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Honor Among Thieves Description
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780312933531
ISBN: 0312933533
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 480
Publication Date: 2004-12-28
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Product Release Date: 2004-12-28
Studio: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780312933531
ISBN: 0312933533
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 480
Publication Date: 2004-12-28
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Product Release Date: 2004-12-28
Studio: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Editorial Review of Honor Among Thieves
Spring 1994, Washington, D.C. - While the Clinton Administration grapples with its domestic policies, a sinister plot is being masterminded six thousand miles away in Baghdad. By using $100 million as bait and spinning a deadly web of corruption, forgery, and terror, Saddam Hussein seeks to embarrass the U.S. with the ultimate revenge: to steal a treasured historical document and then destroy it before the world's media-on July 4, 1994.
As the countdown to Independence Day begins, two agents stand in the way of his nearly flawless plan: Scott Bradley, a rising star in the CIA who is desperate to prove his patriotism, and Hannah Kopec, the stunning Mossad operative who has already lost o much that she fears nothing and trusts no one. Their unrelenting quest to prevent what would undoubtedly be the most humiliating day in U.S. history takes them across four continents and climaxes in a dramatic, triple-twist ending.
Ingeniously plotted and as up-to-the-minute as today's headlines, Honor Among Thieves resonates with the brilliant pace that is the trademark of master storyteller Jeffrey Archer.
As the countdown to Independence Day begins, two agents stand in the way of his nearly flawless plan: Scott Bradley, a rising star in the CIA who is desperate to prove his patriotism, and Hannah Kopec, the stunning Mossad operative who has already lost o much that she fears nothing and trusts no one. Their unrelenting quest to prevent what would undoubtedly be the most humiliating day in U.S. history takes them across four continents and climaxes in a dramatic, triple-twist ending.
Ingeniously plotted and as up-to-the-minute as today's headlines, Honor Among Thieves resonates with the brilliant pace that is the trademark of master storyteller Jeffrey Archer.
Customer Reviews of Honor Among Thieves
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Good evening read
Review: Other reviewers have provided the story line. I just wanted to say that it is a good thriller type novel to curl up on a cold rainy day with. Don't take it too seriously, just enjoy.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: relaxing "after-work" read, nothing spectacular
Review: Jeffrey Archer has done better, but still this oeuvre is a thrilling good read.
Compared to "Not a penny more, not a penny less" this piece lacks the brilliance
of the final plot, compared to his short-stories this one's a more "conventional" book.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A Great Thriller With Massive Political Insight
Review: The year is 1993 and the Gulf War has only just terminated. Russia,Great Britain and the United States of America all have undergone a shift in political power and new presidents and prime ministers and leaders are endeavouring to usher in new ideas and conviction. But the sole survivor of all the adversaries is the indomitable despot Saddam Hussein,who stll commands power and authority in Iraq. And the Iraqi aupreme has conceived a devastating,crucial and unpredictable plan,a fair reflective of his own character relly,to force the new US President Bill Clinton lick the dust:steal the American Declaration of Independence and burn it in front of the world media on the fourth of July.
It's around this tense and harrowing theme that Jeffrey archer's sensational thriller "Honour Among Thieves" revolves and takes the reader on n edge-of-the-seat journey through an exquisitely executed theft at the National Gallery in washington DC,clandestine,nocturnal happenings on the streets of Paris,and dangerous,frightening and unkind towns,villages and deserts of Iraq. Essentially a novel based on the popular notions of a hero in a typically Hollywood archetype style plotting the demise of a highly regarded infamous villain along with his aide=de=camps,"Honour Among Thieves" is an adept attempt to canvas the geo-political tensions and apprehensions that were thretening the peace of the world at that time. And so invariably the convention amongst modern imaginative thriller writers keen to put forward a lone figure out to tame reality and outwit the master criminal,Jeffrey Archer's hero in this novel too is polite and relatively obscure man.
Scott Bradley is a young Professor at the Yale Law School in the States teaching Constitutional Law,a man always chased by a bitter parental history and forever willing to go beyond the reaches of his routine life. Bradley accomplishes a very diffrent sort of job too:he's a crucial teacher-cum-adviser to several CIA agents and other high officials. When he's sent to a dream field expedition to Paris to unravel te mystery behind the decision of the Israeli "Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks"---better known as Mossad---to post a captivating young woman at the Iraqi Interest Section of the Jordanian Embassy in Paris,little does Bradley realise that he would ultimately entangle himself in a web that threatens to submerge his nation as well as his heart. Scott Bradley's adventure changes colour:from an informer,the protagonist transcends to the saviour of the American history and prestige;Bradley's sole mision becomes to retrieve the Declaration of Independence from Saddam Hussein's own territory before time as well as opportunity runs out.
It would be a crime indeed to reveal the pattern any further and the intensity and vigour that the British author blends with the precision of language and enormous political insight are to be read to be felt. The novel is remarkable not only for the intrigue and passion it invokes but also for the subtle remarks of massive moralistic implications. That the greed of power and money outreaches patriotic sentiment in today's world is made obvious in these empathic words of Saddam to his political advisers:"You have already witnessed my ability to turn the greed of their(America's)own people into a wilingness to steal the most cherished document in their nation's history." And this from a man who withdraws himself into a secure but vain knowledge of the love of his people foe him. In Hannah Kopec's character,Archer sketches the vibrant picture of a beautiful,young woman burning with revenge and this individualistic dismay and resentment towards the Iraqi tyrant is continued into a mass indignation revealed by the inhabitants of the Khan Beni Saad village.
Garbed in a sensational thriller,"Honour Among Thieves" is a frightening revelation of the degree that crime can eat into one's soul. Jeffrey Archer's sorcery here lies,besides in keeping the reader firmly engaged,in providing a poignant commentary on the shrewd transactions that are carried out in the worlds of politics and crime. Throughout the book,there's always a resurgency of suspicion that these two worlds,namely those of politics and crime,are strangely interlinked and almost symbiotic. The magnificient staging ofb the theft of the American Declaration of Independence,the cool fashion of criminal discussions,the muted but all the more powerful self-assertion of Saddam Hussein and the gradual spreading of the storylines are stupendous indicators to the class and mastery of Jeffrey Archer. This novelist has developed over the years to become one of most dazzling storytellers in the modern era and in "Honour Among Thieves",he creates a very interesting tale using people greatly significant during the time and employing fractions of his own experiences in politics. Jeffrey archer is a brilliant connoisseur who doesn't disappoint even an iota in this book.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Your Interest Will Dwindle as the Story Goes On.
Review: After reading Archer's "The Eleventh Commandment," I was anxious to get to this one. I really didn't think I'd enjoy "The Eleventh Commmandment" after reading the summary but I was very happy with how it turned out. So, I was anxious to get to my second Archer book. Unfortunately, this one didn't live up to the same quality as the other. It starts out well enough but as the story goes on, I found myself losing interest in almost every aspect of the plot. The one redeeming quality about this one was the caliber of the main character. He was very likeable and the only reason I finished the book. I wanted to see how things turned out with him. Ironically, the lack of development for the main character, was the only thing I found fault with in "The Eleventh Commandment." Hmmm....If only Archer could have fused these two together.
The reasons for my not liking this book are many but I'll try to stick with the important ones. First, I thought that there were too many characters Archer introduced that he wanted us to remember. Almost all of the characters that I thought were unnecessary were part of the group of AMERICANS(believe that if you can) who were hired to steal the Declaration of Independence. Archer says that they went along with the theft because most of them did time in prison and have nothing but bad things to say about the American government. Still, the only real motivation that they have to go along with the scam is the payment they'll receive. Yet, most of them are well-off if not downright wealthy. I didn't think that a couple million dollars was motivation enough for them to betray their country. Sorry for that digression. Anyways, all of these traitors are given the amount of background equal to a good supporting character in other novels when really all they are are means to a temporary end. Once they've stolen the Declaration, there's really no point for them(with the exception of two) to remain characters in the story. And they aren't, until Archer resorts back to them in the end. By that time, I couldn't remember what role each one had played during the heist when he mentioned them by name.
Another complaint I have is with gap in the story between the time that the Declaration is stolen to the time there is a concerted effort to get it back. The only real progression during that period is the development of the relationship between the CIA man Scott Bradley and the Mossad agent, Hannah Kopec. Archer tries to pawn off a few scenes with Saddam in Baghdad but nothing really happens there.
While the mission in Baghdad is clever, it doesn't make up for the long, boring passage that is the first 3/4 of the book. There's nothing the reader didn't already know or couldn't anticipate up to that point. I'm glad that I didn't read this one before "The Eleventh Commandment" because I would have been soured on Archer and probably would have moved on to somebody else. Skip this one and try "The Eleventh Commandment" for a better read.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: In one word: awesome!!!
Review: Saddam Hussein plans to mastermind a robbery of the Decleration of Independence by hiring the mafia, world's best forgery expert and one of Clinton's close aides with $100 million. Then he plans to embarrass US by burning the national treasure in front of the world media. This book is absolutely awesome, the plots, twists and story-line move like a ferrari. Once you start reading it, you won't be able to put it down. Archer's best book to date.
Review Summary: Good evening read
Review: Other reviewers have provided the story line. I just wanted to say that it is a good thriller type novel to curl up on a cold rainy day with. Don't take it too seriously, just enjoy.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: relaxing "after-work" read, nothing spectacular
Review: Jeffrey Archer has done better, but still this oeuvre is a thrilling good read.
Compared to "Not a penny more, not a penny less" this piece lacks the brilliance
of the final plot, compared to his short-stories this one's a more "conventional" book.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A Great Thriller With Massive Political Insight
Review: The year is 1993 and the Gulf War has only just terminated. Russia,Great Britain and the United States of America all have undergone a shift in political power and new presidents and prime ministers and leaders are endeavouring to usher in new ideas and conviction. But the sole survivor of all the adversaries is the indomitable despot Saddam Hussein,who stll commands power and authority in Iraq. And the Iraqi aupreme has conceived a devastating,crucial and unpredictable plan,a fair reflective of his own character relly,to force the new US President Bill Clinton lick the dust:steal the American Declaration of Independence and burn it in front of the world media on the fourth of July.
It's around this tense and harrowing theme that Jeffrey archer's sensational thriller "Honour Among Thieves" revolves and takes the reader on n edge-of-the-seat journey through an exquisitely executed theft at the National Gallery in washington DC,clandestine,nocturnal happenings on the streets of Paris,and dangerous,frightening and unkind towns,villages and deserts of Iraq. Essentially a novel based on the popular notions of a hero in a typically Hollywood archetype style plotting the demise of a highly regarded infamous villain along with his aide=de=camps,"Honour Among Thieves" is an adept attempt to canvas the geo-political tensions and apprehensions that were thretening the peace of the world at that time. And so invariably the convention amongst modern imaginative thriller writers keen to put forward a lone figure out to tame reality and outwit the master criminal,Jeffrey Archer's hero in this novel too is polite and relatively obscure man.
Scott Bradley is a young Professor at the Yale Law School in the States teaching Constitutional Law,a man always chased by a bitter parental history and forever willing to go beyond the reaches of his routine life. Bradley accomplishes a very diffrent sort of job too:he's a crucial teacher-cum-adviser to several CIA agents and other high officials. When he's sent to a dream field expedition to Paris to unravel te mystery behind the decision of the Israeli "Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks"---better known as Mossad---to post a captivating young woman at the Iraqi Interest Section of the Jordanian Embassy in Paris,little does Bradley realise that he would ultimately entangle himself in a web that threatens to submerge his nation as well as his heart. Scott Bradley's adventure changes colour:from an informer,the protagonist transcends to the saviour of the American history and prestige;Bradley's sole mision becomes to retrieve the Declaration of Independence from Saddam Hussein's own territory before time as well as opportunity runs out.
It would be a crime indeed to reveal the pattern any further and the intensity and vigour that the British author blends with the precision of language and enormous political insight are to be read to be felt. The novel is remarkable not only for the intrigue and passion it invokes but also for the subtle remarks of massive moralistic implications. That the greed of power and money outreaches patriotic sentiment in today's world is made obvious in these empathic words of Saddam to his political advisers:"You have already witnessed my ability to turn the greed of their(America's)own people into a wilingness to steal the most cherished document in their nation's history." And this from a man who withdraws himself into a secure but vain knowledge of the love of his people foe him. In Hannah Kopec's character,Archer sketches the vibrant picture of a beautiful,young woman burning with revenge and this individualistic dismay and resentment towards the Iraqi tyrant is continued into a mass indignation revealed by the inhabitants of the Khan Beni Saad village.
Garbed in a sensational thriller,"Honour Among Thieves" is a frightening revelation of the degree that crime can eat into one's soul. Jeffrey Archer's sorcery here lies,besides in keeping the reader firmly engaged,in providing a poignant commentary on the shrewd transactions that are carried out in the worlds of politics and crime. Throughout the book,there's always a resurgency of suspicion that these two worlds,namely those of politics and crime,are strangely interlinked and almost symbiotic. The magnificient staging ofb the theft of the American Declaration of Independence,the cool fashion of criminal discussions,the muted but all the more powerful self-assertion of Saddam Hussein and the gradual spreading of the storylines are stupendous indicators to the class and mastery of Jeffrey Archer. This novelist has developed over the years to become one of most dazzling storytellers in the modern era and in "Honour Among Thieves",he creates a very interesting tale using people greatly significant during the time and employing fractions of his own experiences in politics. Jeffrey archer is a brilliant connoisseur who doesn't disappoint even an iota in this book.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Your Interest Will Dwindle as the Story Goes On.
Review: After reading Archer's "The Eleventh Commandment," I was anxious to get to this one. I really didn't think I'd enjoy "The Eleventh Commmandment" after reading the summary but I was very happy with how it turned out. So, I was anxious to get to my second Archer book. Unfortunately, this one didn't live up to the same quality as the other. It starts out well enough but as the story goes on, I found myself losing interest in almost every aspect of the plot. The one redeeming quality about this one was the caliber of the main character. He was very likeable and the only reason I finished the book. I wanted to see how things turned out with him. Ironically, the lack of development for the main character, was the only thing I found fault with in "The Eleventh Commandment." Hmmm....If only Archer could have fused these two together.
The reasons for my not liking this book are many but I'll try to stick with the important ones. First, I thought that there were too many characters Archer introduced that he wanted us to remember. Almost all of the characters that I thought were unnecessary were part of the group of AMERICANS(believe that if you can) who were hired to steal the Declaration of Independence. Archer says that they went along with the theft because most of them did time in prison and have nothing but bad things to say about the American government. Still, the only real motivation that they have to go along with the scam is the payment they'll receive. Yet, most of them are well-off if not downright wealthy. I didn't think that a couple million dollars was motivation enough for them to betray their country. Sorry for that digression. Anyways, all of these traitors are given the amount of background equal to a good supporting character in other novels when really all they are are means to a temporary end. Once they've stolen the Declaration, there's really no point for them(with the exception of two) to remain characters in the story. And they aren't, until Archer resorts back to them in the end. By that time, I couldn't remember what role each one had played during the heist when he mentioned them by name.
Another complaint I have is with gap in the story between the time that the Declaration is stolen to the time there is a concerted effort to get it back. The only real progression during that period is the development of the relationship between the CIA man Scott Bradley and the Mossad agent, Hannah Kopec. Archer tries to pawn off a few scenes with Saddam in Baghdad but nothing really happens there.
While the mission in Baghdad is clever, it doesn't make up for the long, boring passage that is the first 3/4 of the book. There's nothing the reader didn't already know or couldn't anticipate up to that point. I'm glad that I didn't read this one before "The Eleventh Commandment" because I would have been soured on Archer and probably would have moved on to somebody else. Skip this one and try "The Eleventh Commandment" for a better read.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: In one word: awesome!!!
Review: Saddam Hussein plans to mastermind a robbery of the Decleration of Independence by hiring the mafia, world's best forgery expert and one of Clinton's close aides with $100 million. Then he plans to embarrass US by burning the national treasure in front of the world media. This book is absolutely awesome, the plots, twists and story-line move like a ferrari. Once you start reading it, you won't be able to put it down. Archer's best book to date.