The Tightrope Men

by Desmond Bagley

Book Overview

Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in Norway and Finland. When Giles Denison of Hampstead wakes up in an Oslo hotel room and finds the face looking back at him in the mirror is not... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0006157556
• ISBN13: 9780006157557
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Fontana
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.6" x 4.4"

Customer Reviews

masterful

Few Americans can write with the style of the great Brittish writers. Bagley's writing is among the best I have ever encountered. This is no small praise due to the fact that I am a librarian. This novel has a plot that actually twists and characters that actually develop without too much unnecessary detail. The use of geographical description and fluid plot development keep the pages turning. A great read from an author who unfortunately is lesser known.

So realistic you feel as if you are right there.

From the start of this book I felt as though I could have been standing there watching it happen. It seemed to me that the author must have had great knowledge of the regions where this takes place because he payed much attentiopn to detail, not only geographical, but also historical. I find this very important in any story. The suspense of this novel is so great that throughout it all I couldn't wait to go on and I did not want it to end. This book definately ranks at the top of my list.