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Quando scopre che la figlia Cayla è stata rapita da un gruppo affiliato ad al-Qa'ida al largo delle coste della Somalia, Hazel Bannock, ricchissima proprietaria di una potente compagnia petrolifera, mette in campo tutte le proprie risorse per salvarla. Ma la politica e la diplomazia falliscono, e allora non le resta che affidarsi al capo della sicurezza dei suoi giacimenti nel Texas: Hector Cross è un ex ufficiale dei SAS, esperto in operazioni sotto copertura e tecniche di guerriglia, ed è l'unico in grado di salvare Cayla. Entrambi sono convinti che i rapitori mirino soltanto all'immensa ricchezza dei Bannock. Ma presto si rendono conto che la realtà è più crudele delle loro peggiori aspettative...
- ISBN: 8869058190
- Casa Editrice: HarperCollins Italia
- Pagine: 528
- Data di uscita: 28-01-2021
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The great storyteller has, sadly, produced an absolute mess here. Somalian pirates kidnap the daughter of mega rich oil company boss, Hazel Bannock and she turns to her ex SAS head of security to find and rescue her. So far so good, and easy premise around which Wilbur Smith could weave his narrative Leggi tutto
I am a big Wilbur Smith fan but this is absolutely shocking. I am genuinely surprised that the publisher accepted this given the strength of his previous works. It is singularly the most cliched and poorly written book I've ever read. The dialogue is at best clumsy, at worst embarrassingly unrealist Leggi tutto
Just heard I won this from First Reads; can't wait to get it and read it. Thank you! Well, I just finished this book. I have long been a fan of Wilbur Smith, having read all his books, starting with his Ballantyne novels and absolutely adoring his Egypt series. However, I have to admit to being disap Leggi tutto
Worst book Wilbur Smith has written - what should have been a great plot line for him, felt more like a mills and boon - if his name had not been on the cover I would have thought it was ghost written by someone without any experience. The characters were insipid and plastic with nothing believable
I couldn't even finish this. If I could score it less than one star, I would. The fact that I was willing to skim it even halfway through is only because Wilbur Smith is one of my favorite authors and has produced a few of the best novels I have ever read. It's hard to believe that the same man who
I have been with Wilbur smith for many years. From When the Lion Feeds through the Courtney years. Always a fan of his big African vistas. Things started going downhill at the end of the Egyptian series particularly when Taita grew his bits back, oh Wilbur what were you thinking? This novel not only Leggi tutto
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'Those in Peril' is the first book I have read by Wilbur Smith. I do not think I will be reading another by this author. This book was read for my book club, and that is the only reason I would ever have picked up this kind of book. Hazel Bannock is a millionaire by marriage and recently widowed, and Leggi tutto
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