The Sands of Sakkara

By Glenn Meade

Book Overview

Glenn Meade's electrifying novels capture the intrigue of nations, the brutality of war, and the heroism of brave men and women. The Sands of Sakkara is his most satisfying novel yet-a heart-pounding thriller set against the backdrop of wartime Egypt, where a breathless chase across the arid desert explodes, as two people race against time to stop a dark plot in the heart of World War II... Once Rachel Stern was a beautiful archaeologist, until the Nazis herded her behind barbed wire. Once Jack Halder lived between two nations. Now he is filled with rage, chosen to spearhead a desperate secret mission-and to bring Rachel Stern into it. Once Harry Weaver was one of America's best and brightest. Now he is the only U.S. agent who can hunt down the man who was his friend, and the woman they both loved in 1939. In a stunning story that reaches from the teeming streets of Berlin to the feet of the great pyramids, three former friends are about to meet again: around a mission to assassinate FDR.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312971087
• ISBN13: 9780312971083
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 545 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

One of the best historical thrillers I've read-terrific!

This is the first Glenn Meade book I've read and it definitely won't be the last. As an English and History grad, the period particularly interests me, and Meade did not disappoint, not by a long shot. Wonderful setting, dramatic, dynamic characters, a terrific twist at the end, and a story based on fact. Having read some of the reviews that cribbed about the implausabile plot, I can only direct them to read the real story Meade loosely based his tale upon--I came across it some years ago in a book about the history of the NKVD (The Soviet Union's Secret Police, pre KGB)--yes, Sands of Sakkara really is based on a true story) And the actual true story of how the Nazis attempted to kill Rossevelt and Churchill--called Operation Longjump--is wildly unbeliveable--so much that I doubt any reader would believe it for a minute. Yet it happened. I think Meade, in his wisdom, has actually made the story more credible, and told it wonderfully--with drama and emotion. He's also a terrific writer. I look forward to reading his other novels.

A Perfect Blend

As a lover of military / terrorism / suspense novels, I give this book a 5 star rating. The author's use of a topic I myself had not even heard about, the attempted assasination of the President and Prime Minister durring the end of the Second World War was incredibly interesting. The novel was filled with ancient archeology, war time facts, incredible suspense where I could not force myself to put the book down, and action sequences that sent my imagination racing. The best part about the book was the heavy implication of romance throughout, something I would not think I would enjoy in a book about the subject, but I was proven wrong and the book was phenominal, even the ending was extremely unsuspected and intriguing. The Sands of Sakkara gets two thumbs up.

It is excellent

Glenn Meade has done again an excellent job. Fiction and reality are webbed together in a real fantastic book. As a native German I must say there is only a small point. The German words he used were not corrected by his lecturer. It is called Leibstandarte not Liebstandarte, Fräulein or Fraeulein - not Fraulein.But that book at itself, 100% excellent stuff - right from the beginning to the very last words. If you like Snow Wulf, it is perfect. And if you additional like stories and fiction of WW2 it is a must.By the way, I think if got the UK-edition, the Hardcover was different (without Swastika)

A thriller, Glenn Meade style!

I have read all 3 books by Glenn Meade and I have not been disappointed. He makes me think of Frederick Frsyth, or Daniel Sylva, or even Joseph Heywood. But Glean Meade has a style of his own: intense, direct and enjoyable. Few are the books that makes you feel you knew the characters, or at least people like them (Jack Halder, Harry Weaver & Rachel). Glenn Meade takes you to WWII from Egypt to Germany in company of charismatic characters and non stop suspense. Don't miss this journey!

Wonderful WWII thriller: the pages virtually fly past

This is the first Glenn Meade novel I have read. It is nonstop entertainment. What impressed me about Meade is his great sense of pacing. We already know Churchill and FDR were not assassinated, yet this book manages to keep us in suspense throughout. The characters were surprisingly well sketched for a thriller. I truly loved it and am seeking out his earlier books.