her death that begins this three hundred page tale of revenge by her ex-husband, ex-FBI agent who has friends in high enough places to bring down the family by bankrupting Cosa Nostra and killing those who participated in his ex-wife's death.
There is a lot of potential to this story but it bogs down with the sheer number of characters all taking advantage of the situation to play out their own long dreamed of plans of revenge. There are some interesting pieces like the way in which they close the casino but there aren't enough of these scenes to keep the story going.
There is a lot of potential to this story but it bogs down with the sheer number of characters all taking advantage of the situation to play out their own long dreamed of plans of revenge. There are some interesting pieces like the way in which they close the casino but there aren't enough of these scenes to keep the story going.
mepitts's review against another edition
3.0
My memory of earlier Jack Higgins books was that they were suspenseful, tightly plotted and with interesting and memorable characterizations. This book was “okay” but not great in any of those areas and the plot was not credible—basically a personal revenge scheme using lots of government resources with characters who seemed to be stereotypes—the Brit says “bloody” a lot and the Irish seem to live on Irish stew. Might still read it if I had some time to kill but not highly recommended.
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