Scimitar

By: Abbott, John

Book Overview

While the NYPD attempts to solve the murders of two British nationals found with green swords tattooed on their chests, the Feds track down a Middle East death squad in the U.S. Reprint. NYT. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 051758705X
• ISBN13: 9780517587058
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Yep, This is a McBain/Hunter.

I hesitated a long time, but since I knew it's Ed McBain/aka Evan Hunter who wrote this, I must say :one of his finest. Exists in hardcover and audio cassettes; I advise them both. Enjoy. J.P.

A pretty good read...

I was pleasantly surprised by this book and expected it to be a dud since there are so few reviews. But I'm happy to say, I enjoyed the book (and I didn't waste my money purchasing it). The book focuses on a planned terrorist act and the detective work that was geared towards stopping it. The story was told well and interestingly, and the characters were three dimensional. The "bad guy" was cold-blooded, but still had a human-side. In other words, he didn't kill everyone that crossed his path, and he had something of a "life" other than killing. The author gave just enough glimpses of that to contrast with what has to be a sick mind in order to passionlessly kill people. The author threw in a few plot surprises which added to the suspense, and helped to paint a clearer picture of the terrorist. The dialog was appropriate and not boring, and the author's writing style is good. And to make things better, the audio book reader was very good and made the book even more enjoyable. This is a book I'd recommend.

A good fast paced book with many twists involved.

I just got done reading this book....I really enjoyed it. It had a lot of twists and turns involved and a bit of humor. The question of the book is with a smart character, a few chemical drugs, and two govermental icons, with there lives ticking away....can they be saved in time? Who lives and who dies? Read and find out.....

action thriller - professional assassin after the President

Follow Sonny a professional political assassin and member of a secret terrorist group in his bid to murder the President of the U.S. The author did a commendable job in creating a charismatic and even likeable villain. Great page turner with lots of action although a bit Hollywood.