The Loo Sanction

by Trevanian

Book Overview

"A masterpiece . . ." THE NEW YORK TIMES The scene is London, where Jonathan Hemlock is blackmailed into performing another "sanction" -- a top-secret political assassination -- in a nerve-wracking web involving dirty dealings among high-ranking British government officials and a British counterespionage group. Once again Hemlock's life hangs in the balance -- but this time the game is deadlier, the penalty for failure more grotesquely lethal than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380001756
• ISBN13: 9780380001750
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

All Trevanian books rock!

I really enjoyed reading this book. The previous book "The Eiger sanction" was also really good. Good suspense, well written, and amazing charachters. The dialogue and tactics each of the charachters use in these books are what sold me on them. You will definately enjoy reading these books.

just great!!

ANYONE WHO ENJOYS A SPY NOVEL WILL LIKE THIS. ANYONE WHO LIKES CHARACTER STUDY AND FINE STORYLINES WITH GOOD PACING, WILL LIKE THIS. IT SEEMS THAT MR. TREVANIAN MAY HAVE KNOWN A SPY OR TWO IN HIS (OR FOR THAT MATTER, HER) LIFE. THE CHARACTER OF HEMLOCK IS INDEED INTERESTING. MR. TREVANIAN TOUCHES A PART OF YOU THAT INVOLVES AN INWARD EYE OF SORTS. THIS EYE TAKES YOU INSIDE OF THE PERSON INVOLVED IN THE STORY IN A STRANGE WAY, HE SEEMS TO PUT YOU RIGHT THERE AS IF HE HIMSELF WERE THERE BEFORE. THE VISION THAT TREVANIAN HAS IS ALMOST LIKE A MEMORY OF SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IN REAL LIFE. I CAN'T REALLY PUT MY FINGER ON IT, BUT THIS CHARACTER COULD CERTAINLY BE IN TODAYS HEADLINES ALONG WITH ANYTHING ROBERT LUDNUM OR LEN DEIGHTON MAY HAVE CREATED. SPY FANS, PLEASE READ "THE EIGER SANCTION" FIRST AND THEN READ THIS FOLLOW UP. I ASSURE YOU, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPOINTED. TREVANIAN IS TRULY GREAT!

An Excellent Sequel to The Eiger Sanction!

Jonathan Hemlock is back! This time he's in England. This time he is forced out of retirement by a secret British Agency, code named "The Loo", that is a mirror image to the USA's "CII". Hemlock is given an assignment and his chances for success are minimal at best, but don't bet on it! Remember this is the mountain climbing professor of art who has survived the North Face of Eiger Peak -- TWICE.The Loo Sanction is a worthy sequel full of whacky characters, evil villians, thugs, traitors, and non-stop suspense. How I wish that Trevanian had written more books featuring the resourceful Dr. Hemlock!I know that the die-hard Trevanian fans will disagree, but I think The Eiger Sanction and The Loo Sanction are much better than SHIBUMI!

Fun and Serious

Trevanian once called this novel a spoof of a spoof. Jonathon Hemlock is back for another adventure (as always, against his will) and meets an interesting array of characters along the way. As always, Hemlock offers his audience his own brand of piercing insight on everything from beauty, to how to hide a gun by leaving it in plain sight. The great thing about Hemlock is that he doesn't change much throughout. One has no illusions that this man will warm and embrace life. Thank god. It's reassuring to see a man who stands for nothing. Trevanian, I know you read these sights. Bring back Dr. Hemlock !!!!

Excellent

If you like Ludlum, you will like Trevanian