Man on Fire/Large Print [Large Print] [Hardcover]

A. J. Quinnell (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books (May 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0708980457
• ISBN-13: 978-0708980453
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,802,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, April 17, 1998

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Nick Hughes (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Man on Fire/Large Print (Hardcover)

I am both an ex-Legionnaire and a former body guard. I was amazed by the books accuracy and still wonder to this day if Mr Quinnell wasn't either a Legionnaire himself or a bodyguard. The sequel "A Perfect Kill" was equally wonderful though I was less enamored with the third book in the series. Unfortunately the movie starring Scott Glenn was a total disapointment and I only hope that they redo it at some stage. If you're looking for someone to play Creasy..... PS: Is the fact that Creasy is an anagram of scarey just coincidence?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An example more of that thing we called LOVE., September 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Man on Fire/Large Print (Hardcover)

But isn't a simple word like the same word wants to explain. It's a beautifull Story, like " Beauty and the Beast", for me, 'cause Creasy -the strong man with a blooding past- is perfectly sense to everything that the little Pinta shows him. Of course, after of a planified attack to his heart, Pinta makes that Creasy seen through her eyes the wonderful that the word can be for all of us. In a book that I wrote (but it's not published yet), a twenty-five years old man is falled in love of his cousin of 9, but this guy it's not a pervert man, only he wish to stay very near of her for teach her everything that he knows, and love her, of course, but not sexually. The Pinta and Creasy's story is very similllar to mine, but bloodeless. At end, I believe that this book can send us a great message: that we must to believe in love, in every its forms, because in the future, it can save this hitted planet. (I'm sorry if my english it's not perfect, but seems that it's the only way that my apreciation of this book "se muestre" on-line.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple but a very effective writting style, January 19, 1998

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[e-mail] (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Man on Fire/Large Print (Hardcover)

This was the first Quinnell book that I had picked up. From the first page, I could see all the character completely in my mind. This book is the similar to the movie "The Professional" only in its bond between protector and protected. After that, this book will move you as if you had suffered a personal loss and were seeking retaliation.