The Stone Leopard [Paperback]

Colin Forbes (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0330248170 | ISBN-13: 978-0330248174 | Publication Date: August 1976

An assassination attempt on the President of the Republic; rumours circulating of an impending coup d'etat and a dying man whispering a codename - "The Leopard". Prefect of the Paris police, Marc Grelle guesses there's a connection that could tear France apart.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Pan Books (August 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330248170
• ISBN-13: 978-0330248174
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,658,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the better spy thrillers of the 1970s, June 13, 2000

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Mr N Forbes-warren "author of RESURGENCE and ... (Newport, South Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Stone Leopard (Paperback)

A top-notch espionage mystery very typical of Colin Forbes, whose plots keep one guessing until the very end as to the answers and outcomes of well-crafted characters. Set and written in 1975, an original idea is the focus for THE STONE LEOPARD. France is about to change its political leanings from NATO to Warsaw Pact. Guy Florian, the new French President lashes out at the 'Americanisation' of Europe and pledges loyalty to the eastern bloc. The French defence minister Alain Blanc is planning to oust him from power, but as Marc Grelle, the Prefect of Police in Paris investigates, he discovers something far more dangerous is afoot. A hostile naval task force reaches the Mediterranean, heading towards France and Spain. What is the significance of the LEOPARD, a World War 2 Resistance leader rumoured dead but still apparently alive? Inside all of this, Grelle discovers a conspiracy worse than Florian's political leanings which could destabilise Europe as we know it. The climax detonates well as events race to their final conclusion. If you can track down a copy, this is well worth the read.

5.0 out of 5 stars I second the Welsh fellow, January 28, 2011

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rhytre - See all my reviews

This review is from: The stone leopard (Paperback)

Mr. Forbes-Warren has covered the plot line well. This is Colin Forbes in the early days, dealing out international intrigue and offering one of the earlier examples of Francophoibic suspicion of the Elysee and its leaders. If MacLean and company are your cuppa, this is for you.