Flint [Large Print, Import] [Hardcover]

Paul Eddy (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & Camden) (2001)
• ISBN-10: 0754015599
• ISBN-13: 978-0754015598
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best journey I have taken for a long time., October 6, 2000

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christopher morgan (London Great Britain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flint (Audio Cassette)

A foul windy and wet day and 700 odd miles before me was not conducive to a happy day. So I put the first Flint cassette in to the car player. The day took on a new meaning. I was gripped by this extraordinary exciting story. I had already read the book it made no difference to the excitement.The miles fell away even idiot drivers were an irrelevance as I became immersed in the world of Grace Flint, a British under cover detective inspector, who is so real but goes through the kind of reality no one in their right mind would want to experience. It is a very special story and the plot is cunningly crafted by Paul Eddy. I thought ahead but each time the story proved me wrong as I was lead from one direction to another. The story has pathos and incites rage(not traffic) then laughter then satisfaction. It is a very stimulating story with a heroine of courage and beauty, the latter from the delicate hands of a plastic surgeon's scapel as a result of a savage beating. One word -terrific.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chipped Flint, August 13, 2001

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Charles Meyrick (Fairfield, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flint (Paperback)

...as in a razor-sharp arrowhead. The character of Grace Flint is given a sharp edge by what she has endured. The writing of Paul Eddy is incisive and well-aimed.

I picked up a copy of the UK paperback version of this book here in Tokyo, in spite of the cover line comparing Grace Flint to Clarice Starling. The comparison is off the mark, and suggests that Eddy's novel is somehow derivative of the work of Thomas Harris.

It is more true to say that Paul Eddy is writing in the tradition of John Le Carre. Good character development, excellent plotting, an insider's knowledge of organizations and locales. I particularly enjoyed the confrontation with the President of the Northern Turkish Republic of Cyprus; Eddy shows a keen insight into international affairs, and takes us to a place not often visited in novels.

This book is very difficult to put down; I resented every minute that I was obliged to do something else. I look forward to Eddy's next book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rave reviews for Flint, August 29, 2000

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Sara Walden (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flint (Hardcover)

Time Magazine (cover date August 21) said, "Not since Modesty Blaise has spy literature seen a heroine as determined and spunky as Flint... Her adventures may be more diverting than credible, but Flint, who emerges from it all as a genuinely sympathetic and interesting character, looks as though she may have some pretty good commercial legs."

And the Wall Street Journal (August 18) said, "There are sophisticated technological tools and exotic locales, without the James Bondian touches that often push the genre to ridiculous excesses. `Flint' relies upon the strength of its steely lead character to propel the narrative. A believable trail of clues and the creepiest denouement since Thomas Harris's `Hannibal' more than make up for the occasional patch of clunky writing in this strong first novel."

Finally, Booklist (August) concluded, "Flint is cold, absolutely resolute, and refreshingly original-a fine heroine in an accomplished first novel. Eddy, an investigative reporter for London's Sunday Times, wisely leaves the door open for succeeding volumes in what one hopes will become the Grace Flint series."