Type of bind: Unbound
EAN num: 9780446924054
Format: Import
ISBN number: 0446924059
Label: Warner Books
Manufacturer: Warner Books
Printing Date: 1999
Publishing house: Warner Books
Studio: Warner Books
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This is a hack book even by this genre's standards. The dialogue is laughably hardboiled, the characterizations are thin, and the finish is too clearly written for a sequel and has no sense of resolution. Some of the plotting is ok, but there is little to recommend this book when there are other fine books out there that deserve your attention.
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Before you read this book you should read "The Gold Coast" . The "Lion's Game" is a continuation, written 20 years later. I am really surprised
Nelson DeMille still writes so well. I have since purchased his older
books and they are all excellent. He only writes one book a year, so we have a little bit of a wait.
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The Lion's Game is a great, but long read with a double narrative. At first, I was concerned about whether or not I would get lost in this approach, but DeMille took careful steps to avoid a spaghetti bowl of words.
The Lion's Game follows former NYC Det. John Corey, now a member of an elite anti-terrorist unit for the government. Don't worry, he's still the same old Corey, only this time his showdown is with a meaner than a snake terrorist from Lybia.
Although I enjoyed The Lions' Game, I did have a problem with the inability for some characters to see what the Lion's game was all about. Key things happen and are revealed to the task force that should have made them go "Oh yeah! That's what he is up to!" Because of my love for the character John Corey, I wrote off his inability due to his over stimulated libido. However, at times, he turned into a knucklehead.
I agree with one of the reviews written here. The best way to read a DeMille book is to go in without having an idea of plot. However, that will not make a difference with The Lion's Game. You'll know what the bad guy is out to do way before the good guys get close to figuring it out. The disappointing thing is that you get the information to help you figure it out when the good guys get it.
Overall, a fun read that could have used some great editing. DeMille could have shaved 100-200 pages of this bad boy. Still, I recommend it, if you have the time.
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DeMille is a master of suspense and this is one of his best. As always, interesting characters and a writing style that makes you feel like you know then and are right in the middle of it all. I started reading this book the week after 9-11 and had to put it down. Terrorists, a plane and NYC was a just a little eery. I finally picked it up again this for a recent vacation read.
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Nelson DeMille is becoming one of my favorite authors and I've only read two of his books (The Lion's Game and Plum Island). Detective John Corey returns with another case, this one involving many federal agencies and concerned with the transport of a Middle Eastern man with suspected connections to terrorism. Reading dialogue that describes people wishing for the destruction of the World Trade Center (the book was published in 2000) yesterday is chilling. There are a few plot holes that involve secondary and tertiary characters from Plum Island (notably Beth), but overall the book is a great read.
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