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Thai Horse [Import] [Paperback]

William Diehl (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)


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  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi; New Ed edition (1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0552133558
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552133555
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,136,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding writing, September 7, 1999
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As you read this story you will find that Christian hatcher is a man that was pulled from his prision cell to complete his role in the middle of a large and complex puzzle of spies thieves and drug lords. This story moves like a well written movie, all the splendor of the orient are displayed here. William Diehl one of the best modern writers outdoes himself, he creates a world that captures the imagination and takes the reader beyond excitement. The book is a must read for lovers of action hero types. Christian hatcher can match wits with Sherlok Holmes, has the finesse of James Bond and the destructive indifferent side of the terminator, three traits that are very difficult to mesh together in a single story or character. To william Diehl, thank you for writing such a captivating book, Outstanding writing, keep up the good work.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars First among equals., September 28, 2000
This review is from: Thai Horse (Mass Market Paperback)
With the whispering assassin, Diehl has created a verysatisfying hero. Christian Hatcher is the strong, silent type who is also a gentle, caring lover. He's a fairly simple - even gullible - character, driven for most of his life by other people's ambitions and machinations, but finally starting to realise his own value to himself.

Nonetheless, he is set on an adventure by the one person he really wants to see either dead, or in jail: the self-same man who framed nhim and sent him to Lops Boxes.

But who is manipulating whom? The plot thickens. There's a man-eating tiger, there are scenes of insane barbarity and passages of tender intimacy.

One note: you'll have to put yourself firmly into the '80s, when the action happens.

The plot, as I said, is convoluted, although based on a simple premise: Hatcher, a man wronged, is asked by his betrayer to find an old friend, the son of a respected, dying General.

Great stuff. Another book I've stopped lending out...

First among equals? Yes. I've enjoyed all William Diehl's books - but this is his best, by a short whisker. Buy it. It's a great read.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent thriller, March 12, 1999
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William Diehl does know how to tell story. He is comparable to the likes of Forsyth and Follet.

Thai Horse is a very well researched novel , rich in detail, and full of twists and surprises. The characters have been very well etched out and an oriental environment has been created which engulfs the reader while he is reading the book.

I recommend this book to all readers of the thriller genre.

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