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Ratcatcher (John Purkiss Thriller Book 1) (English Edition) Formato Kindle

Edizione Inglese di Tim Stevens (Autore) Formato: Formato Kindle
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AN AMAZON TOP 10 TECHNOTHRILLER

BOOK ONE IN THE JOHN PURKISS SERIES


***** "Superb spy thriller...The prose is so vivid you can almost feel the action as it takes place..." - Jeremy Duns, author of The Dark Chronicles

***** "A high octane, fast-paced spy thriller... superb and captivating story... a great, heart pounding read!" James Masters, Goodreads reviewer

*****"[J]oins Lee Child, David Baldacci and John D. MacDonald on my list of great spinners of thrillers." Edward F. Corbin, Amazon reviewer

The police have Internal Affairs departments. British Intelligence has John Purkiss, the Ratcatcher.

Purkiss's job is straightforward. Track down agents of the intelligence services who are taking kickbacks, committing crimes, or otherwise abusing their positions. And bring them to justice.

Straightforward doesn't mean easy...

After a renegade British former spymaster, Fallon, is sighted in the Baltic city of Tallinn on the eve of a historic summit meeting between the Russian and Estonian presidents, Purkiss is despatched to investigate, and uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to tear Europe, and the world, apart.

But Purkiss has personal reasons for going after Fallon. Four years ago, Fallon was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Purkiss's fiancée, a murder Purkiss himself witnessed.

Now, in an atmosphere of treachery and sudden violence, as the countdown begins to a potentially catastrophic conflict between Russia and the West, Purkiss must keep his desire for revenge under control for the sake of the world's - and his own - survival.

Described in Amazon reviews as a "cracker of a spy thriller" with "superbly choreographed action scenes" that "leave you feeling almost dizzy", RATCATCHER is both an adrenaline-fuelled action adventure novel and a hardboiled mystery story which exposes the world of the spy, in which few motives and actions are purely black or white.

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Tim Stevens was born in London and grew up in Johannesburg. He lives in west Essex, England, with his wife and daughters, and works as a doctor in the National Health Service. His debut novel is the acclaimed thriller Ratcatcher, and his espionage novella Reunion and novelette Snout are also available. Delivering Caliban, the sequel to Ratcatcher, will be published in November 2012.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007Y7L3EO
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Dimensioni file ‏ : ‎ 468 KB
  • Da testo a voce ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supportato
  • Miglioramenti tipografici ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Non abilitato
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
  • Memo ‏ : ‎ Su Kindle Scribe
  • Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 419 pagine
  • Recensioni dei clienti:
    3,9 su 5 stelle 6.661

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John R. Moore
4,0 su 5 stelle Descriptive action, spys and traitors!
Recensito in Canada il 3 ottobre 2015
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This spy novel is written in an prose style that I found easy to read, the action is quite descriptive, I could almost see it as in a movie. Some of the words and spelling are totally British which add an extra sense of being in Europe instead of Canada. The title caught me and the story line is contemporary and plausable, I think would make a good action movie. I recommend this novel to all action/spy readers.
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Sharad Sakorkar
4,0 su 5 stelle A well executed plot with non-stop action and good suspense
Recensito in India il 14 settembre 2016
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I decided to read this book on recommendation from someone. I have been reading more of John le Carre, William Boyd, and Charles Cumming - books which could be easily termed as literary espionage variety. When I started reading Ratcatcher, I got thrown years back to the era when I used to love reading action packed books in the same genre written by Robert Ludlum and others of the same ilk. It was indeed a pleasant change for me.

The hero John Purkiss leaves the British secret service and starts working for a person who dedicates himself to bring to the book rogue agents. The story takes him to Estonian capital which is where the tale is set. The book explodes from the word go and the reader is thrown into a vortex of well conceived action. The author tells the story in a lucidly constructed plot which keeps reader’s interest alive through out. Technology is very cleverly used in the tradecraft. The suspense is well crafted and the author does deliver a few surprises in the end. The hero is almost invincible. He exhibits extraordinary presence of mind and is knowledgeable – la Bond style - about almost everything from handling medical emergencies to missile technology.

I just went with the flow and enjoyed the yarn with its regular dose of action. I appreciate the author’s ability to tell a good story.
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3,0 su 5 stelle It's one of those books you don't have to keep checking back on to see who is who.
Recensito in Spagna il 29 febbraio 2016
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Just like a Sunday afternoon film, one that you watch all the way through, just to see what it was all about!!
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culture gap
4,0 su 5 stelle a true spy book
Recensito in Francia il 30 marzo 2015
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When the USSR folded the arch villans KGB etc. were at a loose end, and subsequently their oppos! This book is in the finest tradition of a proper spy book, almost if it was written by Len Deighton. It gets straight to the point, with no packing and endless boring child/adolescent histories. I would have given it 5 stars, if it wasn't for the careless punctuation. I read at least 5 such books a week, and it was great to find this one. Vincent flannery, editor, producer, Culture Gap Programme, radio liberté, Dordogne, france.
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4,0 su 5 stelle Worth reading
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 8 maggio 2012
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Croatia: our hero, John Purkiss, has been detained by the police just as he was supposed to be meeting with the bad guy. They release him but by now he is late and his accomplice has left voice messages letting him know that he was going in alone. To make things worse he learns that his nemesis, Fallon, who murdered his fiancee in front of him, is no longer in prison.

Estonia: Fallon was seen in Tallinn and Purkiss is off to find him. A shadowy, undefined character referred to as the Jacobin knows he is coming and starts a series of events to stop him. Purkiss meets a group of British agents who are following some leads related to an upcoming event in Tallinn involving the Presidents of Estonia and Russia. They join forces and agree to share anything they learn.

Purkiss is no Teflon-coated super agent; sometimes he puts himself in the wrong place and suffers the consequences. Sometimes those consequences affect others around him. But he does seem realistic, as do all the other characters. Dialog is good and never seems forced. The characters themselves are well formed, but their voices are not always as distinct, making it difficult on occasion to know who is speaking when it is not defined.

The action scenes flow well and the underlying story is infectious, always pulling you along. These scenes are the best part of the book, high points which are well paced.

The formatting was an area of weakness: all the text was left-aligned, scene-change indicators were not always present, speech was sometimes difficult to assign to the players.

This book is not one I would take to the beach for an easy read as you may have to work to keep the story and characters aligned in your head, but I do believe it is worth the effort.

If I had a 3.6 rating, I would probably go with that, but I don't so a four it is.

Enjoy it, but be prepared to do some work.

(I read the Kindle edition, provided by the author for review.)

UPDATE 22 May 2012
The author has let me know that the book has been re-formatted.
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