Secret agent Quiller is back in this heart-stopping spy thriller. Quiller must work against his own instincts to save a world on the verge of disaster. From behind the Iron Curtain, in a city where he has no place to hide, he must trust a woman who cannot be trusted and rescue a man he would rather kill to complete a mission that will affect relations between the United States and the Soviet Union forever. But the stakes are higher than Quiller realizes as he faces a threat more treacherous than he imagines.
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This review is from: Quiller (Quiller Series) (Paperback)
Absolutely right, Quiller is one of the best literary characters & the only espionage character who didn't end up totally ridiculous or pathetic or just plain unreal. Quiller though, with his meticulous task solving a cerebral activity together with his ability in close combat ooze reality. This one has a special twist to it: from the very beginning we sense (through Quiller's thoughts) that there's something wrong with this mission & not because of the usual danger attached to such things. Just sit back & follow him in the maze of dnager while he unravels step by step the mystery & realizes how those who he should be able to trust betrayed him. (And then check out Quiller's Run for the immediate follow-up: Hall hardly does this, but he must have thought that this issue needed to be resolved.) I don't know about making it a movie though. It's the reading & Quiller's inner thoughts that make it such a perfect read. Trabslated to action it may lose part of it's appeal - &who's going to get all that karate right without turning it into Crouching Tiger or something?
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You wont be able to put it down,
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I have never read such an action packed book. Nor has my heart raced this much. This is an excellent spy book. I love that Adam hall chose first persson for this book. It gives you a better understanding of the character. And Quiller is an unforgetable character who uses his wits to get out of tight situations. Without that you know this character could not have survived in the depths of Russia. A good read, definetly reccommed it. And yes it is hard to find in the bookstores. Can't understand why this work of art isn't being ordered.
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simply the best,
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AT THE INTERSECTION from Sloane Street into Knights-bridge I put on speed when the lights changed to amber but it was a mistake because the flashing began in the mirror right away and I pulled into the curb and waited with the engine still running. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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United States, Chief of Control, Downing Street, Barents Sea, Soviet Union, Boris Antonov, Hong Kong, Petr Lein, Captain Zhigalin, Hotel Sachsen, Liz Benedixsen, Arctic Circle, Soviet Russia, Tanya Kiselev, Kola River New!
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AT THE INTERSECTION from Sloane Street into Knights-bridge I put on speed when the lights changed to amber but it was a mistake because the flashing began in the mirror right away and I pulled into the curb and waited with the engine still running. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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United States, Chief of Control, Downing Street, Barents Sea, Soviet Union, Boris Antonov, Hong Kong, Petr Lein, Captain Zhigalin, Hotel Sachsen, Liz Benedixsen, Arctic Circle, Soviet Russia, Tanya Kiselev, Kola River New!
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- Quiller: Salamander by Adam Hall in Front Matter
- Quiller Solitaire by Adam Hall in Front Matter
- Quiller Balalaika (Otto Penzler Books) by Adam Hall in Front Matter
- The Quiller Memorandum by Adam Hall in Front Matter
- Mother of God by Michael Downing on page 7
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