THE FIRST HORSEMAN [Import] [Paperback]

CASE JOHN (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; First Edition edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0712680861
• ISBN-13: 978-0712680868
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,506,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHO IS JOHN CASE?, October 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The First Horseman (Mass Market Paperback)

Whoever he may be, he ranks with Michel Creighton and Robin Cook. His mixture of fact with fiction gives his story both suspense and credibility. There really was an expedition to Norway to hunt for the virus. The 1918 flu was pandemic. My 90 year old grandmother lived through it and to her flu equals death. She would no sooner take a flu vaccine then I would an AIDS vaccine. Anyone who has worried about biological terroism should read this book. Lets just hope Saddam Hussain doesn't get hold of the copy. As for those who compain about this not being a "thriller" they must be addicted to gun battles and car chases. This is a psychological thriller based on the very real capabilities of anthrax brewing terrorists. If you want blood, gore and ridiculous story lines go back to Dean Koontz.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you're going to choose mainstream, July 31, 2000

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Keith Dougherty "klayy" (Ossining, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The First Horseman (Mass Market Paperback)

If you're going to skip the classics and look for a mainstream type of book you might as well look for something by John case. I find his books to be a step above your everyday Grisham and James Patterson novels. This book touches on a very real and dangerous topic in today's world. Biochemical warfare is not talked about much by the government because the results of which would be devastating. Overall with all the books i've ever read I would probably drop this rating to a three.... but I choose to rate books based on the type of books they are; this would make a good tavel type of book.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as Genesis Code, November 20, 1999

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Will Francis (Western USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The First Horseman (Mass Market Paperback)

Genesis Code gripped me from the beginning and kept me. Each chapter drew me to the next. The First Horseman had an intriguing intro., but then I just couldn't get Op-Center out of my mind. Clancy makes me believe he knows what he's talking about. I come to trust him. He makes me feel that he's been in the rooms, he's seen the files, and he's seen the technology. I also got that sensation in Case's Genesis Code, but The First Horseman made me long for some character depth from the beginning, and wish that I hadn't started the book. I was very dissapointed that I couldn't get Clancy out of my mind.

Oh, and what's this with the "F" word? Why so much? Use it this much, and the characters become weak. Better word choice makes for more intelligent and deep characters.