Chameleon [Mass Market Paperback]

William Diehl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 1982

"Explosive, extraordinary...The reader is left limp!"
THE SAN DIEGO UNION
The deadliest secret assassin to ever roam the globe. Now, crack reporters Frank O'Hara and Eliza Gunn are hot on his trail. To unmask him, they untangle a many-colored web of espionage and computer intrigue--amid the tantalizing Oriental arts of love and death....

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"Explosive, extraordinary...The reader is left limp!"
THE SAN DIEGO UNION
The deadliest secret assassin to ever roam the globe. Now, crack reporters Frank O'Hara and Eliza Gunn are hot on his trail. To unmask him, they untangle a many-colored web of espionage and computer intrigue--amid the tantalizing Oriental arts of love and death....

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; First Edition edition (October 12, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345294459
• ISBN-13: 978-0345294456
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,931,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary Suspense, October 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chameleon (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the few books I've read that I couldn't put down. William Diehl keeps the suspense going from page one to the end. His research here if fabulous. The twists weren't the least bit contrived and kept me guessing. Would make a terrific movie.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Diehl has a knack for suspense and surprises., March 21, 2001

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Frank McGuire (Charlotte, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chameleon (Mass Market Paperback)

I find most of Diehl's entertaining and riveting. Chameleon is no exception. Diehl has a fascination with disguise techniques used by experts. In "The Hunt" aka "27", he uses the theme well. In "Primal Fear", he does not use physical changes through makeup and artifacts, but still bases the entire book on the deception of a brilliant, but evil man.

I found this book to be a good read and while not a classic, it was very entertaining.

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Song by Boy George is Better!, March 12, 2001

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Denise Livermore (Omaha, NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chameleon (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm still struggling through this tedious novel, which does have its good points, but my impression so far has been: WHERE ARE THE EDITORS??? This book contains POV shifts in the middle of scenes, vague descriptions, redundancies and the author's terrible habit of using "and" 3-5 times in one sentence! The most annoying thing about the novel, however, is the way he introduces characters in disconnected scenes and gets us acquainted with them only to kill them off! Gets so I don't want to know them and I can't keep them straight. I will give him credit for his action and sex scenes. These are tight and well-written. He has done extensive research and his writing has an authentic ring to it, be it about explosives, arctic oil rigs or Italian race car drivers.