Product Description

The new high-concept thriller from the number one bestselling author of The Righteous Men and The Last Testament. Tom Byrne has fallen from grace since his days as an idealistic young lawyer in New York. Now he'll work for anyone -- as long as the money's right. So when the United Nations call him in to do their dirty work, he accepts the job without hesitation. A suspected suicide bomber shot by UN security staff has turned out to be a harmless old man: Tom must placate the family and limit their claims for compensation. In London, Tom meets the dead man's alluring daughter, Rebecca, and learns that her father was not quite the innocent he seemed. He unravels details of a unique, hidden brotherhood, united in a mission that has spanned the world and caused hundreds of unexplained deaths. Pursued by those ready to kill to uncover the truth, Tom has to unlock a secret that has lain buried for more than 60 years -- the last great secret of the Second World War.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4162 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 576 pages

Review
Praise for Sam Bourne: 'The biggest challenger to Dan Brown's crown ! a highly charged, theologically accurate tale' Mirror 'Compulsive reading ! successfully blends ancient teachings with the highly charged ways of the 21st century ! bears all the hallmarks of a blockbuster' Daily Express 'The best thriller I've read in years' Piers Morgan 'More readable than The Da Vinci Code -- the sense of menace is darker and the characters more believable' Esquire 'Sharper and vastly more authoritative than Dan Brown' Telegraph 'A gripping read' Guardian 'Immensely diverting ! a pacy read, constructed with a crisp control of tension and narrative drive' Observer

Daily Express
`Compulsive reading ... successfully blends ancient teachings with the highly charged ways of the 21st century ... bears all the hallmarks of a blockbuster'

Piers Morgan
`The best thriller I've read in years'

Customer Reviews

A REAL PAGE TURNING WITH AN IMPORTANT DARK UNDERBELLY
Sam Bourne's latest novel as at its heart the darkest event of the twentieth century- that of the Holocaust and its subsequent repercussions. Here fact and fiction are skillfully intertwined in a way that compels the reader to keep reading until well in the early hours. The dark subject matter, however, is what stays with the reader well after the last page has been read.

bestseller plastered all over - a "faction" thriller of first order
This is a brilliantly plotted thriller in which historical facts turned into a gripping fiction. The story develops its grip so surely it is almost impossible to put this book down. The characters are convincing and the plot easy to follow. Sam Bourne is a superb storyteller. On top there is much food for thought and as ever so often there is more truth in such "faction" novels than there is in a dozn of history books. This novel has bestseller plastered all over. I enjoyed every page of it and it made me think... 100% recommended!!!

Stunning thriller
Jonathan Freedland, in his alternative persona of thriller-writer Sam Bourne, should wince when the Daily Mirror seeks to shower praise on him by calling him "the biggest challenger to Dan Brown's crown". It is a barbed compliment. Freedland, after all, can write, while the jury is still out as to whether Dan Brown has yet to acquire such a skill.

The story begins, with a shooting within the grounds of the United Nations in New York. The action then moves rapidly to London. Here, the victim's entire life history is discovered and his daughter becomes involved with a former UN lawyer.

The victim turns out to be a Holocaust survivor - and avenger.

The Final Reckoning is rooted in fact, following the story of a group of young Jews who, having survived the Holocaust, set out to exact as much revenge as they can on as many Nazis as they can identify.

Hugely entertaining, The Final Reckoning is tense thriller and a superb read.