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4.0 out of 5 stars Quite Entertaining, March 15, 2001

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Yaakov Chase (Lakewood, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gatekeeper (Mass Market Paperback)

Written in the John Grishim way, easy and fun to read.

A few things you will find about Shelby's titles:

1. His characters are more analytical than emotional. 2. There is always a super villian, a man, run by a powerful organization/person. 3. A woman who has a mentor and is the target of the villian. 4. Fast paced action with almost every form of killing imaginable included.

All in all, very entertaining. I enjoy Shelby. He keeps me up at night. His stories should be made into movies.

By the way, I liked GateKeeper more than Days of Drums.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gatekeeper is a keeper!, February 29, 2000

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Phillip Shelby has to be one of the best writers of our day! His writing style is superb. I felt as if I knew Hollis Freemont personally at the end of the book. It is a rare gift for a writer to be able to bring so much life to each individual character within the confines of a book of less than 500 pages. Additionally, there were moments while reading when I felt as if I could hear the sounds, smell the aromas, and feel the winds blow as Shelby intricately described each setting. The book is a page turner from start to finish. The action rarely relents. The plot twists are very clever. A must read. I will be anxiously awaiting all of his future works.

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2.0 out of 5 stars ran out of gas..., November 15, 1999

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This was my first time to read a book by Shelby and I think he had woven a good plot,then all of sudden he ran out of ideas and he just killed the story which I think was very irresponsible of him.This is how you can murder a good storyline if you loose your motivation or whatever happened to the writer.I hope Shelby will come up with something better in the future.Don't waste your time reading this book.:)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Shelby is the master
I know all of Shelbys novels. "Gatekeeper" is definitely his best. A must read, a great plot, plausible characters. I'm desperately waiting for Shelbys next book.

Published on August 1, 2009 by bookworm

3.0 out of 5 stars a good, basic, thrilling read .... and yet predictable
It was a good book, yet it could have been better.

It pulls you in quickly. It doesn't drag out the pre-history part. Read more

Published on September 28, 2005 by Jules B.

5.0 out of 5 stars Action Packed Book!
This turned out to be an exciting book. Hollis Fremont works for the American consulate in Paris. She has chosen to work there
because her parents had been assassinated there... Read more

Published on October 31, 2003 by Melvin Hunt

1.0 out of 5 stars Utterly predictable
In a musical version of The Planet of the Apes on the Simpsons, Troy McClure sings, "I hate every ape I see from chimpan A to chimpanze, No you'll never make a monkey out of... Read more

Published on December 22, 2000 by G. Wahlquist

4.0 out of 5 stars SURPRISED SHELBY DOESN'T HAVE MORE OF A FOLLOWING
I was first introduced to Shelby when his first book, Days of Drums was touted by People Magazine. I bought it, enjoyed it and have since purchased Shelby's books as soon as they... Read more

Published on May 12, 2000 by Nancy Martin

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good entertainment
After having read the incredibly boring Saving Faith this one was a pleasant surprise, A little weak on the ending and a tad bit predictable it is still a fast and enjoyable read.

Published on November 29, 1999 by Kip

5.0 out of 5 stars Philip Shelby is one of the best around!
If you love page-turning Washington thrillers or just good writing, GATEKEEPER is for you. I have read DAYS OF DRUMS and LAST RIGHTS and loved them, but GATEKEEPER is Shelby's... Read more

Published on July 25, 1998

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IT WAS TOO EARLY in the season for the sirocco but the wind dashing against the fortress harbor of Marseille was hot and dry. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
muffin men, emergency elevator, visa line, helical staircase

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New York, Dawson Wylie, Claudia Ballantine, Hollis Fremont, Miss Fremont, Bedford Hills, Robert Ballantine, America Forward, Susan Garcetti, Foreign Service, Parks Service, Sam Crawford, United States, Harry Jacoby, Simon Jones, Range Rover, State Department, West Broadway, Battery Park, Gare du Nord, Liberty Island, Omega Group, Van Wyck, West End Avenue, Alec Fremont

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