Kings Of Many Castles [Paperback]

Brian Freemantle (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (2002)
• ASIN: B000OTB4UC
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Brian Freemantle [b. 1936] is one of Britain's most acclaimed authors of spy fiction. His novels have sold over ten million copies worldwide. Born in Southampton, Freemantle entered his career as a journalist, and began writing espionage thrillers in the late 1960s. Charlie M (1977) introduced the world to Charlie Muffin and won Freemantle international recognition--he would go on to publish fourteen titles in the series.

Freemantle has written dozens of other novels, including two featuring Sebastian Holmes, an illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes, and the Cowley and Danilov series, about an American FBI agent and a Russian militia detective who work together to comabt organized crime in the post-Cold War world. Freemantle lives and works in London, Englad.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewer #1 misses the significance of this Muffin, March 26, 2006

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Thomas Martin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kings of Many Castles: A Charlie Muffin Thriller (Hardcover)

One has to wonder if this is a publisher's revenge on Freemantle given the poor editing but this makes the book more interesting. When is the last time you read a book by a First Class established author which was poorly proofed if ever? And I think that this is sadly Fremantle's last Muffin. Muffin has matured and earned his spurs among his peers and lacks the early black and white simplicity appeal of the younger character. Fremantle has progressed also and rides in the company of Cruz-Smith and Le Carre in terms of story line complexity, effort, excellence,and dedication. Consider this worth reading out of respect for the appeal and progression of the Muffin series this being our fairwell to Charlie and Mr. Freemantle. So long...and thanks. It is hard to say goodbye.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars kings of many castles, May 8, 2009

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Thomas A. Bland "Tony" (australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kings of Many Castles: A Charlie Muffin Thriller (Hardcover)

Freemantle is one of my favorite authors so i was not disappointed.As a book about homegrown terrorism and interaction between America and the new Russia and Russian mafia i really enjoyed it. The book itself was in good condition.

4 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Review of Kings of Many Castles, June 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Kings of Many Castles: A Charlie Muffin Thriller (Hardcover)

Cumbersome and poorly written. Confusing run-on sentences made the prose tough to read, and I quit after a couple of chapters. Also, I was a bit surprised at the typos which went uncorrected by the publisher ("mishead" instead of "misheard" on p. 11, for example.) I don't think I'll read anything else by this author.