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2 reviews
Colin Forbes

Trans-Atlantic Publications, 1989

A Cold War thriller that still piles on the suspense!
In 1944, three British Army Commandos commit a brutal murder in Cairo. Forty-three years later, the crime is still unsolved, save for one detective's obsession with the case. Then in Greece, British MI6 agent Harry Masterson is pushed off a cliff and dies. When the commandos learn of this, they are in a state of terror. The Greek underground communist movement has united with Russian ...

By Stealth

3 reviews
Colin Forbes

Trans-Atlantic Publications, 1994

ENTERTAINING AND FUN AT THE SAME TIME!
Wow! One of Colin Forbes's best! Britain is under threat from a 'silent' enemy as a body is washed ashore on the south coast. Paula Grey, well-spoken British secret agent, discovers it to be a friend. Enter the Deputy Director of the SIS, Tweed, and foreign correspondent Bob Newman who investigate the murder and discover more than meets the eye! What is the secret of two mysterios and ...

No Mercy

4 reviews
Colin Forbes

Pocket Books, 2004

Better in the past
Some 30 years ago, Forbes was among the top thriller writers going. I highly recommend such titles from the 70's and 60's as TRAMP IN ARMOR or HEIGHTS OF ZERVOS. But in the past few decades he seems to have sadly gone downhill, particularly in this ongoing series with Tweed. The dialogue is unbelievable, the villains are cardboard, and the action seems to follow no rule of logic or deduction. ...

The Stockholm Syndicate

2 reviews
Colin Forbes

Trans-Atlantic Publications, 1982

A very original espionage mystery!
And a Colin Forbes novel which does not feature Tweed and co., like his other entertaining books in that series. Jules Beaurain is the leader of TELESCOPE, an unofficial anti-terrorist squad which is illegal but tolerated - they have overpowered everyone from bank robbers to nuclear terrorists! But they may be facing their most deadly enemy - the SYNDICATE of the book's title, who are spreading ...

The Vorpal Blade
Colin Forbes

Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2002

AN INVESTIGATION INTO A NUMBER OF HORRIFIC AND APPARENTLY DISCONNECTED MURDERS SWEEPS TWEED ACROSS THE WORLD. The Vorpal Blade advances into gripping new territory. Tweed has reverted to his one-time role of Homicide Superintendent at the Yard. He also retains his position as Deputy Director of the SIS. Paula Grey and Bob Newman still assist him. Tweed has suspicions about the strange Arbogast banking family. Roman, the bank's owner; his ...

Deadlock

2 reviews
Colin Forbes

Trans-Atlantic Publications, 1988

The best terrorist thriller in ages
....The one main thing that surprised me about this is how well it's dated. I was wondering as I read it "when was it published" but it could have been released this week, and you wouldn't be able to tell when it was written. As always, the atmosphere is amazing. Forbes has done a brilliant job of capturing the areas visited in the book, and the various peculiarities of the differant nations. ...

Terminal

2 reviews
Colin Forbes

Trans-Atlantic Publications, 1995

A thriller with originality!
In Switzerland, a pharmaceutical company is conducting experiments on human guinea-pigs who are terminally ill. One escapes to tell the world of the Swiss military's best kept secret and soon enough, British secret agents Tweed and Bob Newman are on the case, cheating death, escaping from their enemies on Swiss trains and staying in the best hotels and drinking litres of champagne and coffee! ...

The Stone Leopard

1 review
Colin Forbes

Trans-Atlantic Publications, 1976

One of the better spy thrillers of the 1970s
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' ...

The Savage Gorge
Colin Forbes

Simon + Schuster Uk, 2007

Tramp in Armour

1 review
Colin Forbes

Trans-Atlantic Publications, 1971

Tramp In Armour Is Outstanding
Colin Forbes demonstrates to us once again that he is a master of suspense. If you buy this book you will not put it down until you're finished with it. He keeps the plot moving at thirty miles per hour and never lets up. So keep your eye on the tramp.

Johnny Tremain

295 reviews
Esther Forbes, Grace Conlin, ...

Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005

Still a wonderful read for children and others
I suppose I had read other history books before I read this book at age 12. However, this is the book that hooked me on history. Our media, books, television, films, are full of the American Revolution and its heroes and heroines now, but back in 1952, things were pretty quiet on the American History front. We were making our own history with WWII, the Marshall Plan, the Korean Conflict, ...

The Man Who Walked Through Time

23 reviews
Colin Fletcher

Books on Tape, Inc., 1976

Classic of Outdoor Literature
The Man Who Walked Through Time is about Colin Fletcher's 1963 solo backpacking trip through the Grand Canyon, it is considered a classic of Outdoor Literature ranked #45 in National Geographic's "100 Best Adventure Books". It was first published in January 1968, almost exactly 40 years from the date of this review - the author was 41 when he took the trip, I am 41, and Fletcher emerged from the ...

The Heights of Zervos

1 review
Colin Forbes

Trans-Atlantic Publications, 1972

Forbes is in a class by himself and Zervos is unforgettable.
In the past year I have read dozens of audiobooks, but none had the impact of The Heights of Zervos. It begins with a gripping descrition of sabateur hero Ian Macomber narrowly cheating almost certain death, and keeps up the pace in this unabridged story of four men's struggle against huge odds. It's deliciously long, so the pleasure lasts. The writing (and reading) is exceptional (compared ...

Fury (Tpb)
Forbes Colin

Pan Books, 1995

Avalanche Express

1 review
Colin Forbes

HarperCollins, 1977

Great thriller
I've enjoyed several more recent Colin Forbes books (most of them in the Tweed series), but they've never been great, never more than 3 stars. But Avalanche Express was great. It's dated today because it was written in 1977 and the Soviet Union plays a large part in the story but it was still very enjoyable, with a lot of suspense. A strong 4 star rating, I'll definitely be reading more books by ...

Double Jeopardy

2 reviews
Colin Forbes

Trans-Atlantic Publications, 1983

A terrific espionage adventure
Four world leaders are scheduled to travel by train to a summit in Vienna. British intelligence reports suggests not one but two threats to one of the world leaders, by both East German communists and the neo-Nazi Delta group, who have been targeting spies around the Lake Constance area of Switzerland. Tweed, Marler and other characters who feature in many more of Forbes's later books have to ...

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