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5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute cracker, June 14, 2000

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D. Brown (Surrey, UK.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gideon (Mass Market Paperback)

A great thriller, that keeps you guessing. I'm looking forward to "Russell Andrews" writing more books. I'm usually a Tom Clancy / Dale Brown reader, and this was every bit as good as anything by those two. The characters have a wonderful depth, and even though you know who the bad guys are early on, it still keeps you guessing until the end. Straight into my top 5 all time books. Good work Peter Gethers and David Handler, or should I say Russell?

The other reviews tell you what it's about so I won't bother. Instead I'll just say buy it, you won't regret it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A NON-STOP,COMPULSIVE READ, June 8, 2000

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Carl Granville is the writer hired to take the pages of an old diary and turn them into bestselling fiction. The identity of Gideon is a secret and all the names and locations in the diary are blacked out...Granville will be fed bits of information as the novel progresses. The deeper Carl becomes involved with this project, the closer he gets to danger, resulting in several deaths, information being stolen and his apartment ransacked.

With Carl the main suspect in the murders, he must run for his life to prove his innocence and bring together the secrets and identity of Gideon. His race will bring him to need the help of ex-girlfiend, journalist, Amanda, and together the two will discover a chilling, cover-up.

"Gideon" is so fast-paced, you will be likely to finish it in one sitting. The novel does not give much information until the end, and what an ending it is! You will be guessing from the first page all the way to the end.

Russell Andrews has written a novel that teases you with plot twists, and intricately twists and turns them to the shocking climax.

A great summer read.

A MUST read!

Nick Gonnella

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars To use an overused cliche...it kept me turning the pages, June 23, 2000

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R. Rosenkranz "Eno" (near Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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It's been a while since I've read a straight out thriller, and I didn't regret reading this one. To be honest, I'm the kind of reader who tends to "lurch" through books...read 50 pages, set book down for a few days, read another 50, etc. Gideon had me turning the pages and coming back every day until I finished it, so I must say that I found it engrossing.

The plot had some good twists but wasn't so complicated that I needed 3x5 cards to figure out what was going on. There were a few memorable characters, good villians, decent hero...if a bit stereotypical. Good action, high body count. Overall, I think most people would find it very entertaining.

One other opinion...the identity of the Closer was laughable. Still makes me chuckle when I think about it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Engaging, twisty thriller
Throughly enjoyed the story which has been covered in other reviews. A struggling writer gets hired to create a novelised version of someones life from an old diary. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Andrew Halfacre

1.0 out of 5 stars book received not military !
i am very disapointed in the purchase of GIDEON !

the book i received had NOTHING to do with submarine warfare.[ ? Read more

Published 11 months ago by Terry C. Emerson

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best times i ever had while reading............
i must say GEDION is such a superb NOVEL.....
it kept me hooked the entire time........
though i must say the some of the plot lines can be guessed......... Read more

Published on January 5, 2009 by Pravin Gurung

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Paced Thriller
I have never read anything by these authors, and kept setting it aside to read something else. Finally I picked it up and gave it a try. Read more

Published on November 21, 2008 by Susan Calvin

2.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable and Unoriginal
GIDEON has a very strong beginning, but it eventually devolves into a typical "chase and conspiracy" story where a young hero and heroine are on the run, chased by multiple... Read more

Published on December 21, 2007 by Thriller Lover

1.0 out of 5 stars Bland and uninspiring
Okay, I don't like politics in my books (yes, head in the sand - books are for my entertainment, they shouldn't make me THINK!) and this one was... odd. Read more

Published on April 10, 2007 by Smeddley

5.0 out of 5 stars CAN'T PUT IT DOWN!
This is definitely my second most favorite piece of fiction. I wish a major studio would notice this book and turn it into a top selling motion picture. Read more

Published on July 30, 2006 by Sheila A. Burns

2.0 out of 5 stars Every cliche known to man, plus some errors
First I'll say that once I decided to overlook the errors and try to focus on just enjoying the story, I did just that. Read more

Published on July 24, 2006 by Dusti Worley Chuang

4.0 out of 5 stars Good political thriller
A writer, Carl Granville, gets an offer of $250K to write a novel called Gideon, which is based on the material of an old diary. Read more

Published on March 15, 2005 by sleeper30

5.0 out of 5 stars Not to read if you want to sleep...
This book kept me not only awake but thinking about the story when I wasn't actually reading it. I'd find myself working on my laptop and my mind drifting toward the story and... Read more

Published on May 26, 2004 by livingspring1

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Father Patrick, Carl Granville, Harry Wagner, New York, Momma One-Eye, Maggie Peterson, Elizabeth Adamson, Tom Adamson, President Bickford, United States, Luther Heller, Amanda Mays, Father Thaddeus, President Adamson, First Lady, White House, Agent Shanahoff, Cardinal O'Brien, Lord Augmon, Washington Journal, Jerry Bickford, North Carolina, Nathan Bartholomew, Nora Adamson, Secret Service

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