The Thirteenth Hour: 8a Novel

by Barbara Sofer

Book Overview

There's a very interesting take on the Palestinian question in this intelligent and exciting new thriller by an Israeli journalist. When Deborah Stern, an American-born biologist working at a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525941819
• ISBN13: 9780525941811
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Riveting, very fast paced!

Isn't it amazing how people either think this is a #1 Action/Thriller, or trash? I couldn't put it down, had to finish it in one reading. Politics aside, it is a riveting, intelligent novel. Barbara Sofer knows her stuff.

Interesting, entertaining and well written.

This was a very well researched, fastpaced and exciting thriller. I thought it gave a very well balanced insight into the Arab-Israeli conflict. It is interesting that the two reviewers that gave this book a low rating, did so for political reasons, saying that the book was unfair to the Palestinians. I do not wish to make this a forum for political debate, but I must say that there is NEVER a reason to make war on women and children, as one of the reviewers implies. The book is about the dangers of ALL kinds of fanaticism, regardless of where you live or what your religion is.

excellent adventure thriller

A friend recently presented me with a copy of Barbara Sofer's novel, THE THIRTEENTH HOUR, in appreciation for a number of books I had recently lent him. I had never heard of either the book or Ms. Sofer and thought that in reality i would never read this work. Yet this past weekend I picked it up and started to read it, and had difficulty in putting it down. The author's tale of middle east terrorism, espionage, intellegence, violence and counter intellegence is amazing. Her characters are well developed and pretty believeable.I was particularly drawn to her main sub plot the failed marriage of Deborah the american researcher in Israel , caught in a web of intrigue. Her depiction of the Ultra Orthodox life in Israel is excellent and on target, although I wish that this sub plot would have been developed some more. The last 70 pages were action packed and filled withb unexpected events. I eagerly await more thrillers by Ms. Sofer and a movie version of this novel.

Fast-paced and engrossing! You'll be hooked after page one.

Not being a fan of "spy stories", I resisted starting this book even after numerous recommendations, but five minutes into this novel I couldn't put it down. Nothing to put you to sleep here. I can't say anything negative and would not change a thing. The author tells a compelling and exciting story while sensitively describing real-life Arab-Israeli issues and how they effect the everyday life of people living in Israel today. One of the best books I've read all year

Well balanced story of Middle East struggle from both sides

I read this book in one sitting! It has two strong female characters, one on each side of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and it shows the pressures faced by rational individuals from their more militant peers on both sides of the issue. I thought the book was very well balanced in its depiction of both sides of the struggle, with no apparent bias toward one side or the other by the author. The characters are well drawn, and the action should be enough to keep any reader happy. I highly recommend this book!