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Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event: A Covert-One Novel (Covert One Novel)
by: James Cobb

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780752876405
ISBN: 0752876406
Label: Orion
Manufacturer: Orion
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: September 01, 2007
Publisher: Orion
Studio: Orion
Sales Rank: 127965

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- A covert one boost from James Cobb.
Covert One has been a hit and miss series of adventures featuring Colonel John Smith since the late, great thriller writer Robert Ludlum created the series in 2000.The Arctic Event is a return to form under the new authorship of James Cobb.
This is an exciting story with a very good plotline and enjoyable characters. In the Ludlum tradition the action is often and very fast paced. This novel is almost entirely set in one location..the arctic and often reminded me of a good early Alistair Maclean yarn, with its intrigue and unseen enemies.So much better than the awful post Ludlum Bourne series.

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- Chilly excitement
There's a lot to like about this book - it's generally exciting, there are several interesting threads that weave their way together as the story progresses, there are some strong characters. There are also some annoyances, such as some rather cardboard cut-out characters (Professor Trowbridge springs to mind here), a couple of very cheesy scenes and some rather unlikely events. However this book has the sort of action you'd expect in this genre of story and it doesn't disappoint.

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