Eagle Trap Kindle Edition

I was sick with a cold and got a good rest time in bed with this book. I only sat up to drink water, eat, and then I could not put down this suspense filled book. A real man with feelings and struggles accepting help, a loving and patient woman, politics, idiocy, vengeance. I am grateful and well now.

I enjoy reading thrillers, and my tastes tend towards military/action thrillers, techno-thrillers and international thrillers. At the moment Geoffrey Archer is my favorite author, and of the four Geoffrey Archer books I've read so far I consider "Eagle Trap" to be the best, and worth five stars. (I gave four stars to "Skydancer", "Shadow Hunter" and "Java Spider".)There are two common problems that plague thrillers.The first common problem is that in an attempt to make the story very exciting the author crafts a plot that is not believable. Things happen that are too unlikely, or people act in unrealistic ways, or there is a complicated sequence of many interdependent events that is too improbable when considered as a whole. Another possible cause of lack of believability is that the author talks about technological gadgets that he/she didn't really understand and makes mistakes that I, having some knowledge of technology, can see through.The other common problem that plagues thrillers is poor characterization of the people in the story. The heroes are very brave and tough and the bad guys are extremely nasty and heartless, and they just don't come across as real people. They are two-dimensional clichés, nothing more."Eagle Trap" fortunately avoids both of these common problems. The story is very exciting and scary, and yet believable. And the characters are also believable and act like real people, especially the "good guys".The story takes place in the early 1990's at the time of the breakdown of the Soviet Union. Two nuclear warheads being moved from Armenia to Russia are stolen and end up in the hands of an Arab gang leader in Lebanon. This Arab gang leader has a burning desire to revenge the death of his brother by inflicting a terrible blow on the British. Specifically, he intends to detonate a nuclear warhead next to the HMS Eagle, the British aircraft carrier that was involved in the bombing attack that killed his brother.Geoffrey Archer's background as a journalist can be seen in his realistic (I assume) descriptions of various conflict areas around the Mediterranean. The hostilities between Russia, Armenia, Iraq, Turkey, the Kurds, Lebanon and Libya all play a certain role. Even the hostilities between Spain and Britain over Gibraltar come into play in the book, increasing the overall excitement.Adding to the realism and excitement of the story is the fact that the hero, Capt. Peter Brodrick of the British Marines, is very human. He makes mistakes, misses observing things, is often very frightened, and lets his emotions get away with him occasionally. His girlfriend is also refreshingly appealing, with a disarming sense of humor and a simple-minded tenacity when the going gets tough.There are many military action sequences for fans of this kind of material. Naval aviation operations on both the HMS Eagle and on the American aircraft carrier The USS Carl Jackson are described in detail. Operations by the British Marines on land and at sea also play a part in the story as does a Russian submarine that plays havoc with the plans of the British and the Americans.On top of everything else there are even several surprising twists in the plot, and times when the best laid plans simply fall apart, just like in real life. There is a slow but sure increase in the suspense as we move towards the surprising climax.To repeat what I said at the start of this review, "Eagle Trap" is the best of the four Geoffrey Archer books that I've read so far. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of his books.Rennie Petersen

Too many typo errors. Not a good yarn. A man gets pistol whipped acros the mouth, but manages to drink coffee but onl has a small bullet wound on his buttock. Not a very convincing story. I struggled to get to the end. I made a mistake when I bought this book. Got the wrong Archer. Thought it was Jeffery but it was Geoffery.

The main character in Archers bomb plot is a believable Royal marine hero with a mean streak. When his unit are all killed on a mission to rescue a hostage in Lebanon he finds himself pitted against the villain, a terrorist drug dealer come gangster. Oh, and then throw in the American sixth fleet a Russian submarine plus a Spanish customs officer. But you need to get the book to find out how they all mesh together.

A good read that became more and more convincing as what was really happening and probably still is.

Jeffry Archer manages to weave fact and fiction together to create a nail biting,on the edge of your seat realistic story.I think I believed it (Well nearly)

A further insight into politics that continues unabated in this superb who does what and when novel.You won't be disappointed.