Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24006 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 448 pages

Customer Reviews

Distinctively Seymour - the best in the world
Seymour writes serious and highly compelling thrillers which illuminate important parts of modern life that are often ignored or hidden. Here he deals with the terrifying potential interactions among organised crime, fundamentalism Islamic terrorism, and disaffected ex-Soviet military officers with access to nuclear weapons.

It has the usual Seymour hallmarks. He constructs several different threads which are woven into a powerful climax; here the use of retrospective narratives are unusual for him, but they fit well. Several different perspectives are provided, and though Seymour shies away from direct comment on moral issues there is, as is normal in his books, a strong sense of right and wrong. The writing is vivid and powerful, with several scenes and characters lingering in the memory long after the book is finished. The dialogue is sparse and stylised, sometimes slightly too much so for my liking, but I think this does add to the relentless toughness of the writing.

Timebomb also has the extreme unputdownable quality which all Seymour books have - just about the most addictive writer out there. Lee Child and Frederick Forsyth share this quality but few others have it to this degree.

Strongly recommended for those who like books at the heavyweight end of the thriller spectrum. Seymour has all the qualities a reader wants here and for me he remains at the no. 1 position in the world.

Rubbish
I have enjoyed a number of this author's book but this one was very disappointing. I struggled to finish the book - Weak plot and extremely boring

biggest load of rubbish ever
Sorry I forked out money for this. Total lack of continuity. No real plot and very badly written. So disappointing.